New urine test aims to catch bladder cancer early
NCT ID NCT01563796
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a urine test that measures a protein called DEK to help diagnose bladder cancer. It included over 1,100 people with blood in their urine or painful urination. The goal was to see if the test could accurately detect cancer without invasive procedures. However, the trial was stopped early, so the final results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DEK ELISA urine test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, non-invasive urine test to help diagnose bladder cancer earlier.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated, so results are incomplete. The test may not be accurate enough to replace standard methods like cystoscopy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2012
- Finished
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Oct 2016
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients visiting urologist (primary care, referral, community, university or hospital).
- Ages
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25 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are at least twenty-five (25) years of age with hematuria, dysuria or other irritative voiding symptoms, without evidence of other causative factors such as infections or stones. Exclusion Criteria: * Females who are pregnant (ascertained by history) * Females who are menstruating or within three (3) days of their last menstruation * Patients who have undergone invasive procedures of the urogenital tract in the past two (2) months * Patients with a history of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary tract
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, New York, 10305, United States
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