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Observational (Cohort I) for Prostate Cancer

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Eugene D. Kwon, M.D.
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-surgery; within two weeks after surgery; 6 weeks to 7 months after surgery (likely collected during routine visits); annual blood collection (optional)
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Study Summary

This study is being done to determine whether levels of prostate cancer derived extracellular vesicles from blood and urine specimens correlate with response to primary local treatment (surgery) in prostate cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Prostate Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-surgery; within two weeks after surgery; 6 weeks to 7 months after surgery (likely collected during routine visits); annual blood collection (optional)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-surgery; within two weeks after surgery; 6 weeks to 7 months after surgery (likely collected during routine visits); annual blood collection (optional) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Correlation between prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate cancer-derived EVs
Levels of prostate cancer-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) - negative controls
Levels of prostate cancer-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) - radical prostatectomy
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Observational (Cohort II)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Female urology clinic patients and female volunteers undergo blood and urine sample collection on study.
Group II: Observational (Cohort I)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Prostate cancer patients undergo blood and urine sample collection on study. Patients' medical records are also reviewed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,213 Previous Clinical Trials
3,766,911 Total Patients Enrolled
33 Trials studying Prostate Cancer
8,288 Patients Enrolled for Prostate Cancer
Eugene D. Kwon, M.D.Principal InvestigatorMayo Clinic in Rochester

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~23 spots leftby Jul 2025