To Identify Potential New Urine Markers for the Screening of Prostate Cancer

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Prostate gland is a clinically important male sexual organ and its main function is for the production of semen. Globally, it is the second most common cancer in men globally and is also the fifth cancer cause for death in male. Despite the improvement in the understanding of prostate cancer, the current usage of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) as a diagnostic marker is still not ideal. Many patients with elevated PSA and then subjected to prostate biopsy were found to have no prostate cancer. Therefore, there is a need to discover new biological markers to improve the current situation in diagnosis and also management of prostate cancer. From the earlier small-scale studies, urinary spermine levels have been shown to correlate well with prostate cancer diagnosis and cancer aggressiveness. Due to its nature, it could provide a more convenient and non-invasive method for detecting prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to collect urine samples to study the role of potential new urine diagnostic markers (including Spermine and others) for prostate cancer diagnosis.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adult male patients with age \> 18 years old

• Subject has elevated serum PSA level above 4ng/ml

• Clinical planned for prostatic biopsy.

Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITING
Shatin
Contact Information
Primary
Chi Fai Ng, MD
ngcf@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
852-3505-2625
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-01-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 10000
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chinese University of Hong Kong

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