Recruiting

Biomarker Study

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT07222436

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

This prospective, non-therapeutic translational biomarker study will collect blood in patients with high risk localized prostate cancer prior to prostatectomy.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Study ID

NCT07222436

Start date

Sep 23, 2025

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Sep 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Must have histologically confirmed prostate cancer.
2. Age ≥ 18 years.
3. ECOG performance status of 0-1.
4. Must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
5. Willing to provide serial blood samples for the study.
6. Willing to provide tumor tissue (prostatectomy for primary cohort; prostatectomy or biopsy for exploratory cohort) for correlative studies which will compare ctDNA to tumor specimens.
7. Primary Cohort: High-risk localized prostate adenocarcinoma defined as one or more of the following:

o Clinical stage ≥ cT3a, Grade Group 4 or 5 (Gleason sum 8-10), and PSA ≥ 20

\*Non-bulky pelvic lymphadenopathy and indeterminate findings on staging imaging (CT, bone scan, PSMA PET CT) are allowed if the surgeon believes RP is appropriate.
8. Exploratory Cohort: Men with a diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma and one of the following:

  • Localized prostate adenocarcinoma on active surveillance
  • Biochemically-recurrent prostate adenocarcinoma after definitive local therapy
  • Hormone-sensitive, metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma
  • Metastatic CRPC

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of another primary cancer within the last 3 years, except for non-melanomatous skin cancer.
2. Receiving androgen deprivation or other systemic therapy for prostate cancer.
3. Medical condition or social situation that may preclude adherence to the protocol.

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Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • ctDNA detection [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Brieanna Marino, MS

4126478258rowlesbm@upmc.edu

Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232

Contacts

Brieanna Marino, MS

4126478258rowlesbm@upmc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Leonard J Appleman, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Oct 29, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • prostatectomy
  • ctDNA

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2025-10-29.