Prostate Cancer Antigen 3 (PCA-3) Gene Project

NCT ID: NCT01177436

Last Updated: 2014-08-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2011-12-31

Brief Summary

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Nowadays, prostate cancer screening is largely widespread although it is not recommended yet. This screening includes primarily digital rectal examination and PSA.

Recently, a new specific genetic marker of prostate cancer has been discovered. It is PCA-3 gene.

The main objective is to evaluate prospectively this new marker in patients treated for prostatic pathology (benign or malign) in the department.

Detailed Description

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Nowadays, prostate cancer screening is largely widespread although it is not recommended yet. This screening includes primarily digital rectal examination and PSA.

The main drawback is the poor PSA specificity. Prostate cancer diagnosis is only histologic diagnosis (mainly by prostate biopsies). However, prostate needle biopsies have a poor rentability and are negative in 60 to 80%. Recently, a new specific genetic marker of prostate cancer has been discovered. It is PCA-3 gene. This gene encodes for RNAm noncoding. So, RNA expression must be assayed by RT-PCR. The main objective is to evaluate prospectively this new marker in patients treated for prostatic pathology (benign or malign) in the department.

PCA-3 assay will be made from urine specimens collected by vesical catheterism just before surgery. Moreover, the investigators will analyse expression of several prostatic markers (genes coding for androgen receptor and steroid alpha-reductase type 1 and 2). The main objective is to improve the prostate cancer diagnosis specificity. Gene expression will be assayed by RT-PCR.

Prostatic cells in urine specimens will be confirmed by assay of PSA gene expression. Normalization of data will be performed using 3 housekeeping genes expression (ß-actin, K-a-1 tubulin and Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate).

The originality of this clinical study compared to previous reports, consists to two elements. Firstly, all patients included in our study will be operated for a prostate cancer or a BPH. So, the risk to ignore a prostate cancer will be low unlike prostate biopsies made for a prostate cancer screening. Secondly, PCA-3 assay will be coupled with others prostatic specific markers.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patients treated for prostatic pathology

Patients treated for prostatic pathology (benign or malign)in the hospital department.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Taking of urines

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Urine specimens collected by vesical catheterism just before surgery. The dosage of PCA-3 and the analyse of several prostatic markers (genes coding for androgen receptor and steroid alpha-reductase type 1 and 2) will be realized on the samples of urines.

Interventions

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Taking of urines

Urine specimens collected by vesical catheterism just before surgery. The dosage of PCA-3 and the analyse of several prostatic markers (genes coding for androgen receptor and steroid alpha-reductase type 1 and 2) will be realized on the samples of urines.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients operated for a prostate cancer or a benign prostatic hypertrophy
* Patients not in state of emergency

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with an urinary infection proved bacteriologically
* Patients with a vesical malign disease
* Patients in state of emergency
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Cyrille BASTIDE

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille

Locations

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille

Marseille, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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2009-A00567-50

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2009-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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