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Evaluation of Non-Invasive Assays for the Detection of Urothelial Cancer

Lahey Clinic · NCT00872495

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
500
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 2002
Record last updated
December 8, 2025

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What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to determine if analysis of DNA and protein material found in urine will be useful in the detection of urothelial cancer of the bladder and kidney. This analysis may be helpful to determine if how a particular cancer will act regarding remission and recurrence

Conditions: Urothelial Cancer; Cancer; Bladder Neoplasms; Urinary Bladder Cancer

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients scheduled to have a nephroureterectomy, cystectomy, cytoscopy (newly diagnosed bladder cancer and those with recurrent disease in follow up)
  • Control Group: No known evidence of bladder cancer-one urine sample
  • > than 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • \< than 18 years of age

Recruiting US locations

  • Lahey Clinic, Inc.

    Burlington, MA 01805

    Site contact: Arthur Mourtzinos, M.D.

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Kimberly Rieger-Christ, PhD · 781-744-2969 · Kimberly.R.Christ@lahey.org
  • Linda M. Topjian · 781-744-8711 · Linda.M.Topjian@Lahey.org
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