Endometrial Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
risk, prevention, prediction
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to identify endometrial cancer risk predictive biomarkers and to optimise the methodology for their detection and quantification in non-invasive samples.
Interventions
Elective hysterectomy
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Women aged 45-70 years 2. Attending St Mary's Hospital, Manchester for an elective hysterectomy by any route for either the treatment of endometrial cancer or a benign gynaecological condition 3. Able to consent to participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
1. Presence of malignancy asides from endometrial cancer 2. Undergoing elective hysterectomy for suspected ovarian cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive value of single gene methylation classifiers in predicting the presence of endometrial cancer in minimally- and invasive samples | 1 day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of a multi-gene methylation classifier for predicting the presence of endometrial cancer | 1 day |
Countries
United Kingdom