Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients: -Male gender -Signed written informed consent -Biopsy-proven prostate cancer, eligible for surgery -Age 55 - 70 years -Willing and able to collect semen;Inclusion criteria for controls: -Male gender -Visiting the outpatient clinic because of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) -Signed written informed consent -Serum PSA
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Urinary tract infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - PSA-glycosylation patterns (finger-prints) for prostate cancer versus normal controls - Correlation between PSA-glycosylation patterns and Gleason grade/tumour stage (clinical and pathological) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between PSA-glycosylation patterns and PSA-level in serum | — |
Countries
The Netherlands