Screening for Prostate Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)
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Official title
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial
Brief summary
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This clinical trial studies whether screening methods used to diagnose cancer of the prostate, lung, colon, rectum, or ovaries can reduce deaths from these cancers. Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for prostate cancer.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00002540
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 76,685 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Other
- Medical Examination Assessment Procedure
- Screening Questionnaire Administration Other
Other · Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 55 Years to 74 Years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 16, 1993 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- May 21, 2012 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2027 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Jul 24, 2026
1993 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center | Bethesda | Maryland | 20892 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Jul 24, 2026 · Synced Oct 22, 2026
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