Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy to Stage Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder (US UCB)
NCT07029256 · Phase II · Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Recruiting
- Condition
- Bladder Cancer
- Disease stage
- Stage I-IV
- Phase
- Phase II
- Study type
- OTHER
- Intervention
- Non-Interventional Study
- Age
- 18 Years to
- Gender
- All
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Research institution
- Mayo Clinic
- Facility
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester
- Research center
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Summary
This study is being done to test the feasibility and accuracy of using an ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy technique as a potential tool for staging urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB).
Inclusion criteria
* Undergoing radical cystectomy for confirmed or suspected urothelial carcinoma of the bladder * Prior abdominal imaging
Exclusion criteria
* History of partial cystectomy or complex bladder reconstruction or substitution (i.e. bladder augment or urothelial recurrence in a neobladder)
Primary outcomes
Concordance between US and core needle biopsy stage and final surgical specimen pathologic stage