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Urothelial Cancer Tumor Bio-markers and Physical-spectroscopic Characteristic

Conditions
Urothelial Carcinoma
Urothelial Carcinoma Bladder
Urothelial Neoplasm
Bladder Cancer
Urothelial Carcinoma in Situ
Interventions
Other: Biomarkers and proteomics
Registration Number
NCT04770974
Lead Sponsor
University of Florence
Brief Summary

Our multicenter observational study is a non-profit prospective study. The study was born from the Amplitude Project, which comprise the SOD of Minimally Invasive Robotic Urological Surgery and Renal Transplants of AOU Careggi with the University of Florence, as well as with the National Research Council (CNR) and the University of Milan Bicocca (UNIMIB) The study consists of a phase of enrollment of patients who will be admitted to the SOD of Mini Invasive Robotic Urological Surgery and Renal Transplantation of AOU Careggi. Enrollment in the study does not alter normal clinical practice and does not involve additional risks for patients. Patients will have to meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study and will be enrolled sequentially, until the established sample size is reached. Patients undergoing surgery for the removal of bladder neoplasm, be it endoscopic or surgical with radical intent (cystectomy), will be taken a fragment of tumor bladder tissue, on which histopathological analysis will be performed. In patients undergoing radical cystectomy only, a fragment of healthy urothelial tissue, free from neoplasia, will also be removed. The samples will be performed in patients under general and / or spinal anesthesia in case of TURB, thus not causing pain or discomfort to the patient, or ex-vivo on the operative piece in case of radical cystectomy, without causing further damage or pain to the patient. From these samples, specially stored in solutions that keep their characteristics unaltered, a 3D culture model (organoid) will be obtained both from cells obtained from bladder cancer and from healthy tissue on which biomolecular, metabolomic and spectroscopic characterization studies will be tested and carried out. with a view to staging and grading bladder neoplasia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age>18 years
  • Bladder Cancer diagnosis
  • Capability to express informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age under 18
  • Pregnancy
  • Lack of informed consent
  • Inability to provide informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Urothelial CarcinomaBiomarkers and proteomicsPatients over the age of 18 known for urological interventions for the following pathologies will be considered for enrollment in the group of cases: - Bladder cancer The exclusion criteria will be: * Age under 18 * Pregnancy * Lack of informed consent * Inability to provide informed consent Patients included in the study, who meet the inclusion criteria, have an operative note for: * Transurethral Resection of Bladder Neoplasia (TURBT) * Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Neoplasia
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MetabolomicEnrollment

Metabolomic characteristic of bladder cancer

SpectroscopyEnrollment

Spectroscopical characteristic of bladder cancer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TranscriptomicEnrollment

Transcriptomic characteristic of bladder cancer

Response to treatmentsSeven years

Comparison between different treatment response pattern among bladder cancer

SurvivalSeven years

Comparison between different survival outcomes among bladder cancer

ProgressionSeven years

Comparison between different progression pattern among bladder cancer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Careggi Hospital

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Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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