A Study of a Urine Test to Detect Colorectal Cancer

Recruiting now

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Precancerous Polyp, Rectal Bleeding, CRC

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a urine test can detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and precancerous polyps in participants living in Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07649057

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

210

Starts

2026-06-11

Expected to finish

2028-06-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient presents with one of the following:
• Patients with symptoms of CRC (such as rectal bleeding for a week) -OR-
• Patients who present for a screening colonoscopy -OR-
• Has received one of the following within 3 weeks of the planned urine collection
• Patients with a pathologic diagnosis of CRC either by colonoscopy or resection specimens -OR-
• Patients with colonoscopy demonstrating adenomatous polyps -OR-
• Patients with colonoscopy demonstrating no colon or premalignant or malignant pathology
• Age ≥ 18
• Willingness to participate in the study

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)
• Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (Data Collection Only) — Accra, Ghana
• Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (Data Collection Only) — Johannesburg, South Africa
• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (Data Collection Only) — Moshi, Tanzania

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