# Screening for Prostate Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)

> **NCT00002540** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **National Cancer Institute (NCI)** · enrollment: 76685 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Prostate Carcinoma

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- **PROCEDURE:** Medical Examination Assessment
- **OTHER:** Screening Questionnaire Administration

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00002540
- **Lead sponsor:** National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 1993-11-16
- **Primary completion:** 2012-05-21
- **Final completion:** 2027-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 76685 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00002540

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00002540, "Screening for Prostate Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00002540. Licensed CC0.

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