Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen Test
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in the Unites States. Nearly 1
million prostate biopsy procedures are performed in the United States annually and elevated
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is the primary reason for prostate biopsy in > 90% of
cases. However, at the PSA levels which trigger prostate biopsy, often no cancer is found in
prostate biopsy specimens. PSA test can be elevated due to reasons other than cancer such as
inflammation or natural variation in the level. Investigators plan to treat men with elevated
PSA level with over the counter anti-inflammatory medications (ibuprofen, naproxen) to see if
the PSA level will decrease to an acceptable level.