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Current biomarkers of OC are not specific or sensitive enough. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), EV surface proteins and their cargo microRNA (miRNA) show potential as biomarkers. This study aimed to characterize the ability of EVs to identify early OC-biomarkers among blood donors six months before their diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec019\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Study groups of OC patients, benign tumor patients (B), healthy blood donors (Control), and blood donors with incident OC diagnosis within six months of the last blood draw (Pre-diagnostic; PD) were established. Small EVs were enriched from plasma using ultracentrifugation. EVs were characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), EV Array, NanoFlow Cytometry, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, and Western blots. RNA from EVs was isolated. A discovery study was performed on OC and B patients using the TaqMan Array Human MicroRNA A card. 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