Clinical trials: Cancer Genetics
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study of Lovastatin in Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
The specific aim of this study is to determine whether Lovastatin ™ significantly improves visual spatial learning and/or sustained attention in children with NF1.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT00853580)
- Testing
- Lovastatin ™
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita
Cancer in Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Background: A prospective cohort of Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (IBMFS) will provide new information regarding cancer rates and types in these disorders.
- Conditions
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Fanconi Anemia, Shwachman Diamond Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00027274
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Malignant Neoplasm
Molecular Genetics Studies of Cancer Patients and Their Relatives
This trial studies the genetic and behavioral factors that may contribute to the development of specific cancers and how these factors may affect the outcome of the disease in patients with a history of cancer and their relatives.
- Trial name
- NCT04185935
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Colombia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 999,999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Neurofibromatosis 1, Social Skills
Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1
This is a pilot randomized control trial of the UCLA PEERS protocol delivered via Telehealth with teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose parents report that they have difficulty making and keeping friends.
- Trial name
- NCT04860362
- Testing
- PEERS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Leukemia
Genetic Study of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Families
The goal of this research is to identify genes that may be related to the risk of developing CLL. Objectives: The objective of this study to investigate possible candidate susceptibility genes for familial chronic lymphocytic…
- Trial name
- NCT00503256
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Risk: Whether, When, and How to Tell Adolescents
This study is being conducted to learn more about family communication of genetic risk information. Semi-structured interviews lasting up to one hour will be conducted with three populations: parent/child pairs at risk for…
- Conditions
- Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03421327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Melanoma, Skin Cancer
A Model for Genetic Susceptibility: Melanoma
The goal of this study is to find out if some people are more likely to get melanoma, a form of skin cancer, than others are. To do this we will compare people who have had more than one melanoma to people who have had only one…
- Trial name
- NCT00591500
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,082 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Multiple Osteochondromas
Registry of Multiple Osteochondromas
REM is a retrospective and prospective registry, finalized for care and research purposes. It is articulated in main sections - strongly related and mutually dependent on each other - corresponding to different data domains…
- Trial name
- REM (NCT04133285)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luca Sangiorgi
Parkinson Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Biological Sample Collection for Research and Biobanking
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to study different conditions and diseases by using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells).
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Macular Degeneration, ALS
- Trial name
- NCT04270604
- Testing
- Biological sample collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
Kidney Cancer
Studying Genes Using Cord Blood and Placenta Samples From Relatively Healthy Newborns and Samples From Younger Patients With Wilms Tumor
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from newborns and from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01576211
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, RNA analysis, allele-specific oligonucleotide real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Biomarker Monitoring in TP53 Mutation Carriers
Purpose This study is an 'N-of-one' observational study focusing on individuals with a hereditary predisposition to cancer due to a genetic mutation in the TP53 gene.
- Conditions
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, TP53 Gene Germline Mutation Carrier
- Trial name
- NCT02289326
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scripps Health
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical, Laboratory and Epidemiologic Characterization of Individuals and Families at High Risk of Hematologic Cancer
Background: Individuals may be prone to develop blood or lymph node cancers (leukemia or lymphoma) for a variety of reasons, including genetic predisposition to these cancers, environmental exposures or other medical conditions.
- Conditions
- Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Hodgkin Disease, NonHodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00039676
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,836 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient Registry
The Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Patient Registry Initiative (NPRI) is a web-based registry that asks participants to fill out a 30-minute online questionnaire to collect information about the spectrum of medical and social…
- Trial name
- NPRI (NCT01410006)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Glioma
Glioma Patients Registry Based on Radiological, Histopathological and Genetic Analysis
This prospective study aims to collect clinical, radiological, pathological, molecular and genetic data including detailed clinical parameters, MR and histopathology images, molecular pathology and genetic sequencing data.
- Trial name
- NCT04220424
- Testing
- MR and Histopathology images based prediction of molecular pathology and patient survival
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell
Precision Exercise in Children With Malignant Hemopathies
In the early years of life and during adolescence, physical activity is crucial for good development of motor skills. It is even more so for those children and young people who are forced to undergo anti-cancer therapies and…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell, Leukemia, T Cell, Lymphoma, Hodgkin
- Trial name
- SportTherapy (NCT04090268)
- Testing
- Sport Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Does Genetic Susceptibility for Bleeding Affect Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (qFIT) Results?
Quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (qFIT) is used to test for blood within faeces that cannot always be visible. The presence of blood in the stool has been shown to be a finding where there may be a problem within the…
- Trial name
- NCT05329870
- Testing
- SNP array
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
RAS Mutation, Neurofibromatosis 1
RASopathy Biorepository
The RASopathies are a group of developmental disorders caused by genetic changes in the genes that compose the Ras/mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. New RASopathies are being diagnosed frequently.
- Conditions
- RAS Mutation, Neurofibromatosis 1, Noonan Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome With Multiple Lentigines
- Trial name
- NCT04395495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Gene Sequencing as a Strategy for Identifying Genetic Factors Associated With Serious Adverse Events After Covid-19 Vaccines in Use in Brazil
This protocol proposes to investigate genetic factors that may be involved in the pathogenesis of adverse events of interest with selected covid-19 vaccines: vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, and neurological…
- Conditions
- Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Transverse Myelitis
- Trial name
- NCT05630313
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos) / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)
Breast Cancer, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Germline Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Mutation Carrier Registry
PROGECT is a registry for patients with Triple Negative breast cancer (TNBC) or patients who have an identified germline mutations (such as a mutation on the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes).
- Trial name
- PROGECT (NCT02302742)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Lymphoma, Leukemia
Transfer of Effector Memory T Cells (Tem) Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Following stem cell transplantation, a major risk is graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). This occurs when donor immune cells that have been infused recognise the host's cells as 'foreign' and attack these cells.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myeloma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- ToTem (NCT03836690)
- Testing
- CD62L- Tem
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London