Molecular Genetics Studies of Cancer Patients and Their Relatives
ConditionMalignant Neoplasm
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorCity of Hope Medical Center
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Young age cancer diagnosis
Multiple primary neoplasms in affected member
The presence of rare tumor types in the family
Congenital malformations
Disqualifiers
A family may be ineligible for study if the historian will not allow access to anyone within the family and thus, the accuracy of the family history cannot be established
Trial population
Participants with a family history of cancer
Trial design
Design model
Family-based
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Biospecimen Collection
Other interventionProvide a sample of blood, a saliva sample, a sample of eyebrow plucks, a sample of urine, and/or stored tumor or healthy tissue
Questionnaire Administration
Other interventionAncillary studies
Treatment groups
999,999 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Ancillary-correlative (biospecimen collection)2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Cancer risk assessment
Time frame
Up to 10 years2
Exploratory biomarkers for future studies
Time frame
Up to 10 yearsSponsors and contacts
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City of Hope Medical Center
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov