Could your workout history affect your Cancer's genes?
NCT ID NCT03208374
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study creates a registry of cancer patients who have had their tumor genes analyzed. Participants fill out a 10-minute survey about their exercise habits before and after diagnosis. Researchers will look for connections between physical activity and genetic changes in tumors. The goal is to better understand how lifestyle might interact with cancer biology.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If patterns emerge, this could help researchers understand whether exercise influences cancer genetics or outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may take years to analyze.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study cohort will consist of approximately 5,000 participants with histology confirmed cancer who have successfully completed MSK-IMPACT panel testing and are being treated at any Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center site.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Cohort 1: IMPACT Cohort Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically-confirmed cancer. * IMPACT testing with completed genomic profile completed within three years of initial recruitment approach * Registered to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center protocol IRB# 12-245 and/or IRB #06-107 and/or IRB # 09-141 * ≥ 18 years of age * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to speak and read English * Not willing to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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