Could your doctor handle your genetic test? new study says maybe

NCT ID NCT02917798

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at a simpler way to offer genetic testing to people with ovarian, prostate, or pancreas cancer. Instead of always sending patients to a genetic counselor, doctors and surgeons would offer the test directly, and counselors would share results by phone. Researchers will track how anxious patients feel to see if this new approach works as well as the usual one.

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 successful, this could show that offering genetic testing through regular doctors and sharing results by phone is just as good as the usual approach, making testing more accessible.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to all patients. It only measures distress, not long-term health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

malignant pancreatic neoplasm ovarian cancer pancreatic neoplasm prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

OVARIAN CANCER PANCREAS CANCER PROSTATE CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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