New study probes why GI cancer strikes the young
NCT ID NCT07479472
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 150 adults aged 18-49 who are newly diagnosed with early-onset gastrointestinal cancer. Researchers will collect information on the cancer's features, patients' lifestyle habits, and how the disease progresses over 12 months. The goal is to better understand this type of cancer in younger people, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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
Patients will be selected and recruited during routine medical appointments by specialized medical oncologists at the participating cancer center. Patients will be enrolled consecutively based on inclusion and exclusion criteria
- Ages
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18 to 49 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Provide a signed and dated informed consent form (ICF) * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * Male or female, aged 18-49 years old at time of EoGI cancer diagnosis * Patients with newly diagnosed early-onset gastrointestinal cancer histologically confirmed: colorectal, gastroesophageal and pancreatic tumor site, regardless of histological type * Any disease stage, performance status, and type of treatment, including experimental therapies and supportive care * Previous or concomitant malignancies are allowed provided they do not involve the gastrointestinal tract Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive, linguistic, or physical barriers that prevent a detailed reconstruction of the patient's personal medical history including past lifestyle habits * Having previously received any treatments directed at the newly diagnosed EOGI cancer (i.e., at the time of inclusion, the patient has not yet started any type of treatment, excluding surgery)
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Oncologico Modenese, Azienda Policlinico Universitaria di Modena
Modena, MO, Italy
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Istituto Romagnolo per lo studio dei tumori "Dino Amadori", IRCCS IRST
Meldola, FC, Italy
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Oncologia Area Sud Ausl Modena
Sassuolo, MO, Italy
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Oncologia Medica, AUSL Piacenza
Piacenza, PC, Italy
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Oncologia Medica, CORE Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy
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Oncologia Ospedale Carlo Poma di Mantova
Mantua, MN, Italy
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Oncologia di Prossimità, Ospedale di Carpi e DHO Mirandola, Ausl Modena
Carpi, MO, Italy
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Oncologia, ASST SETTE LAGHI, Ospedale di Circolo
Varese, VA, Italy
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Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma
Parma, PR, Italy
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Oncologia, Ospedale Sant'Orsola
Bologna, BO, Italy
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Oncologia, Ospedale di Rimini
Rimini, RN, Italy