AI chatbot could spot breast cancer genes from family history
NCT ID NCT07070128
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing an artificial intelligence tool that collects family cancer history through WhatsApp to predict genetic risk of breast cancer. Researchers will enroll 800 women already identified as high-risk by their doctors and compare the AI's predictions with standard genetic test results. The goal is to see if the AI can reliably identify who needs genetic counseling, potentially making risk assessment more accessible.
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 AI tool could help identify women at high genetic risk for breast cancer more easily, potentially leading to earlier genetic counseling and testing.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI tool may not be accurate enough to replace standard genetic testing, and results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Convenience sampling will be performed, inviting all women treated at both institutions from January 2017 to June 2024 who have been considered by breast surgeons as genetic risk patients and have undergone genetic testing with a geneticist, regardless of whether they have invasive breast carcinoma.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * female patients, * aged 18 years or older, * identified as high genetic risk by breast surgeons, * referred to a geneticist, and * who agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * male patients, * absence of complete information in the medical records, * patients unaware of their biological family history, and * patients who do not agree to participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
WITHDRAWNGolania, Goiás, 74605-020, Brazil
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Research Site
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-001, Brazil
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Research Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
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