10,000 women with BRCA mutations join national study to unlock cancer prevention secrets
NCT ID NCT07253051
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting health information from 10,000 women in Italy who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which raise the risk of certain cancers. Researchers aim to better understand where these mutations are most common and how to improve care. Participants simply provide their medical data through a secure platform; no experimental treatments are given.
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 help identify high-risk areas and improve prevention strategies for BRCA-related cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data only and does not test any intervention, so direct health benefits are not guaranteed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2045
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
All women who are 18 years of age or older and known to be carriers of a pathogenetic mutation class 4 and 5 of the International Agency of Research on Cancer classification) of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, who signed Informed Consent.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * All women who are 18 years of age or older; * All women who known to be carriers of a pathogenetic mutation class 4 and 5 of the International Agency of Research on Cancer classification) of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old; * No pathogenetic mutation carriers.
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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.
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
40 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBergamo, 24127, Italy
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AULSS 8 Berica
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVicenza, 36100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVerona, 37126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalermo, 90127, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSiena, 53100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParma, 43126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Santa Croce e Carle
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCuneo, 12100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Oncologia Medica Ginecologica
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlorence, 50134, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, 10126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPisa, 56100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParma, 43126, Italy
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Azienda ULSS 2 MARCA TREVIGIANA
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTreviso, 31100, Italy
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Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Centrale
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTolmezzo, 33028, Italy
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Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAviano, 33081, Italy
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Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
RECRUITINGMonza, 20900, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica
RECRUITINGRome, 00168, Italy
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Humanitas San Pio X - Milano
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20159, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II"
RECRUITINGBari, 70124, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGenova, 16132, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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IRCCS materno infantile Burlo Garofolo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrieste, 34137, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale
RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMeldola, 47014, Italy
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L'Azienda ospedaliera per l'emergenza "Cannizzaro"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCatania, 95126, Italy
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Malzoni Research Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAvellino, 83100, Italy
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Ospedale G. Mazzini di Teramo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTeramo, 64100, Italy
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Ospedale Mater Olbia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOlbia, 07026, Italy
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Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, 10128, Italy
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Ospedale S. Maria Goretti, Latina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLatina, 04100, Italy
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Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLecce, 73100, Italy
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Ospedale del Tigullio Polo di Lavagna - ASL 4 Chiavarese
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLavagna, 16033, Italy
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Policlinico Umberto I Università "La Sapienza"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00161, Italy
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Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I - ASP di Enna
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEnna, 94100, Italy
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Presidio Ospedaliero di Mirano
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMirano, 30035, Italy
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Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBari, 70121, Italy
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