New study sheds light on breast cancer in transgender community
NCT ID NCT06234488
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study gathers information from multiple hospitals about breast cancer in transgender and gender-diverse adults. Researchers want to understand how the cancer is found, what risk factors are involved, and how it is treated. The goal is to find ways to improve care and reduce differences in health outcomes for this group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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
Eligible patients are those who had a breast cancer diagnosis (including those with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), who were age ≥18 years at the time of diagnosis and identify as a gender and/or sex that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (e.g., transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, etc.) between 1/1/1990 - 7/1/2023.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Age 18 years of age or older 2. Breast cancer diagnosis (including DCIS) 3. Persons who identify as gender and/or sex that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \<18 at time of breast cancer diagnosis 2. Cis-gendered persons
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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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Birgham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Boston University (Boston U)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF)
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH)
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC)
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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New York University (NYU)
New York, New York, 10012, United States
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NorthShore University Health System
Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz)
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
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University of Southern California/Los Angeles (USC/LA County)
Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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University of Washington (UW)
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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