New study tracks kids prone to cancer to uncover early warning signs
NCT ID NCT04511806
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows children under 21 who have a genetic condition that raises their risk of developing cancer, along with their relatives. Researchers will collect health information and samples over time to better understand how these cancers develop and how to catch them early. The goal is to improve monitoring and prevention strategies for these high-risk children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,050 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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
The Primary Subjects of this study are children (age 0-21) with a CPS. Members of their Primary Family Unit will also be recruited for this study, including CPS-Affected Parents, Unaffected Parents and Siblings. Other adult family members (with documented or obligate CPS) are also eligible to enroll as Affected Family Members.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: Primary Subjects must meet all of the below criteria to be eligible for enrollment: 1. Be less than 21 years of age at the time of enrollment 2. Have a diagnosis of a specific CPS, whether they have had cancer or not * Based on clinical laboratory testing demonstrating a Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic germline variant and/or * Based on well-established clinical diagnostic criteria and/or * Based on high clinical suspicion of a specific CPS with clinical laboratory testing demonstrating a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) Affected Parents must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment: 1. Be the biologic parent of a Primary Subject and 2. Carry a diagnosis (or obligate diagnosis) of the familial CPS Adult Affected Siblings must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment: 1. Be the biologic sibling of a Primary Subject and 2. Carry a diagnosis (or obligate diagnosis) of the familial CPS Unaffected Parents and Siblings must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment 1. Be the biologic parent or sibling of a Primary Subject and 2. Not carry a diagnosis (or obligate diagnosis) of the familial CPS Affected Family Members must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment: 1\. Carry a diagnosis of (or obligate diagnosis of) the familial CPS. Documentation is requested but not required. More than one child from a Primary Family Unit may be a Primary Subject. An Unaffected Sibling may be reclassified as a Primary Subject if diagnosed with a CPS during childhood. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a strong personal or family history of cancer without a genetic or clinical diagnosis of a specific CPS are not eligible for enrollment.
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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
7 sites in 2 countries. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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Primary Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38105-3678, United States
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