Scientists launch effort to crack the code of rare childhood blood cancers
NCT ID NCT00662090
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting information from 260 children and teens with rare blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). Researchers are using advanced genetic tests to improve how these diseases are diagnosed and classified. The goal is to better understand these conditions, which may help doctors choose the best treatments in the future.
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 study could lead to more accurate diagnosis and better understanding of these rare childhood blood cancers, potentially improving future treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly benefit participants. It may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2010
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
MDS and JMML diagnosted
- Ages
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Up to 17 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: * Written informed consent by the caretakers and whenever possible the patient's assent. * Confirmed diagnosis of MDS or JMML (morphology, cytogenetics) * Myeloid leukemia of Down syndrome (patients aged \> 6 years). * Age less than 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Denied informed consent and/or assent by caretakers/patient. * Myeloid leukemia of Down syndrome (patients \< 6 years). * Participation in another study within the last 4 weeks (except for therapy optimizing studies in cancer or bone marrow failure disorders and studies in diagnostics).
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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
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The places running it
1 site. 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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University Hospital of Freiburg
RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79106, Germany
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