Scientists hunt for hidden cancer genes in young patients
NCT ID NCT02664389
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to find inherited gene changes in people diagnosed with cancer at a young age, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, and pediatric cancers. Researchers used a special test to look at 200 genes linked to cancer in 289 participants. The goal was to better understand why some people develop cancer early, even without a strong family history.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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289 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2016
- Finished
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Mar 2017
- 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.
- 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 : * Older than 18 or parental agreement in case of children. For patient with early-onset breast cancer : * Invasive breast cancer, regardless of histological type or stage, diagnosed before 31 years. * Sporadic or familial presentation * No genomic alterations of BRCA1, BRCA2 or TP53 For patient with early-onset ovarian cancer : * Invasive ovarian cancer, regardless of histological type or stage, diagnosed before 41 years. * Sporadic or familial presentation * No genomic alterations of BRCA1, BRCA2 Patient with early-onset colorectal cancer : * Invasive colorectal cancer diagnosed before 31 years. * Sporadic or familial presentation * No genomic alteration of MSH2, MLH1 or MSH6 in case of HNPCC presentation * No genomic alteration of APC, MUTYH, SMAD4, BMPR1A, PTEN or STK11 in case of adenomatous polyposis or hamartoma presentation Patient with pediatric cancer : * Non haematological tumour diagnosed before 16 years, with Li-Fraumeni presentation. * No genomic alteration of TP53 Patient with Multiple primary malignant tumours : * Multiple synchronous or metachronous primary malignant tumors with early-onset * No syndromic presentation Exclusion Criteria: * Any already known deleterious mutations according to the patient's phenotype
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, 76031, France
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