DNA registry aims to unlock secrets of testicular cancer
NCT ID NCT02099734
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study creates a registry of DNA and health information from 1,000 people with germ cell or testicular tumors, plus their relatives and unrelated volunteers. Researchers will collect data on diagnosis, family history, and risk factors to learn why some people develop these tumors and others don't. The goal is to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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
At MSKCC, the following outpatient clinics will be used to recruit GCT and testicular tumor cases and controls: Urology (Department of Surgery), Gynecologic Oncology (Department of Surgery) Clinical Genetics, Genitourinary Oncology (Department of Medicine), and Gynecologic Medical Oncology (Department of Medicine).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Case Cohort * Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND * Must be an English-speaker AND * Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of germ cell tumor and/or a testicular mass Family Member Cohort * Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND * Must be an English-speaker AND * Must be a blood relative of the proband. Family members of probands are eligible. These individuals need not have a diagnosis of GCT-TT, as they will be used for segregation analysis of suspected variants found in the proband. Control Cohort * Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND * Must be an English-speaker AND * Must not have a personal history of cancer, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, AND * Must not have a family history of germ cell tumor or testicular tumor AND * Must not be a blood relative of controls enrolled in this study Exclusion Criteria:
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. 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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Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory (Specimen Analysis)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCold Spring Harbor, New York, 11724, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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