Scientists launch massive GIST registry to unlock secrets of rare cancer
NCT ID NCT07273045
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry study will collect medical information and biological samples from 1,000 people with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a rare type of digestive tract cancer. The goal is to better understand how GIST behaves, especially in rare forms, and to identify factors that lead to treatment resistance or recurrence. No new treatments or extra procedures are involved—participants continue their usual care.
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 registry could help researchers identify risk factors and design better treatments for rare forms of GIST.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may take years to yield useful results.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2056
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
Patients of any age group with a diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
- 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: * Diagnosis of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) * Verbal and written informed consent for participation in the study with planned prospective data collection * Physical and mental ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe neurological or psychological illness that impairs the ability to give informed consent
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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
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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Essem
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany
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