Could pregnancy be the perfect time to screen for cancer genes?
NCT ID NCT07195071
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether offering hereditary cancer screening alongside standard prenatal genetic tests is practical and acceptable. About 1000 pregnant or preconception patients will be offered both tests. The goal is to see how many complete the cancer screening and how they feel about it afterward.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Natera Empower Comprehensive Hereditary Cancer Panel (blood test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that pregnancy is a good time to screen for inherited cancer risk, potentially leading to earlier detection and prevention.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (1000 people) that only measures interest and regret, not cancer outcomes. It may not change practice or benefit participants directly.
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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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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Age: 18 years - 55 years * Patients receiving obstetrical-related care at a CUMC-affiliated enrollment site * Patients who have elected to undergo OCS with the CUMC-affiliated obstetrics provider * Patients with prior OCS but planned to repeat OCS are eligible * Patients can speak and read in English or Spanish Exclusion criteria: * Patients who have previously completed a multigene hereditary cancer syndrome panel * Patients that have a hematologic cancer or hematologic pre-cancer * Patients who have a history of an autologous bone marrow transplant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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