Rare cancer in pregnancy: global registry aims to fill knowledge gap
NCT ID NCT07699861
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This international registry collects data on patients diagnosed with thoracic cancers (including lung cancer) while pregnant or who become pregnant during or after cancer treatment. Because these cases are rare, there is little information to guide doctors. The registry aims to describe patient characteristics, treatments, and outcomes for both mother and child, with the goal of improving future 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 provide crucial insights to guide treatment decisions for pregnant patients with thoracic cancers.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational registry, it does not test a specific treatment, so direct benefits are limited. Data collection may be slow due to the rarity of the condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
The study will include all pregnant biological female patients, of any ethnicity, with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer at any stage and men with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer who were undergoing active oncological treatment at the time their partner conceived their child.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * 1\. All patients with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer (including lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymic epithelial tumors, neuroendocrine tumors or sarcoma of the thorax and other rare thoracic entities) and pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) including: 1. Patients receiving a diagnosis of thoracic cancer during pregnancy 2. Patients who became pregnant while having active thoracic cancer 3. Patients previously treated for a thoracic cancer and becoming pregnant in the 5 years following end of treatment OR Men with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer (including lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymic epithelial tumors, neuroendocrine tumors or sarcoma of the thorax and other rare thoracic entities), who were undergoing active oncological treatment at the time their partner conceived their child. * 2\. Available information about pregnancy outcomes * 3\. Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patient missing data about thoracic cancer stage and diagnosis * 2\. For retrospective patients, documented refusal to the use of clinical data for research purposes
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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
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Geneva University Hospital (HUG)
RECRUITINGGeneva, Switzerland
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Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI)
RECRUITINGBellinzona, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Baden
RECRUITINGBaden, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Winterthur
RECRUITINGWinterthur, Switzerland
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