Male breast cancer risk factors under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07558343
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to understand what might cause breast cancer in men by collecting genetic, environmental, and lifestyle information from 120 male volunteers who are relatives of male breast cancer patients. Participants will fill out a questionnaire and provide a blood sample for genetic analysis. The goal is to identify potential risk factors that could help with future prevention or early detection.
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 could help identify factors that increase the risk of male breast cancer, potentially guiding future prevention or screening strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with only 120 participants, so findings may not apply to all men. It does not test any treatment or intervention.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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66 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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\. A male volunteer participant with no personal history of cancer, registered in the IUCT-O oncogenetics database as a relative of a patient carrying a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in one of the cancer predisposition genes routinely analyzed at the oncogenetics laboratory * 2\. Age ≥ 66 years * 3\. Participant with no known family relationship to a patient of the MATADOR1 cohort * 4\. Participant who has undergone an oncogenetic consultation at the IUCT-O * 5\. Participant who does not carry the familial mutation in any of the cancer predisposition genes previously tested * 6\. Participant for which an archived blood sample is available for the research in the oncogenetics laboratory * 7\. Participant having signed an informed consent form before inclusion in the study and before any study specific procedure Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Laboratoire d'oncogénétique
Toulouse, 31059, France
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