New skin test could reveal hidden cancer risks
NCT ID NCT07112287
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new genetic test called the MyeloGen Gene Panel to see if it can quickly and reliably find inherited risks for myeloid cancers (a type of blood cancer). Researchers will take a small skin sample from 200 adults with these cancers and analyze it for genetic changes. The goal is to see if results can be returned within 10 weeks, which could help doctors better understand and manage the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MyeloGen Gene Panel (genetic test using skin fibroblasts)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier to identify people with inherited risks for myeloid cancers, potentially guiding earlier monitoring or treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a treatment trial. The test may not be faster or more reliable than current methods, and results may not change patient outcomes.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2033
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 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: * Age of 18 years or older * Participants must have histologically confirmed myeloid malignancy OR bone marrow failure within the last 6 months prior to screening. * Ability to understand and provide a signed and completed consent document in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who cannot safely undergo clinically indicated skin biopsy as adjudicated by the study team. * Participants who have previously undergone germline genetic testing for predisposition to myeloid malignancies
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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
1 site. 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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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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