Universal DNA screening in endometrial cancer reveals hidden genetic risks
NCT ID NCT03460483
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested over 1,000 women with endometrial cancer for DNA repair problems that can be inherited (Lynch syndrome). By analyzing tumor DNA, researchers aimed to personalize cancer treatment and identify family members who might also be at risk. The goal was to improve care and outcomes for patients and their relatives.
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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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1,001 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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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: * Adult women who had a hysterectomy or diagnostic biopsy proving endometrial adenocarcinoma (any stage) between 10/1/2017 and 4/30/2020, and received care at one of the participating hospitals * Adult relatives of the EC patients found to have LS Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals must be able to speak and read English; non-English speaking individuals will be excluded * Individuals must be able to consent for themselves; those who are unable to consent for themselves for any reason will be excluded * Prisoners will be specifically excluded from participation in the study * Women who have uterine sarcomas are excluded * Pregnant women are not eligible for the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aultman Health Foundation
Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States
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Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio, 43608, United States
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MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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Ohio Health
Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Summa Akron City Hospital/Cooper Cancer Center
Akron, Ohio, 44304, United States
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TriHealth Cancer Institute-Westside
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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