Massive pediatric cancer registry aims to unlock tumor secrets
NCT ID NCT04715178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a large database of tumor samples and health information from children and young adults with cancer. Researchers will analyze the genetic makeup of these tumors to find patterns and potential new treatments. The goal is to better understand pediatric cancers and improve care for future patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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
Pediatric cancer subjects, survivorship, and healthy volunteers at The Pennsylvania State University and participating Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium sites.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * No age restrictions * Subjects that fit into one of the following categories: 1. Subjects with suspected or confirmed cancers of childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood. 2. Survivors of a cancer of childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood (\> 6 months off last therapy for cancer) 3. Subjects with a disease-matched condition 4. Healthy volunteers- including any participants with medical conditions that are not disease-matched. * Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and FDA guidelines must be obtained from all subjects (or subjects' legal representative). Exclusion Criteria: * Subject or his/her legally authorized representative (where applicable) did not consent for specimen banking and data collection for this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
17 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AH Wake Forest Baptist - Brenner Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Arkansas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Connecticut Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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Dell Children's Blood and Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78723, United States
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Levine Children's Hospital
COMPLETEDCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Nicklaus Children's Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Norton Children's Research Institute/Affiliated with University of Louisville School of Medicine
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Rady Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Randall Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97227, United States
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St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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University of Iowa
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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