Rare syndrome linked to higher post-transplant cancer risk – study aims to find out why
NCT ID NCT07605884
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Denys-Drash syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes kidney failure in early childhood, often requiring a transplant. Past research suggests these children have a much higher chance of developing a type of lymphoma after transplant compared to other kids. This study will compare 108 children with and without the syndrome to confirm that risk and look for contributing factors. The goal is to better understand the danger and improve care for these vulnerable patients.
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 study could clarify why children with Denys-Drash syndrome face a higher risk of lymphoma after kidney transplant, potentially guiding better monitoring or prevention.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test a new treatment. It relies on past medical records, so results may be limited by incomplete data or small sample size.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 108 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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Jun 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.
Who is studied
In the French cohort of patients followed for Denys Drash, between 2000 and 2022, 36 patients underwent kidney transplants.
- 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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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: * Patient must be a minor at the time of kidney transplantation * Diagnosis of Denys-Drash syndrome (WT1 pathogenic variants in exons 8 or 9) for cases * Controls: minor patient, kidney transplanted at the same center as the case, immediately before and immediately after the case * Kidney transplant recipient on immunosuppressants * Hospital follow-up in a participating center in France * Regardless of their Epstein-Barr virus status before transplantation * Between 2000 and 2022 * Holders of parental authority or adult patients informed of the study and not objecting to the processing of medical data for the study Exclusion Criteria: * History of lymphoproliferative disorder prior to transplantation * Other hematopoietic cancer * Other genetic disease with a proven increased risk of lymphoproliferative disorder
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34000, France
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CHU de Lille
Lille, 59000, France
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CHU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois
Nancy, 54500, France
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon
Bron, 69500, France
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
Paris, 75019, France
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Hôpital enfants et adolescents, CHU Nantes
Nantes, 44093, France