Pregnancy after breast cancer: new study targets rare gene carriers
NCT ID NCT07591532
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will follow 2,200 young women (aged 40 or younger) who had breast cancer and carry a mutation in a breast cancer gene other than BRCA1/2. Researchers want to see if getting pregnant after diagnosis affects the cancer's return. The study does not test any drug or treatment—it simply collects data to better understand these rare cases.
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 doctors give better advice to young women with these rare gene mutations who want to have children after breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by the small number of women with these rare gene variants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,200 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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Dec 2030
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
Young women diagnosed at age 40 years or younger with stage I-III invasive breast cancer between January 2000 and December 2025 and harboring a germline pathogenic variant in a breast cancer susceptibility gene other than BRCA1/2, including TP53, PALB2, PTEN, CDH1, STK11, CHEK2, ATM, BARD1, RAD51C, and RAD51D.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female 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: * Diagnosis of stage I-III invasive breast cancer between January 2000 and December 2025 * Age at breast cancer diagnosis ≤40 years * Germline pathogenic variant in at least one of the following breast cancer susceptibility genes other than BRCA: TP53, PALB2, PTEN, CDH1, STK11, CHEK2, ATM, BARD1, RAD51C, or RAD51D Exclusion Criteria: * Known germline pathogenic variant in breast cancer susceptibility genes without a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer * Diagnosis of ovarian cancer or other malignancies without a prior history of invasive breast cancer * Diagnosis of invasive breast cancer with germline variants of uncertain significance in breast cancer susceptibility genes * De novo stage IV breast cancer
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