Massive study aims to unlock secrets of rare cancers
NCT ID NCT03739827
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study is collecting medical information and biological samples from up to 10,000 people with rare solid tumors, their relatives, and those with genetic mutations that raise cancer risk. Researchers hope to learn how these tumors develop and change over time. The goal is to improve screening, prevention, and treatment for rare cancers.
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 research could lead to better screening guidelines, earlier detection, and new treatments for rare solid tumors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may take many years to produce useful results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary clinical
- Ages
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4 weeks 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: * Cohort 1: Participants with a diagnosis of a rare solid tumor (fewer than 15 cases in 100,000 people per year). There are no age restrictions beyond the neonatal period (4 weeks). OR -Cohort 2: Participants without a rare tumor who have a germline genetic variant that predisposes to a rare solid tumor OR -Cohort 3: Relatives of participants with diagnosis of rare solid tumors who do NOT have a known germline variant that predisposes to a rare solid tumor OR * Cohort 4: Parent/guardian of child participating in a focus group if not already enrolled on the study. * Ability of subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: None
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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
3 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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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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