Brain tumor biobank aims to unlock secrets of rare genetic mutation
NCT ID NCT07242963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is building a biobank of blood, tissue, and health information from 300 children and adults with relapsed or hard-to-treat sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Researchers want to learn more about a specific genetic mutation called U1, which may affect how the tumor grows and responds to treatment. Participants will not receive direct treatment, but their samples could help develop better therapies in the future.
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 help researchers design better treatments for relapsed SHH medulloblastoma by understanding the U1 mutation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to new therapies for years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
Group 1 - Patients diagnosed/treated at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) or one of the participating registry institutions. Group 2 - Patients diagnosed at non-registry institutions (an institution not participating in the registry as a site with IRB approval with BCM/TCH as the coordinating center). Group 3 - Biological parents of patients in Group 1 or 2.
- Ages
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3 to 50 years
- 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: For Groups 1 and 2, subjects are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria are met: * Age Patients must be ≥ 3 and ≤ 50 years of age at the time of initial diagnosis. * Diagnosis Participants must have a diagnosis of SHH medulloblastoma by histologic or molecular criteria at the time of original diagnosis or relapse. * Disease status The disease must be recurrent, refractory, or progressive following therapy, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy. * Available tumor tissue sample for U1 testing Participants must have available tumor tissue samples to be tested for the U1 mutation. For Group 3, biological parent(s) of a subject participating in Group 1 or 2 are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects not meeting the inclusion criteria will be excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77004, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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