NIH launches biobank to unlock DNA secrets of Women's cancers
NCT ID NCT03762733
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 12 times
Summary
This study collects blood, urine, and tumor tissue from 500 adults with breast, ovarian, or uterine cancer, plus some of their relatives. The goal is to create a repository of samples for future research on DNA changes that drive these cancers. Participants give samples during routine visits; no extra procedures are required.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
Patients who are being seen in follow up, consultation, or presenting for enrollment on a clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center
- Ages
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18 years 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: * Adult subject (age 18 and older) co-enrolled on a trial, or otherwise undergoing consultation, screening, or follow up on existing protocols conducted at the NIH Clinical Center, who are evaluated in the Women s Malignancies Branch Clinic. * Participant or biological relative of a participant, as follows: * Participant with a histologically confirmed breast cancer or other gynecologic malignancy; histopathology of the biopsy tissue must be confirmed by the NCI Laboratory of Pathology, prior to banking of the tissue on this protocol. * Biological relative (1st -3rd degree) of a participant who meets the eligibility of histologically confirmed malignancy per above criterion. * Subject willingness and ability to provide informed consent. * Subject willingness to provide tissue samples for banking. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: \- Pregnant women are not eligible to take part; pregnancy will be assessed using clinical criteria (medical history and physical exam).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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