New national registry aims to unlock secrets of Ultra-Rare childhood cancers
NCT ID NCT07489378
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 59 times
Summary
This study creates a registry for children, teens, and young adults (ages 1 month to 39 years) diagnosed with very rare solid tumors (fewer than 2 cases per million people per year). Researchers will collect medical records, tumor samples, and patient questionnaires to better understand these cancers. No clinic visits are needed; participation is by phone or mail. The goal is to gather data that could lead to future treatments.
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 registry will provide crucial data to help researchers understand very rare cancers and develop future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants, and data collection could be incomplete or slow.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2037
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
This is a longitudinal observational study and registry for children, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with very rare cancers.
- Ages
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1 month to 120 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: * History of newly diagnosed (within 1 year of diagnosis) very rare solid tumor (defined as an estimated 2 incident cases per million per year). * Age \>= 1 month and \<= 39 years at the time of diagnosis. * Participants must have established care with a local treating physician. * Ability of the participant, parent/guardian, or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Diagnosis of any of the following at any time: * Ewing Sarcoma * Osteosarcoma * Rhabdomyosarcoma * Diffuse midline glioma (H3K27 altered) * Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor * Pleuropulmonary blastoma * Common adult cancers that occur in pediatric/AYA populations (i.e., colorectal cancer, breast cancer) * The participant is unlikely to comply with the terms of the protocol.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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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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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