Clinical Significance of Germline BRCA Mutations
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Brief summary
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The goal of this study is to help us learn more about the roles of genes in cancers that run in families. Sometimes, we are born with genes that are changed or altered. Gene changes are called mutations. Mutations may be passed down from parent to child. Some mutations cause a high risk for cancer. There are two major genes for breast and ovarian cancer. These genes are called BRCA --for breast cancer. If you have a mutation in these genes special actions may be needed. For a person with a known mutation, we will suggest ways to screen for cancer or prevent it. Not everything is known about cancer genes and mutations. The cancer screening we suggest may not always be effective. The aim of this study is to explore these questions. If you agree we will stay in touch with you to follow your medical history. We will also ask you about your family. This will allow us to measure the cancer risks of known mutations. The study will also look for other cancer genes we do not know about. Whether or not you take part in this study, you may have gene testing. If you take part in this study and wish to know, we will tell your BRCA gene test results. Beginning in 2019, a subset of participants will be given a follow-up questionnaire regarding their health and well-being. The investigators may perform genetic testing on the blood or saliva sample in one of two ways: analysis for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes alone or as part of a panel of genes associated with breast cancer predisposition. New technologies are being employed for identification of patients with a susceptibility for developing breast cancer and thus analysis of multiple genes at one time may be offered to you. If this multi-gene testing applies to the patient, a question and answer sheet about this testing will be provided to them by their genetic counselor.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00579488
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 13,320 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 1996
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2027
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2027
- Last update posted
- Aug 4, 2026
1996 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 7
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 7
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | — | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth | Middletown | New Jersey | 07748 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen | Montvale | New Jersey | 07645 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack | Commack | New York | 11725 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester | Harrison | New York | 10604 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10065 | — |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau | Uniondale | New York | 11553 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 4, 2026 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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