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Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Prostate Cancer
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 3, 1999   Last Updated: August 24, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Information provided by: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001469
  Purpose

Molecular approaches to the understanding of human neoplastic disease have revealed that multiple genetic alterations are an essential component of tumorigenesis. Both germline and somatic genetic alterations can be involved in the malignant transformation of normal cells. Identification of the genes involved in neoplastic transformation has been approached through the molecular analysis of sporadic cancers and the genetic study of families with an inherited predisposition for cancer. The interplay of these two approaches has led to the characterization of genes such as the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene, the p53 gene and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene that are all involved in the development of both hereditary and non-hereditary forms of cancer.

Inherited mutations in such genes predispose affected families to hereditary cancer syndromes, affording an opportunity to identify genetic lesions that also cause the more common sporadic cancers.

Prostate cancer (PRCA) is the most common cancer diagnosed (1999 estimate 179,300 cases) and the second leading cause of cancer mortality (1999 estimate 37,000 deaths) in men in the United States. Family history is the single strongest risk factor currently known for prostate cancer. This raises the possibility that heritable genetic factors may be involved in the development of this disease in a subset of men. The genetic contribution to diseases of complex origin such as cancer is often most salient in families of early onset cases. Therefore, prostate cancer inheritance following a simple Mendelian pattern may be identified in the families of probands with early-onset cases. Common susceptibility alleles of small effect may be detectable in families with later-onsent and/or less strong family history of PRCA or in case-control data.


Condition
Hereditary Neoplastic Syndrome
Prostatic Neoplasm

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Prostate Cancer

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Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment: 20000
Study Start Date: July 1995
Primary Completion Date: July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

Molecular approaches to the understanding of human neoplastic disease have revealed that multiple genetic alterations are an essential component of tumorigenesis. Both germline and somatic genetic alterations can be involved in the malignant transformation of normal cells. Identification of the genes involved in neoplastic transformation has been approached through the molecular analysis of sporadic cancers and the genetic study of families with an inherited predisposition for cancer. The interplay of these two approaches has led to the characterization of genes such as the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene, the p53 gene and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene that are all involved in the development of both hereditary and non-hereditary forms of cancer.

Inherited mutations in such genes predispose affected families to hereditary cancer syndromes, affording an opportunity to identify genetic lesions that also cause the more common sporadic cancers.

Prostate cancer (PRCA) is the most common cancer diagnosed (1999 estimate 179,300 cases) and the second leading cause of cancer mortality (1999 estimate 37,000 deaths) in men in the United States. Family history is the single strongest risk factor currently known for prostate cancer. This raises the possibility that heritable genetic factors may be involved in the development of this disease in a subset of men. The genetic contribution to diseases of complex origin such as cancer is often most salient in families of early onset cases. Therefore, prostate cancer inheritance following a simple Mendelian pattern may be identified in the families of probands with early-onset cases. Common susceptibility alleles of small effect may be detectable in families with later-onsent and/or less strong family history of PRCA or in case-control data.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Enrollment in this study includes case-control data from men with prostate cancer and matched controls who are free from the disease, plus affected and unaffected individuals from families who meet the following criteria for Hereditary Prostate Cancer:

  1. A cluster of 3 or more first degree relatives, such as a father and 2 sons or 3 brothers
  2. The occurrence of prostate cancer in each of 3 generations in either the proband's paternal or maternal lineages
  3. Two first or second-degree relatives affected at an early age (age 55 years or younger).
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001469

Locations
United States, Arizona
Translational Genomics Research Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
United States, District of Columbia
Howard University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
United States, Louisiana
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112-2282
United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
United States, New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
United States, North Carolina
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
Finland
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Study ID Numbers: 950158, 95-HG-0158
Study First Received: November 3, 1999
Last Updated: August 24, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001469     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Genotyping
Linkage Analysis
Adenocarcinoma
Micro Satellite
Hereditary
Prostate Cancer (hereditary)

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Prostatic Diseases
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Prostate Cancer, Familial
Urogenital Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Adenocarcinoma
Prostatic Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Prostatic Diseases
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Syndrome
Urogenital Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Neoplasms

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