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National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00049621 |
RATIONALE: Screening individuals who have a xeroderma pigmentosum gene alteration may help doctors identify persons at risk of developing cancer and identify other cancer genes.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is comparing cancer risk in individuals who have a xeroderma pigmentosum gene alteration to those who don't.
Condition | Intervention |
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Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific |
Other: physiologic testing Procedure: mutation carrier screening Procedure: study of high risk factors |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Screening, Open Label |
Official Title: | Cancer Risk In Xeroderma Pigmentosum Heterozygotes |
Estimated Enrollment: | 800 |
Study Start Date: | August 2002 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Participants undergo general cancer screening comprising a medical history and physical examination, including a skin and neurologic examination. Laboratory samples are collected for review.
Participants are followed annually by telephone or mail to determine clinical status.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 800 participants (400 heterozygous carriers and 400 non-carrier blood relatives or spouses) will be accrued for this study.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
One of the following:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
United States, Maryland | |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office | Recruiting |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
Contact: Patient Recruitment 888-NCI-1937 |
Study Chair: | Kenneth H. Kraemer, MD | NCI - Basic Research Laboratory |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000258132, NCI-02-C-0313 |
Study First Received: | November 12, 2002 |
Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00049621 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Unspecified |
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific |
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Keratosis Metabolic Diseases Skin Diseases Precancerous Conditions Photosensitivity Disorders Pigmentation Disorders Skin Abnormalities |
Lamellar Ichthyosis Ichthyosis Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Metabolic Disorder Skin Diseases, Genetic Tylosis |
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Metabolic Diseases Keratosis Skin Diseases Precancerous Conditions Photosensitivity Disorders Pigmentation Disorders DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders |
Skin Abnormalities Ichthyosis Neoplasms Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Skin Diseases, Genetic |