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This study will interview palliative care patients and/or their adult family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings) who have been offered and involved in genetic testing or counseling related to the condition for which the patients are receiving palliative care.

The LiFT UP Study is a research project for individuals and families from around the world. The goal is to learn more about adults and children who have a change in the TP53 gene in their blood to better predict their specific cancer risks. 

This research registry will collect and save data, cancer samples and family health history information to discover new ways cancer develops. It will look to find new genes that could be used for treatments and preventing cancer for people with hereditary cancer.

Roadmap to Parenthood is a remote, survey-based study. Eligible participants must be aged 18-45, assigned female at birth, and history of a cancer diagnosis. this study to evaluate an online tool developed to educate and provide support to women and people assigned female at birth who are interested in family building after cancer. This study involves the completion of four online surveys. All study procedures are done remotely.

This study is looking at the safety and best dose for treatment with the drug ONM-501 alone or in combination with immunotherapy for treating advanced solid tumors or lymphomas. 

This study will examine the effectiveness and safety of cemiplimab, a treatment given prior to surgery. Participants will undergo endoscopy after the therapy and take CT scans to assess the effects of the therapy. The study also will compare genes of pretreatment cancer samples between patients who responded well to the therapy and patients who did not.

The purpose of this study is to get participants’ opinions on the content, format, and design of educational materials that inform about the emotional consequences of undergoing a bilateral mastectomy.

Today, researchers are learning about breast cancer from a small subset of patients, who are not representative of all breast cancer patients. ShareForCures® is an online registry that offers people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer a way to participate in research by connecting information about themselves with their breast cancer diagnosis, medical records, genomics. Participation is open to anyone adult, living in the United States, and who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Those who carry the BRCA1, BRCA2 or PALB2 gene mutations experience a higher lifetime risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, but we need to know more about the other genetic and non-genetic factors that may also influence risk. This study follows women with these gene mutations over time, striving to build the evidence we need to help them and others make better decisions to protect their health.

Researchers at Pfizer and Arvinas are conducting the TACTIVE-U studies for people with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have received at least one prior round of treatment and no more than two prior rounds of treatments for advanced or metastatic disease. One of these rounds of treatment must have included a CDK4/6 inhibitor (e.g., Kisqali, Verzenio, Ibrance). The TACTIVE-U studies are looking at the safety of an oral study medicine, ARV-471 (also known as vepdegestrant), and how well it works when combined with other breast cancer medicines.

This study will test the safety and effectiveness of the drug sovilnesib in patients with ovarian cancer.

This study will examine how well an increased dose of testosterone treatment works for people with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with an ATM, CDK12, or CHEK2 genetic mutation. Participants will continue to receive the medication as long as their cancer doesn’t get worse and they do not experience severe side effects.

Researchers are studying the affects of this breast cancer vaccine on the immune system in two groups of people:

• For people diagnosed with stage 2 or stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer at high risk for recurrence.
• People with an inherited mutation in BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 who are planning to undergo a risk-reducing mastectomy.

Survey for cancer caregivers of an LGBTQIA+ family member or friend to understand the impact of caregiving on the mental, physical, and financial well-being of LGBTQ+ people providing unpaid care

The National Institutes of Health has a clinical trial for men at high genetic risk for prostate cancer. This is trial is for men without prostate cancer, ages 30 to 75, who have tested positive for Lynch syndrome (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM) or BRCA1, BRCA2, HOXB13, ATM, NBN, TP53, BRIP1, CHEK2, PALB2, RAD51C, RAD51D, or FANC (FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCI, FANCL, and FANCM). The trial involves screening MRI of the prostate every two years and biopsy of the prostate if the MRI is abnormal. There is no cost for travel or study-related tests. 

The goal of this study is to measure whether a web-based patient-reported symptom monitoring and self management portal, Young, Empowered & Strong (YES), improves the quality of life of young breast cancer survivors when compared to standard of care symptom management. 

This study tests how well carboplatin before surgery works in treating patients with high-risk prostate cancer who have inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations. The purpose of the study is to treat men with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations who are at higher risk of prostate cancer after surgery (removal of the prostate) compared to patients without these mutations.

FORCE is conducting a short survey to better understand the unmet needs of people who are at high risk for colorectal, pancreatic or prostate cancer. You can take the survey here. 

The usual care after a person with stage 3 colon cancer has had surgery and chemotherapy is to begin active surveillance. This is a time when no additional treatment is given, but instead patients have frequent imaging scans to see if their cancer has come back.

This study is looking at whether a blood test known as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can find signs of remaining cancer or recurrence after treatment earlier than standard active surveillance. People in the study who have evidence of cancer in their ctDNA test may receive additional treatment based on their test results. The goal of this study is to learn if using ctDNA and additional treatment improves outcomes in people after treatment for stage 3 colon cancer. Currently, testing with ctDNA is not part of standard of care to determine if colon cancer treatment was successful or if there is a recurrence. 

This study is being done to decide if the drug Tukysa (Tucatinib) combined with other cancer drugs works better than the standard of care, which is chemotherapy treatment for people with a specific type of colorectal cancer called HER2 positive colorectal cancer. The study also aims to understand the side effects of the combination of these drugs in treatment. The combination of drugs being used are Tukysa (Tucatinib), Herceptin (Trastuzumab), and mFOLFOX6, which is a combination of Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, Levoleucovorin, and Fluorouracil.

The ENLACE study will learn more about colorectal cancer in Hispanic people so that treatment can be improved. Results may help your doctor choose your treatment and help you find out if you are eligible for a clinical trial. Your results may also help family members understand their cancer risks. People will have blood drawn and complete a questionnaire to join the study. Genetic testing will be done on your blood and the tissue from your tumor biopsy or surgery to test the genes that you inherited. You do not have to pay for the genetic testing. You will receive the results of your test from your oncologist and genetic counseling may be recommended. Two weeks and one year after talking with your doctor about your test results, you will complete follow-up questionnaires either in person or over the phone. 

The study will collect clinical information, family history, and samples (blood, saliva or cheek swab) from people and families at risk for pancreatic cancer. Collecting this information and samples will create a resource to drive research necessary for early detection and prevention of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

PreCharge is an IRB approved, nationwide study funded by the National Cancer Institute. The purpose of this study is to test a digital program designed to help people affected by hereditary cancer and who have not been diagnosed with cancer improve their mental and emotional well-being.

This study will colect blood and stool samples to detect colorectal cancer or precancerous polyps in people with Lynch syndrome and those diagnosed with early onset colorectal cancer, diagnosed younger than 50 years old. 

This study aims to interview those who tested positive for an adult-onset cancer predisposition as a minor to highlight their attitudes regarding predispositional genetic testing in childhood. Results may help guide clinicians in how they approach and navigate conversations about genetic testing in presymptomatic minors.

This research involves studying a drug called AZD9574 on its own and in combination with other anti-cancer drugs in people with advanced cancer that has come back or progressed. AZD9574 is a type of targeted therapy known as a PARP inhibitor. The study aims to understand the safety, tolerance, how the drug moves in the body, how it affects the body, and its initial effectiveness.

Researchers at Pfizer and Arvinas are conducting the VERITAC-2 cinical trial for people with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced (locally advanced or metastatic) breast cancer that has profressed after previous treatment. This clinical trial is specifically for people who have already been treated with CDK4/6 inhibitor* therapy in combination with hormone therapy for their locoregional recurrent/metastatic disease.

* CDK4/6 inhibitors include medications called palbociclib (IBRANCE®), ribociclib (KISQALI®), and abemaciclib (Verzenio®).

The goal of the Wisdom Study is to determine if breast cancer screening can be made better by personalizing each woman’s mammogram schedule, compared to the current one-size-fits-all, annual approach. The Wisdom Study is designed to end the confusion about when to start and how often to have a mammogram. 

This study is testing a vaccine, known as the Nous-209 vaccine, which is intended to decrease the chances that people with Lynch syndrome will develop polyps that can turn into cancer.

Researchers are studying the affects of this breast cancer vaccine on the immune system in two groups of people:

• People with an inherited mutation in BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 who are planning to undergo a risk-reducing mastectomy.
• For people diagnosed with stage 2 or stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer at high risk for recurrence.