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Prospective Cohort Study of Germline Variant Carriers With BRCA1 or BRCA2

Prospective Cohort Study of Germline Variant Carriers With BRCA1 or BRCA2

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03296826
Enrollment
600
Registered
2017-09-28
Start date
2017-11-08
Completion date
2032-03-31
Last updated
2026-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 Variant Carriers, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Peritoneal Carcinoma

Brief summary

To determine the incidence and risk factors in the development of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers in Japanese women carrying Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene (BRCA)1/2 variants.

Detailed description

1. To estimate the incidence of ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancers in women carrying BRCA1/2 variants. 2. To investigate risk factors concerning the development of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers (loci of BRCA1/2 genetic variants, modifier genes, genetic polymorphism, hormones, and lifestyle habits.) in women carrying BRCA1/2 variants. 3. To estimate the detection rates of occult cancer based on histopathological evaluations, using risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO). 4. To examine the risk-reducing effect of RRSO on the development of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers in women carrying BRCA1/2 variants, and compare with those not undergoing RRSO. 5. To identify clinicopathological features in women carrying BRCA1/2 variants who had undergone RRSO. 6. To identify the appropriate interval or degree of surveillance.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Lead SponsorOTHER
Okayama University
CollaboratorOTHER
Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Women carrying BRCA1/2 variants (those with either BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants, or those carrying both variants) and women carrying a variant of uncertain significance (VUS). 2. Women who have received sufficient genetic counseling at any medical institution, prior to enrollment to the study. 3. Women who provide consent should be 20 years of age or older. 4. Women who provide written consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Women without ovarian or fallopian tube cancer at the time of informed consent. 2. Women previously diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer, and not excluding those with a personal history of breast cancer development. 3. Other individuals considered inappropriate for involvement in this study by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Occurrence of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinomaup to 15 yearsOccurrence of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinoma is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of first occurrence of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinoma. If the subjects have undergone RRSO, the duration is defined from the date of enrollment to the date of RRSO conduct

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Development of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, and the detection rate of occult cancer, based on evaluations of histopathological samples taken post-RSSO.up to 15 yearsDevelopment of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, and the detection rate of occult cancer is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of first occurrence of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinoma. If the subjects have undergone RRSO, the duration is defined from the date of enrollment to the date of RRSO conduct. The occult cancer is defined as ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal, and uterine carcinomas (including serious tubal intraepithelial carcinoma, STIC), which is based on evaluations of histopathological samples taken post-RSSO.
Death from any causeup to 15 yearsDeath from any cause is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of death from any cause. If the subjects have undergone RRSO, the duration is defined from the date of enrollment to the date of RRSO conduct.
Deaths from ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers.up to 15 yearsDeaths from ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of death from these cancers. If the subjects have undergone RRSO, the term is defined from the date of enrollment to the date of RRSO undergone.
Establishing the detection rate of occult cancer based on histopathological evaluations of samples from RRSO.up to 15 yearsThe occult cancer is defined as ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal, and uterine carcinomas (including serious tubal intraepithelial carcinoma, STIC), which is based on evaluations of histopathological samples taken post-RSSO.
Development of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, including in the post-RRSO period.up to 15 yearsDevelopment of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, including in the post-RRSO period is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of first occurrence of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer, including in the post-RRSO period.
Death from any cause, including post-RRSO period.up to 15 yearsDeath from any cause, including post-RRSO period is a duration from the date of enrollment to the date of death from any cause, including in the post-RRSO period.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

CONTACTAkira Hirasawa, M.D., Ph.D.
hir-aki45@umin.org+81-86-235-7436
STUDY_CHAIRAkira Hirasawa, M.D., Ph.D.

Okayama University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026