Study of Genes and the Environment in Patients With Endometrial Cancer in the East Anglia, Oxford, Trent, or West Midlands Regions of the United Kingdom

August 23, 2013 updated by: Cancer Research UK

A Population Based Study of Genetic Predisposition and Gene-Environment Interactions in Endometrial Cancer in East Anglia, Oxford Trent and West Midlands

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This study is looking at genetic susceptibility to cancer and interactions between genes and the environment in patients with endometrial cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To obtain epidemiological information and biological material on a population-based series of endometrial cancer cases.
  • To define the proportion of endometrial cancer incidence attributable to mutations in known predisposing genes such as MSH2 and MLH1.
  • To determine the risk associated with these predisposing mutations by examining the cancer risk in relatives of patients who are shown to be carriers.
  • To examine the effect of nongenetic risk factors in mutation carriers.
  • To determine the pathological and clinical characteristics of endometrial cancers occurring in mutation carriers as compared with that in noncarriers.
  • To establish whether mutations at other loci may predispose to endometrial cancer by comparing the frequency of alterations in endometrial cancer patients with the corresponding frequency in cancer-free controls identified through the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) study.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients complete an epidemiological questionnaire. The questionnaire will request identifying information about the patient's first-degree relatives.

Blood samples are collected from patients. DNA is extracted from these blood samples and from samples collected from cancer-free control participants in MREC-SEARCH-CONTROL as well as from additional controls through the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) study (a population based study of diet and health based in Norfolk, East Anglia). DNA samples are analyzed for polymorphisms of low penetrance cancer susceptibility genes.

In addition to the endometrial cancer patients recruited for this study, patients with breast, ovarian, prostate, colorectal, bladder, kidney, pancreatic, brain and esophageal cancer, malignant melanoma, and lymphoma cancer are recruited in the following related clinical trials: MREC-SEARCH-BREAST, MREC-SEARCH-OVARIAN, MREC-SEARCH-PROSTATE, MREC-SEARCH-COLORECTAL, and MREC-SEARCH-CANCER.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

2000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, CB1 8RN
        • Recruiting
        • University of Cambridge Cancer Research UK
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 74 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of endometrial cancer within the past 5 years

  • Identified in any of the following geographic regions of the United Kingdom:

    • East Anglia
    • Oxford
    • Trent
    • West Midlands

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Identified by the patient's general practitioner as fit to contact for this study
  • No serious mental illness or retardation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Acquisition of epidemiological information and biological material
Exploration of mutations at other loci that may predispose to endometrial cancer
The prevalence of endometrial cancer attributable to mutations in known predisposing genes such as MSH2 and MLH1
Determination of risk associated with these predisposing mutations by examining the cancer risk in relatives of patients who are shown to be carriers
Examination of the effect of nongenetic risk factors in mutation carriers
The pathological and clinical characteristics of endometrial cancers occurring in mutation carriers as compared with that in noncarriers

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cancer Research UK

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Paul Pharoah, MD, Cancer Research UK

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 23, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 26, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000598877
  • MREC-07/MRE05/17
  • MREC-SEARCH-ENDOMETRIAL

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