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InAdvance: Surveillance, Prevention, and Interception in a Population at Risk for Cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · NCT05463796

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Any age listed · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
5000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 25, 2023
Record last updated
August 17, 2026

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What the study is about

This research study is creating a way to collect and store specimens and information from participants who may be at an increased risk of developing cancer, or has been diagnosed with an early phase of a cancer or a family member who has a family member with a precursor condition for cancer.

  • The objective of this study is to identify exposures as well as clinical, molecular, and pathological changes that can be used to predict early development of cancer, malignant transformation, and risks of progression to symptomatic cancer that can ultimately be fatal.
  • The ultimate goal is to identify novel markers of early detection and risk stratification to drive potential therapeutic approaches to intercept progression to cancer.

Being studied: Samples

Conditions: Cancer Risk; Cancer Predisposition Syndrome; Hereditary Cancer Prediction; Childhood Cancer Survivors; Adult Cancer Survivors; IARC Carcinogens; Smoking History; Lung Cancer; Ductal/Lobular Carcinoma; Barrett Esophagus; Pancreatic Precursor Lesions; Colonic Dysplasia/Adenomata; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; Cirrhosis; High Grade Prostatic Epithelial Neoplasia; High-grade Bladder Urothelial Dysplasia/Carcinoma in Situ; Adenomatous Hyperplasia; High-risk Oral Precancerous Diseases; Melanocytic Lesion, Adult; Hematologic Malignancy; Lung; Node; Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma; Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Cervical and Endocervical Carcinoma in Situ; Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Nephrogenic Rests; Benign Bone Lesions With Risk of Malignant Degeneration; Giant Cell Tumor; Osteochondroma; Spitz Nevus

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants to be included in this study include the following (note that this list is not comprehensive but gives examples of precursor conditions for each organ type):

1-Hereditary risk for cancer including

  • Carriers of known or previously unrecognized pathogenic germline variants of cancer predisposing genes
  • Individuals with personal or family history suggestive of elevated cancer risk (this may include individuals who have negative genetic testing results or have not elected to undergo testing)
  • Individuals with a clinically based diagnosis of a Cancer Predisposition Syndrome (examples, neurofibromatosis, Fanconi Anemia, Ataxia-Telangiectasia)
  • Hereditary Cancer Prediction Model-based elevated cancer risk
  • Others at risk for specific cancers by virtue of exposure, obesity, gender, race and ethnicity, HPV exposure (for H\&N cancer for example), etc.
  • Exposed High Risk including
  • Childhood cancer survivors with treatment exposures associated with increased risk of cancer
  • Adult cancer survivors with treatment exposures associated with increased risk of cancer
  • Documented high level exposure to group 1 IARC carcinogens
  • Thoracic: individuals at risk for lung cancer including but not exclusive of the following criteria: Age >50, Smoking history of >15 pack years, First-degree relative history of lung cancer or COPD
  • alcoholic liver disease (NAFL), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis
  • Precursor Lesions including
  • Breast: ductal/lobular carcinoma in situ (CIS) and atypical hyperplasia
  • GI: Barrett's esophagus, Pancreatic precursor lesions, colonic dysplasia/adenomata, nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis
  • GU: High grade prostatic epithelial neoplasia, and high-grade bladder urothelial dysplasia/carcinoma in situ,
  • Lung: Adenomatous hyperplasia
  • H\&N: high-risk oral precancerous diseases
  • Skin: Class II melanocytic lesions. Squamous dysplasia
  • Heme malignancies: CHIP, CCUS, ICUS, MGUS, SMM, SWM, MBL (spell these out), Low grade lymphomas
  • Thoracic: Lung nodules detected on screening CT that prompt further follow-up
  • GYN: STIC lesion (serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma), Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia, Cervical and endocervical carcinoma in situ, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Pediatric histologic diagnoses sometimes associated with development of malignancy: Nephrogenic rests, benign bone lesions with risk of malignant degeneration (Giant cell tumor, osteochondroma), Spitz nevus, and others.
  • FAMILY MEMBERS or healthy individuals

Exclusion Criteria

There are no exclusion criteria for the study.

Note: Patients with prior cancer history are allowed to participate. Patients with prior history of cancer or non-metastatic localized cancers (such as skin cancer or localized prostate cancer) are allowed to be enrolled. Patients enrolled in clinical trials or receiving therapy for precursor diseases are NOT excluded from this study.

Recruiting US locations

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, MA 02115

    Site contact: Sapna Syngal, MD · 617-632-5022 · SSYNGAL@PARTNERS.ORG

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jenna Beckwith, MPH · 857-215-1892 · inadvancestudy@dfci.harvard.edu
  • Tia Kauffman, MPH
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