The Gastric Cancer Foundation: A Gastric Cancer Registry

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT01514045

Status

recruiting iconRECRUITING

Purpose

The Gastric Cancer Registry will combine data acquired directly from patients with gastric cancer; with a family history of gastric cancer in a first or second degree relative; or persons with a known germline mutation in their CDH1 (E-Cadherin) gene via an online questionnaire with genomic data obtained from saliva, blood and tissue samples. The purpose of this registry is to gain better understanding of the causes of gastric cancer, both environmental and genetic; whether certain genomic data can predict outcomes of treatment and survival.

Official Title

The Gastric Cancer Foundation: A Gastric Cancer Registry

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. 1. Patients are eligible if they have a histologically proven gastric tumor including gastroesophageal tumors; OR they have a family history of gastric cancer in a first or second degree relative; OR persons with a known germline mutation in their CDH1 (E-Cadherin) gene. 2. 18 years of age or older 3. Adequate English proficiency to complete online consent and questionnaire. Spanish-language proficiency as an alternative to English-language proficiency.
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. 1. Under 18 years of age 2. No history of gastric cancer or gastric cancer in a family member or a known germline mutation in their CDH1 gene.

Investigator(s)

James Ford
James Ford
Medical oncologist, Gastrointestinal specialist, Cancer geneticist
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Genetics and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Hanlee P. Ji
Hanlee P. Ji
Medical oncologist, Gastrointestinal specialist
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy of Electrical Engineering
Robert Huang
Robert Huang
Gastroenterologist
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

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Contact

Alison Almeda
650-497-3619