Clinical and Genetic Studies in Familial Non-medullary Thyroid Cancer
Recruiting
Observational Study
Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 7 – 90
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 500 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · NIH
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About This Trial
Background:
\- Researchers are studying types of thyroid cancer that seem to cluster in families. Non-medullary thyroid cancer accounts for the vast majority of all types of thyroid cancer, but little is known about possible genes that may cause the cancer. More research is needed to develop the best ways to screen for familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) so that it can be diagnosed and …
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Eligibility Criteria
* INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Subjects will be selected for this protocol based on either a clinical diagnosis of non-medullary thyroid cancer and the presence of one family member with the disease or the presence of 2 living family members with this disease. Patient selection for this protocol will not be…
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