Healthy Volunteers Study
Recruiting
Observational Study
Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 30 – 50
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the bacterial environments and metabolites in the early detection and prediction of ovarian cancer development. Vaginal swabs and stool samples will be collected from healthy volunteers, or those without a known ovarian cancer diagnosis or genetic ovarian cancer risk. These samples will be compared to samples from participants with increased canc…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* has ovaries
Exclusion Criteria:
* genetic mutations which increase risk of ovarian cancer: BRCA1/2, BRIP1, PALB2, Lynch Syndrome (MLH1, MSH2/EPCAM, MSH6) and ATM
* no genetic testing results or unknown genetic status
* prior cancer diagnosis
* prior cancer treatment
* HRT us…
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