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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04489238 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 28, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 6, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Carcinoma | Other: Risk Factor Questionnaire |
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Estimated Enrollment : | 666 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 1 Year |
Official Title: | Young Onset Gastrointestinal Cancer Prospective Registry |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 22, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 22, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 22, 2023 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Young onset Colorectal Cancer Participants
(Stool collection on newly diagnosed patients in this cohort) Participants will include patients under the age of 50 who are diagnosed with colorectal adenocarcinoma.
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Other: Risk Factor Questionnaire
Participants, both cases and controls, will complete the CYOC risk factor questionnaire, preferably at the time of first visit
Other Name: CYOC Risk Factor Questionnaire |
Average onset Colorectal Cancer Participants
(Stool collection cohort only) 166 colorectal cancer patients 50 year-old or older will serve as controls. Stool collection cohort only. |
Other: Risk Factor Questionnaire
Participants, both cases and controls, will complete the CYOC risk factor questionnaire, preferably at the time of first visit
Other Name: CYOC Risk Factor Questionnaire |
- Establish a prospective database of patients with Young Onset Colorectal Cancer [ Time Frame: 1 year ]from diagnosis through survivorship

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
Participant Inclusion Criteria for database and questionnaire (YOGI)
- Histological or cytological diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer
- 18 - 49 years old at time of consent
- No Known hereditary CRC or other cancer predisposition syndrome (stool collection cohort only)
- No history of inflammatory bowel disease (stool collection cohort only)
- No prior diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer (stool collection cohort only)
Participant Inclusion Criteria for database and questionnaire (Controls)
- Histological or cytological diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma
- No previous treatment for CRC (including surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation)
- Age 50 or older at time of consent
- No Known hereditary CRC or other cancer predisposition syndrome
- No history of inflammatory bowel disease
- No prior diagnosis of CRC

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04489238
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD | 646-888-4189 | cerceka@mskcc.org | |
Contact: Rona Yaeger, MD | 646-888-5109 | yaegerr@mskcc.org |
United States, New Jersey | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities) | Recruiting |
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920 | |
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth | Recruiting |
Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748 | |
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen | Recruiting |
Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645 | |
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Commack | Recruiting |
Commack, New York, United States, 11725 | |
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester | Recruiting |
Harrison, New York, United States, 10604 | |
Contact: Andrew Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
MSK at Ralph Lauren | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10035 | |
Contact: Andrew Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
Contact: Andrew Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau | Recruiting |
Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553 | |
Contact: Andrea Cercek, MD 646-888-4189 |
Principal Investigator: | Andrea Cercek, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Responsible Party: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04489238 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20-315 |
First Posted: | July 28, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 6, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
young onset colorectal cancer colorectal registry 20-315 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
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