Platform for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations in Italy
BRCA Mutation Carriers' Platform, a Multicenter Study
This project will try to collect clinical and follow-up data from women in Italy who carry pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations to build a national registry that can guide prevention and care.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 10000 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Female |
| Sponsor | Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Academic / other |
| Locations | 40 sites (Avellino and 39 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07253051 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This multicenter observational platform will prospectively register clinical, surgical, and follow-up data from adult women with pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Participants are recruited at several Italian oncology centers and data are entered into a centralized database to harmonize management and outcomes. The platform aims to generate real-world evidence on cancer risk, prevention strategies, and treatment patterns among BRCA carriers in Italy. Collected data can support more accurate risk estimates, inform national guidance, and identify candidates for preventive interventions.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Women age 18 or older who are known carriers of pathogenic (class 4 or 5) BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations are the intended participants.
Not a fit: People who do not carry a pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutation, males, and individuals under 18 are not eligible and are unlikely to gain direct benefit from joining.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the registry could improve prevention decisions and personalize follow-up and treatment for BRCA mutation carriers across Italy.
How similar studies have performed: International registries and cohort studies of BRCA carriers have produced useful risk and prevention data, but a coordinated prospective national platform in Italy is novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All women who are 18 years of age or older; * All women who known to be carriers of a pathogenetic mutation class 4 and 5 of the International Agency of Research on Cancer classification) of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old; * No pathogenetic mutation carriers.
Where this trial is running
Avellino and 39 other locations
- Malzoni Research Hospital — Avellino, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS — Aviano, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" — Bari, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II" — Bari, Italy (Recruiting)
- ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII — Bergamo, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- L'Azienda ospedaliera per l'emergenza "Cannizzaro" — Catania, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Santa Croce e Carle — Cuneo, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I - ASP di Enna — Enna, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Oncologia Medica Ginecologica — Florence, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino — Genova, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ospedale S. Maria Goretti, Latina — Latina, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ospedale del Tigullio Polo di Lavagna - ASL 4 Chiavarese — Lavagna, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce — Lecce, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" — Meldola, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele — Milan, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico — Milan, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Humanitas San Pio X - Milano — Milan, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Presidio Ospedaliero di Mirano — Mirano, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori — Monza, Italy (Recruiting)
- Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale — Naples, Italy (Recruiting)
- Ospedale Mater Olbia — Olbia, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone — Palermo, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma — Parma, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma — Parma, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica — Pavia, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo — Pavia, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana — Pisa, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena — Roma, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena — Roma, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Policlinico Umberto I Università "La Sapienza" — Roma, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica — Rome, Italy (Recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese — Siena, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ospedale G. Mazzini di Teramo — Teramo, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Centrale — Tolmezzo, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino — Torino, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I — Torino, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda ULSS 2 MARCA TREVIGIANA — Treviso, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- IRCCS materno infantile Burlo Garofolo — Trieste, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata — Verona, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
- AULSS 8 Berica — Vicenza, Italy (Not_yet_recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Anna Fagotti — Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
- Study coordinator: Anna Fagotti
- Email: anna.fagotti@policlinicogemelli.it
- Phone: +390630157004
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.