MERIT (Mammography, Early Detection Biomarkers, Risk Assessment, and Imaging Technologies) Cohort
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Procedure
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study collects mammogram images, blood samples, and clinical information from women undergoing routine screening mammograms. Creating a bank of blood samples and a database of clinical and risk information may be used in future research related to breast cancer, other cancers, and women's health.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 25
Maximum Age: 80
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• Willingness to participate in the study and ability to provide informed consent
• Willingness to complete a questionnaire and to provide a blood sample at the initial visit and at follow up annual visits
• Undergoing a screening mammogram at participating sites. Subjects undergoing routine annual diagnostic mammograms or CEM as part of a screening study are also eligible.
Locations
United States
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Jessica Leung
jwleung@mdanderson.org
713-745-4555
Time Frame
Start Date: 2017-09-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 10000
Treatments
Observational (mammography, questionnaires, blood collection)
Participants complete questionnaires over 15-25 minutes about personal and family history of cancer, health status, breast cancer risk factors, diet, weight gain, and physical activity, and undergo collection of blood samples at baseline and then annually for 5 years. Participants also undergo standard of care mammography at baseline and then annually for 5 years.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)