Responses to Genetic Risk Modifier Testing Among Women With BRCA1/2 Mutations
Description
The purpose of this study is to describe how women with BRCA1/2 mutations react to genetic risk modifier testing, and to examine how they make decisions about their healthcare.
Study Start Date
January, 04 2018
Estimated Completion Date
January 2021
Interventions
- Other: Salvia sample
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
Study ID
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center -- 17-489
Status
Unknown
Trial ID
Study Type
Observational
Trial Phase
N/A
Enrollment Quota
195
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Inclusion Criteria
- Female MSK patient, age 25 years or older (given that women under this age are not generally recommended to receive BRCA1/2 genetic testing)
- Completed full sequence BRCA1/2 genetic testing with a deleterious BRCA1/2 mutation identified
- No personal history of breast cancer
- English-fluent the surveys were designed and validated in English and are not currently available in other languages. Translation of questionnaires into other languages would require reestablishing the reliability and validity of these measures. Therefore, participants must be able to communicate in English to complete the surveys.
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous receipt of any prophylactic mastectomy.
- Major psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment that in the judgment of the study investigators or study staff would preclude study participation.
- Any patients who are unable to comply with the study procedures as determined by the study investigators or study staff.
Gender
Female
Ages
25 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Study Locations and Contact Information (5)
Study Location | Distance | Name | Phone | |
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack - Commack, New York | 26.2 miles | Jada Hamilton PhD MPH | 646-888-0049 | None |
Memoral Sloan Kettering Westchester - Harrison, New York | 28.7 miles | Jada Hamilton PhD MPH | 646-888-0049 | None |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre - Rockville Centre, New York | 43.4 miles | Jada Hamilton PhD MPH | 646-888-0049 | None |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York, New York | 50.7 miles | Jada Hamilton PhD MPH | 646-888-0049 | None |
Memorial SloanKettering at Basking Ridge - Basking Ridge, New Jersey | 78.1 miles | Jada Hamilton PhD MPH | 646-888-0049 | None |