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NCT03910465Recruiting

Children and Adults With Chordoma

Natural History Study of Children and Adults With Chordoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Background: Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer. It occurs in the skull base or spine. Researchers want to study people with chordoma in different ways. They hope this will help them design better future treatments and supportive care studies for this disease. Objective: To learn more about chordoma by looking at its clinical course, how it appears on imagine scans, and how it responds to therapies and treatments. Eligibility: People ages 2 and older with chordoma who are enrolled in NCI protocol 19-C-0016 Design: Participants will be screened with their medical history. Participants will have a visit to examine their disease. This will include: * Physical exam * Neurologic exam * CT scan and MRI: Participants will lie on a table. The table will slide into a machine. The machine will take pictures of the body. Participants will have other tests every 6-12 months: * Smell test * Surveys to assess their emotional, physical, and behavioral well-being and needs * Cognitive function tests Participants or their home doctors will be contacted every 6 12 months. They will be asked to provide information about their disease. This could include test results and imaging evaluations. Some participants may be asked to come to the clinic for more visits. ...

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
300 (estimated)
First submitted
9 Apr 2019
Start date
16 Apr 2019
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2029
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT number
NCT03910465

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 300
  • From 16 Apr 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2029
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

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Criteria the registry did not label

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Ability of subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand and the willingness to sign a written consent document.
  • Subjects with radiographically or histologically documented chordoma
  • Age \>= 2 years old
  • Subjects must be enrolled into NCI protocol 19-C-0016: "Natural History and Biospecimen Acquisition Study for Children and Adults with Rare Solid Tumors".

Age in the registry: 2 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
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BethesdaUnited StatesRecruiting

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