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NCT Number: NCT06450171

Evaluation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing in a High-Risk Population: The INFORM Study

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the possible benefits and harms of screening with an investigational blood test designed to detect many types of cancer early.

The name of the screening blood test being studied is:

-GRAIL Galleri test

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Key information

Age range

22 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Elizabeth ODonnell, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

587-215-2361

Elizabeth ODonnell, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

This is a prospective, interventional study to assess the use of the GRAIL's Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) Test, an investigational blood test designed to detect many types of cancer, for participants that are considered at slightly higher than average risk of developing certain types of cancers. The test looks for small pieces of genetic material called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the blood that may indicate the presence of cancer.

The research study procedures include screening for eligibility, blood tests, questionnaires, and clinic visits.

Participation in this research study is expected to last up to 3 years.

It is expected that about 1,000 people will take part in this research study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Group 1- Cancer Predisposition Syndrome:

  • Age ≥ 22 for patients with TP53 germline pathogenic variants, age ≥ 35 for all other variants in cancer predisposing genes
  • Germline genetic testing revealed pathogenic germline variants in cancer predisposing genes (list of genes typically tested listed in pre-screening document)
  • Individuals with a clinically based diagnosis of a Cancer Predisposition Syndrome (examples, neurofibromatosis, Fanconi Anemia, Ataxia-Telangiectasia)

Inclusion criteria

Group 2 - Familial Risk:

  • Age ≥ 45
  • Adults with family history suggestive of elevated cancer risk as defined by any the criteria below, who do not fall into Group 1:
  • ≥ 1 first or second degree relative on same side of the family with:
  • Breast, colon, gastric, endometrial, kidney cancer at or before age 50
  • Triple negative breast cancer (any age)
  • Male breast cancer (any age)
  • Ovarian, pancreatic, sarcoma cancer (any age)
  • Neuroendocrine cancer or tumors (any age)
  • Metastatic prostate cancer (any age)
  • Multiple primary cancers (example bilateral breast cancer)
  • ≥ 2 first or second degree relative on same side of the family (any combination is acceptable) with breast or prostate cancer at any age

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals diagnosed with invasive malignancy within 3 years of enrollment
  • Have had a blood-based multi-cancer screening test within last year
  • Individuals with evidence of symptomatic or active cancer requiring active therapeutic intervention at the time of participation (hormone therapy for breast/prostate cancer is considered acceptable and will not preclude participation)
  • Individuals in Group 2 whose family history of cancer was the result of a germline mutation in a cancer predisposing gene and who have tested negative for that same familial germline mutation
  • Individuals in Group 2 whose family history of cancer is sex-specific and who is a different sex than the proband with cancer (e.g., a male with a family history of endometrial or ovarian cancer would not be eligible)
  • Individuals in process of being evaluated for clinical suspicion of cancer
  • Individuals who have undergone a cancer risk-reducing surgery for hereditary cancer risk (e.g., mastectomy)

Treatment and study plan

GRAIL Galleri Test

Other

A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test.

Primary outcomes

  1. Cancer Detection Rate

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

    Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize the number and types of cancers diagnosed by GRAIL Galleri MCED testing.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Stage of Invasive Cancer Diagnosis

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

    Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize the stages of invasive cancer that are diagnosed by GRAIL Galleri MCED testing and assessed by medical record review.

  2. Positive Predictive Value At 12 Months

    Time frame: At 12 months

    Positive Predictive Value is defined as the proportion of participants with cancer diagnosis out of all participants with "signal detected" on GRAIL Galleri MCED test results.

  3. Positive Predictive Value at 24 Months

    Time frame: At 24 months

    Positive Predictive Value is defined as the proportion of participants with cancer diagnosis out of all participants with "signal detected" on GRAIL Galleri MCED test results.

  4. Time to Diagnostic Resolution

    Time frame: Calculated from the date of return of screening results (up to 4 weeks from baseline) until up to 24 months post screening

    Defined as the time required to achieve diagnostic resolution following a "signal detected" GRAIL Galleri MCED test result.

  5. Test Type Utilization to Diagnostic Resolution

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Per participant the count of the number and types of diagnostic tests required to achieve diagnostic resolution following a "signal detected" GRAIL Galleri MCED test result.

  6. Change in Participant Anxiety

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Changes in anxiety following the GRAIL Galleri MCED test result and assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Emotional Distress Anxiety - Short Form 6a, which is a 6 item survey that is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from "Never" to "Always". The range of scoring is from 6 to 30 with higher scores indicating greater severity of anxiety.

  7. Change in Participant Health-related Quality of Life

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Changes in health-related quality of life following the GRAIL Galleri MCED test result and assessed by PROMIS Scale v1.2 - Global Health, a 10 item survey that is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from "Excellent/Completely/Never/None" to "Poor/Not at all/Always/Very Severe" and includes a pain average question rated on a scale of 0 "No Pain" to 10 "Worst Pain Imaginable." The range of scoring is from 9 to 45 with higher scores indicating higher quality of life.

  8. Cost of Follow-up Testing

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Defined as the dollar cost, per participant, of follow-up testing to achieve diagnostic resolution following a "signal detected" GRAIL Galleri MCED test result.

  9. Institutional Reimbursement of Follow-up Testing

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

    Defined as the dollar cost, per participant, of the institutional reimbursement of follow-up testing to achieve diagnostic resolution following a "signal detected" GRAIL Galleri MCED test result.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Elizabeth ODonnell, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

617-762-2334

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jun 10, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 20, 2026

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