CTNNA1 Familial Expansion Study (CAFÉ)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05126290 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : November 19, 2021
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Cancer Gene Mutation Gastric Cancer Breast Cancer | Other: Collection of personal and family history from CAFÉ Study participants |
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 1 Year |
Official Title: | CTNNA1 Familial Expansion (CAFÉ) Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 16, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 1, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 1, 2024 |

- Other: Collection of personal and family history from CAFÉ Study participants
Personal medical and genetic history, as well as relevant information about family history, will be collected from participants in the CAFÉ Study through an online data entry system
- Rate of cancer amongst carriers of CTNNA1 loss-of-function variants [ Time Frame: Through study completion, which will average 1 year ]After collecting personal and family cancer history from enrolled participants, family pedigrees will be utilized to calculate cancer risk estimates for for CTNNA1 loss-of-function variant carriers including gastric cancer risk, breast cancer risk, as well as risk of other cancers currently not known to be associated with CTNNA1 variants gene.
- Number of CTNNA1 genotypes associated with a cancer phenotype [ Time Frame: Through study completion, which will average 1 year ]Using collected family pedigrees from enrolled participants, we will correlate estimated cancer risk for CTNNA1 loss-of-function variant carriers with their CTNNA1 genotype, to determine if there is a significant genotype-phenotype correlation observed.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age and older
- Participants must be carrier, or a first degree relative of a carrier, of a CTNNA1 loss-of-function variant defined as: a variant predicted to lead to protein truncation (nonsense and frameshift variants), a large deletion of one or more exons, or a consensus splice site variant predicted to disrupt splicing in CTNNA1. CTNNA1 loss-of-function variants do not need to be classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic to be included.
- Participants must be able to understand and read English
- Participants must be able to provide informed verbal or written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 18 years of age
- Individuals who do not carry a CTNNA1 loss-of-function variant and are not a first degree relative of a CTNNA1 loss-of-function variant carrier.
- Individuals who cannot speak and read English
- Major psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment that in the judgement of the study investigators or study staff would preclude study participation
- Unable to comply with the study procedures as determined by the study investigators or study staff

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05126290
Contact: Bryson W Katona, MD, PhD | 215-349-8222 | cafestudy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | |
Contact: Dana Farengo Clark, MS, LCGC | cafestudy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania | Recruiting |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Contact: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD 215-349-8222 cafestudy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Bryson W Katona, MD, PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
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Responsible Party: | Bryson Katona, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director - Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics Program, Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05126290 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UPCC 21220 844070 ( Other Identifier: UPENN IRB ) |
First Posted: | November 19, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 4, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
CTNNA1 Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer Gastric cancer Breast cancer |
Stomach Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
Digestive System Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases |