
Liquid Biopsy Evaluation and Repository Development at Princess Margaret
CancerBreast Cancer16 moreThe objective of this protocol is to develop an institution-wide liquid biopsy protocol that will establish a common process for collecting blood and corresponding archived tumor specimens for future research studies at the University Health Network's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Circulating cell-free nucleic acids (cfNA), including cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and cell-free RNA (cfRNA), are non-invasive, real-time biomarkers that can provide diagnostic and prognostic information before cancer diagnosis, during cancer treatment, and at disease progression. Cancer research scientists and clinicians at the Princess Margaret are interested in incorporating the collection of peripheral blood samples ("liquid biopsies") into research protocols as a means of non-invasively assessing tumor progression and response to treatment at multiple time points during a patient's course of disease.

Triggers And Risk Factors to Develop a Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction SyndromeThis study will be the first to evaluate the role played by potential precipitating factors and risk factors in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) through of prospective selection of carefully characterised patients and controls. The impact of these factors on the prognosis will be evaluated through a follow-up assessment of patients. Our study will include the formation of a clinicoradiological database and a biobank (plasma, cerebro-spinal fluid, DNA) which will be the tools of a future large multicentre study on RCVS.

Weight Management and Health Behavior Intervention in Lowering Cancer Risk for BRCA Positive and...
Hereditary Breast CarcinomaHereditary Ovarian Carcinoma1 moreThis trial studies how well weight management and health behavior intervention works in helping patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and Lynch syndrome mutation carriers lose or maintain a healthy weight and lower their risk for cancer. Lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity, diet, and weight management may play a key role in preventing cancers and improving outcomes even in those with hereditary cancer syndromes.

Turner Syndrome Minipuberty Study
Turner SyndromeInfertility6 moreRationale: Due to accelerated germ cell loss, infertility is a major problem in girls with Turner syndrome (TS). Therefore, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue or oocytes before exhaustion of the ovarian reserve may preserve fertility in patients with TS. However, in the majority of females with TS , the ovarian reserve is exhausted before the age of menarche. Early markers indicating and predicting the ovarian reserve are necessary. During mid-childhood the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is quiescent and gonadotropins are usually unmeasurable. Nonetheless, this axis is active during infancy. Therefore, gonadotropins are measurable with peak values at 3 months of age and with lower (but still measurable) values at 9 months of age, in a period called the minipuberty. The aim of this study is to find markers of ovarian capacity, during the minipuberty, in order to predict ovarian reserve in the future. Objective: The hormonal range of LH, FSH, AMH, inhibin B, testosterone and estradiol in girls with TS during the minipuberty and the relation of the hormone serum levels with the karyotype. Study design: A prospective, cohort study with a duration of 3 years. Study population: Girls with a pre- or perinatal diagnosis TS who are born in a medical centre in the Netherlands during the duration of the study Main study parameters/endpoints: Serum levels of FSH, LH, AMH, inhibin B, testosterone and estradiol at the age of 3 and 9 months.

Down Syndrome Clinical Trials - Study of Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome
Alzheimer's Disease in Down SyndromeThis is an observational, multi-center, longitudinal cohort study to characterize adults with DS ages 25 years and above enrolled at specialized care centers. The aim is to assess changes in cognition, behavior, function and health over approximately 32 months. Blood will be collected for the development of plasma AD biomarkers useful in the DS population.

Cell-free DNA in Hereditary And High-Risk Malignancies
Hereditary Cancer SyndromeThe goal of this study is to develop an effective, sensitive blood test that can detect early tumours in patients with known or suspected hereditary cancer syndromes (HCS). If this new blood test is accurate, it could be used to screen patients for cancer and allow for earlier cancer detection. The study will also use questionnaires and interviews to understand how patients feel about incorporating these tests into routine medical care, and the perceptions of the medical value of test results.

Study to Investigate CSL112 in Subjects With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Coronary SyndromeThis is a phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CSL112 on reducing the risk of major adverse CV events [MACE - cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke] in subjects with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosed with either ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), including those managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or medically managed.

The Circadian Rhythm in CusHing SyndrOme in Active Phase and dUring RemiSsion (TheHOURS)
Cushing SyndromeThis is an observational, open, prospective multi-centre study designed to evaluate melatonin and cortisol circadian rhythm, immunological profile and anthropometric parameters in Cushing Syndrome patients during active Remission state.

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Aicardi Goutières Syndrome
Aicardi Goutières SyndromeThe overall objectives are to explore the safety and efficacy of Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Tenofovir (TDF)/ Emtricitabine (FTC) administered in AGS affected children 2 to 18 years of age.

ASXL-Related Disorders Registry
Bohring-Opitz SyndromeASXL1 Gene Mutation4 moreA registry focused on the natural history, management and treatment of patients with Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (ASXL1), Shashi-Pena Syndrome (ASXL2) and Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome (ASXL3).