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A study to find genetic causes of stomach cancer (Familial Cancer Gastric Study)

Overview

Cancer types:

Stomach cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is looking at genetic causes of stomach cancer in people with a family history of the disease or who were diagnosed under 40 years old.

Recruitment start: 15 August 1997

Recruitment end: 30 November 2025

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cambridge Cancer Centre

Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust

University of Cambridge

Last reviewed: 01 Apr 2025

CRUK internal database number: 720

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