NCT00001813

Brief Summary

Four rare genetic diseases, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), Cockayne syndrome (CS), the XP/CS complex and trichothiodystrophy (TTD) have defective DNA excision repair although only XP has increased cancer susceptibility. We plan to perform careful clinical examination of selected patients with XP, XP/CS, CS, or TTD and follow their clinical course. We will obtain tissue (skin, blood, hair, buccal swabs) for laboratory examination of DNA repair and for genetic analysis. We hope to be able to correlate these laboratory abnormalities with the clinical features to better understand the mechanism of cancer prevention by DNA repair. Patients will be offered counseling and education for cancer control....

Trial Health

80
On Track

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Enrollment
709

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 10, 1999

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 3, 1999

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 4, 1999

Completed
Last Updated

May 1, 2026

Status Verified

April 20, 2026

First QC Date

November 3, 1999

Last Update Submit

April 30, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Xeroderma PigmentosumTrichothiodystrophyCockayne SyndromeSkin CancerDNA RepairNatural History

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Identify patients with genetic diseases

    Proportion of patients with three rare genetic diseases; xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), Cockayne syndrome (CS), and trichothiodystrophy (TTD)and overlap syndromes

    Up to 3 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Diagnosis confirmation

    up to 3 days

  • Tissue collection

    up to 3 days

  • identify molecular defects

    up to 3 days

  • overall survival

    yearly

Study Arms (3)

1

Subjects with clinical and/or laboratory documentation of typical features or suggestiveclinical features of XP, CS, TTD, or overlap syndromes

2

Family members of patients with XP, CS, TTD, or overlap syndromes

3

Healthy volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Weeks - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients will be sought by contacting professional organizations (such as the American Academy of Dermatology-XP Task Force), lay support groups (such as the XP Society and the Share and Care CS Support Network) or by direct referral. Healthy volunteers or NIH staff will be recruited through the Program for Healthy Volunteers (CRVP@mail.cc.nih.gov), through the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov), or as a self-referral through the clinicaltrials.gov web site (http://clinicaltrials.gov). Healthy volunteers may also be approached by a member of the LCBG, NCI regarding interest in participating on this protocol.

You may qualify if:

  • Subjects age 6 weeks and above:
  • with clinical and/or laboratory documentation of typical features or suggestive clinical features of XP, CS, TTD, or overlap syndromes or
  • that are first degree relatives or other family members of participants with XP, CS, TTD, or overlap syndromes
  • Healthy volunteers of age 1 year and above (including NIH employees) willing to donate blood, skin, buccal cells, or hair.
  • Patients or legally authorized representatives must provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Inability or unwillingness to provide tissue (skin, blood, buccal cells or hair) for laboratory studies.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Barrett SF, Robbins JH, Tarone RE, Kraemer KH. Evidence for defective repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers with normal repair of other DNA photoproducts in a transcriptionally active gene transfected into Cockayne syndrome cells. Mutat Res. 1991 Nov;255(3):281-91. doi: 10.1016/0921-8777(91)90032-k.

    PMID: 1719400BACKGROUND
  • Boltshauser E, Yalcinkaya C, Wichmann W, Reutter F, Prader A, Valavanis A. MRI in Cockayne syndrome type I. Neuroradiology. 1989;31(3):276-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00344359.

    PMID: 2779780BACKGROUND
  • Merideth M, Tamura D, Angra D, Khan SG, Ferrell J, Goldstein AM, DiGiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH. Reproductive Health in Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Features of Premature Aging. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct;134(4):814-819. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003490.

  • Atkinson EC, Thiara D, Tamura D, DiGiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH, Hadigan C. Growth and nutrition in children with trichothiodystrophy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Oct;59(4):458-64. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000458.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cockayne SyndromeSkin NeoplasmsXeroderma PigmentosumTrichothiodystrophy SyndromesSkin Diseases, Genetic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DwarfismBone Diseases, DevelopmentalBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesHeredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous SystemNeurodegenerative DiseasesNervous System DiseasesAbnormalities, MultipleCongenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesGenetic Diseases, InbornDNA Repair-Deficiency DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesPrecancerous ConditionsSkin AbnormalitiesPhotosensitivity DisordersPigmentation Disorders

Study Officials

  • Michael R Sargen, M.D.

    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 1999

First Posted

November 4, 1999

Study Start

May 10, 1999

Last Updated

May 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04-20

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. @@@@@@In addition, all large scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to dbGaP.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
Time Frame
-Clinical data available during the study and indefinitely.@@@@@@-Genomic data are available once genomic data are uploaded per protocol GDS plan for as long as database is active
Access Criteria
-Clinical data will be made available and with the permission of the study PI.@@@@@@-Genomic data are made available via dbGaP through requests to the data custodians.

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