Actively Recruiting
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-24
50000
Participants Needed
31
Research Sites
1660 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) will investigate the long-term effects of cancer and its associated therapies. A retrospective cohort study will be conducted through a multi-institutional collaboration, which will involve the identification and active follow-up of a cohort of approximately 50,000 survivors of cancer, diagnosed before 21 years of age, between 1970 and 1999 and 10,000 sibling controls. This project will study children and young adults exposed to specific therapeutic modalities, including radiation, chemotherapy, and/or surgery, who are at increased risk of late-occurring adverse health outcomes. A group of sibling controls will be identified and data collected for comparison purposes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Survived at least 5 years after diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, CNS tumor, bone tumor, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, or soft tissue sarcoma before age 21 between 1970 and 1986 at a participating center
- Survived at least 5 years after diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, CNS tumor, bone tumor, kidney tumor, neuroblastoma, or rhabdomyosarcoma before age 21 between 1987 and 1999 at a participating center
- English- or Spanish-speaking
- Living in the United States or Canada at the time of diagnosis
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of non-malignant tumors such as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, meningioma, or craniopharyngioma treated with radiation and/or chemotherapy
- Non-English speaking
- Living outside the United States or Canada
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 31 locations
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
Actively Recruiting
2
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010
Actively Recruiting
3
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
Actively Recruiting
4
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Actively Recruiting
5
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, United States, 92868
Actively Recruiting
6
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
Actively Recruiting
7
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
Actively Recruiting
8
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
Actively Recruiting
9
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
Actively Recruiting
10
Emory University/Children's Health Care of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Actively Recruiting
11
Ana & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-2605
Actively Recruiting
12
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Actively Recruiting
13
Indiana University/Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
Actively Recruiting
14
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Actively Recruiting
15
University of Michigan/Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
Actively Recruiting
16
Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
Actively Recruiting
17
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
Completed
18
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
Completed
19
St. Louis Children's Hospital/The Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130
Actively Recruiting
20
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
Actively Recruiting
21
Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
22
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
Actively Recruiting
23
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Actively Recruiting
24
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
Actively Recruiting
25
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
Actively Recruiting
26
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
Completed
27
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
Actively Recruiting
28
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
29
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
30
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
Actively Recruiting
31
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G-1XB
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gregory T. Armstrong, MD, MSCE
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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