Healthy Volunteers Study
Vaginal Metabolome Healthy Volunteers Study
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
50 participants
Apr 21, 2025
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the bacterial environments and metabolites in the early detection and prediction of ovarian cancer development. Vaginal swabs and stool samples will be collected from healthy volunteers, or those without a known ovarian cancer diagnosis or genetic ovarian cancer risk. These samples will be compared to samples from participants with increased cancer risk and ovarian cancer diagnoses.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- has ovaries
Exclusion Criteria6
- genetic mutations which increase risk of ovarian cancer: BRCA1/2, BRIP1, PALB2, Lynch Syndrome (MLH1, MSH2/EPCAM, MSH6) and ATM
- no genetic testing results or unknown genetic status
- prior cancer diagnosis
- prior cancer treatment
- HRT use
- Antibiotic use (1 month prior to providing sample)
Interventions
Participants will collect vaginal swabs and a stool sample.
Locations(1)
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NCT06962059