Proportion of Endometrial Tumours Associated Lynch Syndrome (PETALS)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Study to determine the proportion of endometrial tumours associated with Lynch syndrome

• IRAS ID

  187534

• Contact name

  Emma Crosbie

• Contact email

  emma.crosbie@manchester.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Manchester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  It is our goal to save the lives of women with Lynch syndrome (LS) by defining the burden of the disease in women newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer (EC), enabling their participation in colorectal screening programs and testing their first degree relatives for LS.

  This study aims to
  1. Determine the prevalence of LS in EC patients
  2. Establish the most effective method of testing women with EC for LS
  3. Measure costs of testing women with EC for LS
  4.Determine differences in risk factor profile between LS-associated and sporadic EC patients

• REC name

  North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/NW/0733

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Sep 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion