🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-05

A Study to Compare Two Surgical Procedures in Individuals With BRCA1 Mutations to Assess Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer (NCT04251052)

A Non-Randomized Prospective Clinical Trial Comparing the Non-Inferiority of Salpingectomy to Salpingo-oophorectomy to Reduce the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Among BRCA1 Carriers [SOROCk]

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🩺 Clinical Procedure Protocol Sponsor: NRG Oncology

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This clinical trial evaluates how well two surgical procedures (bilateral salpingectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) work in reducing the risk of ovarian cancer for individuals with BRCA1 mutations. Bilateral salpingectomy involves the surgical removal of fallopian tubes, and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy involves the surgical removal of both the fallopian tubes and ovaries. This study may help doctors determine if the two surgical procedures are nearly the same for ovarian cancer risk reduction for women with BRCA1 mutations.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).

Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama

Age range: 35 Years to 50 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Bilateral Salpingectomy (PROCEDURE)
  • Bilateral Salpingectomy with Oophorectomy (PROCEDURE)
  • Biospecimen Collection (PROCEDURE)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PROCEDURE)
  • Quality-of-Life Assessment (OTHER)
  • Questionnaire Administration (OTHER)
  • Transvaginal Ultrasound (PROCEDURE)
  • Ultrasound Imaging (PROCEDURE)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Individuals with a history of any prior cancer who have received cytotoxic chemotherapy within the past 30 days or radiotherapy to abdomen or pelvis at any prior time. Endocrine therapy or maintenance ERBB2/HER2 targeted therapy is allowed. Maintenance immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is allowed. Maintenance therapy with PARP in inhibitor is allowed.
  • Prior history of ovarian cancer, including low malignant potential neoplasms (LMP), primary peritoneal carcinoma, or fallopian tube carcinoma
  • Patients medically unfit for the planned surgical procedure
  • Patients with abnormal screening tests (pelvic ultrasound, pelvic MRI, CA-125) suspicious for occult or gross pelvic malignancy within the past 180 days
  • An abnormal pelvic ultrasound (or pelvic MRI) is defined as morphologic or structural variations suspicious for ovarian malignancy. Complex cystic lesions felt to represent a benign lesion are not exclusionary. Simple cysts of any size are not exclusionary
  • An abnormal CA-125 is defined as a level \> 50U/ml in premenopausal individuals if they are not current users of oral contraceptives; an abnormal CA-125 is defined as a level \> 40U/ml for premenopausal individuals who are current users of oral contraceptives (Skates 2011). An abnormal CA-125 is defined as a level \> 35 U/ml in postmenopausal individuals

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (574 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 574 sites.

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama
  • Anchorage Associates in Radiation Medicine — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Anchorage Radiation Therapy Center — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Alaska Breast Care and Surgery LLC — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Alaska Women's Cancer Care — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Katmai Oncology Group — Anchorage, Alaska
  • Providence Alaska Medical Center — Anchorage, Alaska
  • CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center — Goodyear, Arizona
  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson — Tucson, Arizona
  • University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus — Tucson, Arizona
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical Center — Antioch, California
  • Tower Cancer Research Foundation — Beverly Hills, California
  • Keck Medicine of USC Buena Park — Buena Park, California
  • Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center — Burbank, California
  • Mercy Cancer Center - Carmichael — Carmichael, California
  • Mercy San Juan Medical Center — Carmichael, California
  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte, California
  • Kaiser Permanente Dublin — Dublin, California
  • Mercy Cancer Center - Elk Grove — Elk Grove, California
  • Kaiser Permanente-Fremont — Fremont, California
  • Fresno Cancer Center — Fresno, California
  • Kaiser Permanente Fresno Orchard Plaza — Fresno, California
  • Kaiser Permanente-Fresno — Fresno, California

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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