Genomic Sequencing for Evaluation of Fetal Structural Anomalies

NCT ID: NCT06054230

Last Updated: 2025-04-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 500 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-09-18
• Study Completion Date: 2030-07-15

Brief Summary

This study follows an observational prospective cohort design. Women with fetal structural anomalies are routinely offered diagnostic testing with chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis, with analysis for chromosomal analysis using karyotype or microarray analysis. Women in whom such testing does not explain the fetal phenotype, or in whom a genetic disease is strongly suggested based on the phenotype or a pattern of recurrent anomalies, will be offered exome sequencing (ES) and/or genome sequencing (GS) through the UCSF CLIA certified Genomic Medicine Laboratory. In advance of study enrollment, patients have been counseled regarding the structural anomalies in the fetus and offered pregnancy termination. The sequencing results for on-going pregnancies have a turnaround time of 2-4 weeks, and in the majority of cases are available after decisions have been made regarding continuation or termination of pregnancy.

Patients who decline diagnostic testing but who have a prenatally identified anomaly may be offered the option of testing on umbilical cord blood at delivery or on the placenta or other products of conception after a stillbirth or pregnancy termination. The project is exploratory in nature, with the ultimate goal of contributing to a growing body of phenotypic data and understanding how providers and patients utilize genomic (either exome or genome) sequencing results during pregnancy.

Detailed Description

Over the last several years, UCSF providers in the Fetal Treatment Center (FTC) and Prenatal Diagnosis Center (PDC) have been conducting genomic sequencing research studies for prenatal cases of fetal structural anomalies and pregnancy complications. This study seeks to build on preliminary work by our team at UCSF.

The investigators will study:

A. The effectiveness of sequencing as a tool for diagnosing the underlying genetic cause in fetuses with structural anomalies B. The prenatal presentation of genetic diseases and how genetic variants may be associated with specific fetal phenotypes C. How identifying a genetic diagnosis can help providers predict prognosis, counsel patients, and provide focused antenatal and postnatal management of the fetus/infant D. How patients and families understand and benefit from identifying an underlying genetic diagnosis in a pregnancy with fetal structural anomalies

Specific Aims:

A. Demonstrate the effectiveness of sequencing as a tool for diagnosing the underlying genetic cause in fetuses with structural anomalies B. Define the prenatal presentation of genetic diseases and how genetic variants may be associated with specific fetal phenotypes C. Determine how identifying a genetic diagnosis can help providers predict prognosis, counsel patients, and provide focused antenatal and postnatal management of the fetus/infant D. Identify how patients and families understand and benefit from identifying an underlying genetic diagnosis in a pregnancy with fetal structural anomalies

This study follows an observational prospective cohort design. Patients with fetal structural anomalies are routinely offered diagnostic testing with chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis. Patients in whom such testing does not explain the fetal phenotype, or in whom a genetic disease is strongly suggested based on the phenotype or a pattern of recurrent anomalies, will be offered exome sequencing (ES) and/or genome sequencing. Patients who decline prenatal diagnostic testing but who have a prenatally identified anomaly may be offered the option of testing on umbilical cord blood at delivery or on the placenta or other products of conception after a stillbirth or pregnancy termination. Blood or saliva samples will be collected on both parents, when possible, to allow the option of trio ES/GS or for follow up Sanger sequencing on these specimen determining inheritance of any potentially significant fetal variants that are identified. Patients will be asked to accept or decline analysis for secondary findings, as recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.Exome and genome sequencing will be performed in the UCSF clinical Genomic Medicine Laboratory, and patients will receive results through the CLIA certified clinical laboratory. Patients will be managed as per usual clinical protocols. Clinical data will be collected regarding the pregnancy, delivery, neonatal and early childhood outcomes.

Conditions

Fetal Structural Anomalies

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Genomic Sequencing

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Genomic Sequencer

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Genomic Sequencing Device

Interventions

Genomic Sequencer

Genomic Sequencing Device

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant individual >18 years of age

2. Pregnant with a fetus (singleton or multiple gestation) affected by one or more fetal anomalies, unexplained fetal death after 14 wks, unexplained severe fetal growth restriction (< 3%ile), unexplained severe polyhydramnios

Exclusion Criteria

1. Declines diagnostic testing with karyotype or microarray

2. Fetal anomaly explained by other testing (viral infection, aneuploidy or copy number variant detected by microarray)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Mary Norton, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

22-36483

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id