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Studying Cells Collected Through Ductal Lavage in Women Undergoing Surgery for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Other Breast Cancer

NCT00896857 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-03-15

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Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is evaluating cells collected through ductal lavage in women undergoing surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ or other breast cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

GENETIC

RNA analysis

GENETIC

polymerase chain reaction

GENETIC

protein expression analysis

GENETIC

reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

GENETIC

western blotting

OTHER

immunoenzyme technique

OTHER

immunohistochemistry staining method

OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

PROCEDURE

breast duct lavage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick P. Koty, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility

Max Age
120 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

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