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Obtaining Solid Tumor Tissue From People Having Biopsy or Surgery for Certain Types of Cancer

NCT01915225 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1800

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

Background:

\- Recent advances in cancer research have led to new therapies to treat the disease. It is important to continue these advances and discover new ones. To do that, researchers need tissue samples from solid tumors. This study will collect such samples from people already scheduled to have a procedure at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIHCC).

Objectives:

\- To collect tissue samples for use in studying new ways to treat tumors.

Eligibility:

* Adults 18 years and older, with a precancerous or cancerous solid tumor who are scheduled to have surgery or a biopsy at the NIHCC.
* Children under the age of 18 but who are older than 2 years of age are eligible to be enrolled on the research sample collection portion of this study if they will have a biopsy or surgery as part of their medical care.

Design:

* Before their procedure, participants will have a small blood sample taken.
* Some participants will undergo leukapheresis. In this procedure, blood is removed through a tube in one arm and circulated through a machine that removes white blood cells. The blood, minus the white blood cells, is returned through a tube in the other arm. The procedure takes 3-4 hours.
* For all participants, during the surgery or biopsy, pieces of the tumor and pieces of normal tissue near it will be removed for this study. The rest of the tumor or precancerous growth will be sent to a lab for analysis.
* Participants will return to the clinic about 6 weeks after the operation for a routine checkup. Some may have to return for additional follow-up.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan M Hernandez, M.D. · National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-21
Primary Completion
2035-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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