Collection of Blood From Patients With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00034216

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1750 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-07-16

Brief Summary

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This study will collect blood from patients with cancer to study the level of cells which decrease the immune response (suppressor cells) before and after chemotherapy. Patients 18 years of age and older with cancer may participate. This study does not involve treatment.

Participants will have about 50 ml (3 tablespoonfuls) of blood drawn. Depending on their condition, patients may be invited to enroll in a clinical research study involving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery. Additional 40-ml blood samples may be drawn during the course of treatment.

Detailed Description

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Background:

* Correlative studies performed on biospecimens of human subjects can be used to investigate the biology of solid tumors, inform the development of new strategies for treating those cancers, and evaluate these new therapeutic approaches. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
* the underlying mechanisms of tumor-specific immune response and suppression in cancer patients
* genetic and molecular profiling of tumors through circulating tumor cell (cTC), circulating DNA, and tissue analysis
* investigation of potential early diagnostic and prognostic indicators for solid tumors such as cTCs and miRNA expression of serum exosomes
* identification of mechanisms of drug-related adverse events and correlation with clinical parameters
* the role of commensal gut microbiota in both the innate and adaptive responses to tumors as well as with the use of anticancer agents

Objectives:

* Analyze biospecimens such as tissue, urine, saliva, stool and blood components, which include serum, leukocytes, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and circulating tumor cells (cTC), of human subjects.
* Correlate analysis results with clinical parameters such as demographics, toxicities, and treatment outcomes.
* Undertake genetic analysis of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic samples for advanced mutational analysis.

Eligibility:

* Patients and healthy volunteers whose biospecimens are of interest to NIH investigators.
* 18 years of age or older.

Design:

\- Cases will be evaluated by NCI or Interventional Radiology, NIH Clinical Center personnel. Blood, tissue, urine, saliva or other samples may be collected at the initial visit and at follow-up visits.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer Breast Cancer Colon Cancer Lung Cancer Liver Cancer

Keywords

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Suppressor Cells T-cells CD4+ / CD25+ cells Natural History Cancer Malignancy Blood Sample

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers 18 years of age and older

No interventions assigned to this group

Participants

Participants with cancer 18 years of age and older

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with a known or suspected malignancy and healthy volunteers 18 years of age and older are eligible.

Performance status of ECOG 0, 1, 2, or 3 for admission to this protocol.

Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

INCLUSION FOR APHERESIS:

Note: Effective with Amendment CC, participants will no longer be asked to undergo apheresis. This content is being retained for historical reference.

Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10 mg/dL and platelet count \> 75,000/mm(3)

Weight greater than 25 kg

HIV negative

Prothrombin Time - within normal limits

Partial Thromboplastin Time - within normal limits

Medically indicated central line in place or adequate peripheral venous access

Exclusion Criteria

None.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer L Marte

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Locations

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Michell J Manu, R.N.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (240) 529-3415

Email: [email protected]

Jennifer L Marte

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (301) 496-7214

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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National Cancer Institute Referral Office

Role: primary

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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020179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

02-C-0179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id