Collection of Tissue Samples for Cancer Research

NCT ID: NCT00900198

Last Updated: 2025-11-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

5000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-07-06

Brief Summary

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Background:

-Patients who are being evaluated and/or treated at the NIH Clinical Center and adult patients at participating sites will be entered onto this tissue procurement protocol for collection of tissue specimens.

Objectives:

* To obtain samples from adult and pediatric patients for research purposes from tests and procedures that are done as required by the primary research protocol(s) to which a patient is enrolled or as part of their standard-of-care treatment.
* To obtain samples for research purposes from non-surgical procedures, such as percutaneous biopsies, performed for the sole purpose of obtaining tissue specimens or biological fluids for this protocol.

Eligibility:

-Adult patients (18 years of age and older) and pediatric patients (younger than 18 years of age) who are being evaluated for and/or treated for cancer at the NIH Clinical Center participating sites.

Design:

* This is a multicenter tissue procurement protocol with NCI as the coordinating center.
* For adult patients: specimens for research purposes, as outlined in this protocol, will be obtained from tests and procedures that are done as required by the primary research protocols to which a patient is enrolled or as part of their standard-of-care treatment. Non-surgical procedures, such as percutaneous biopsies, may also be performed for the sole purpose of obtaining tissue specimens or biological fluids for this protocol. Tissues and biological fluids to be procured may include but are not limited to blood, serum, urine, tumor tissue, normal tissue, pleural fluid, CSF, saliva, bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), circulating tumor cells, hair follicles, and bone marrow. These specimens will be stored with unique identifiers and used to perform only those research studies that are outlined in this protocol.
* For pediatric patients: tumor biopsy/resection tissue used for pediatric preclinical model development will only be from tissue already being obtained as part of a procedure necessary for the patient s clinical care or as part of a primary research protocol; blood specimens will be collected as part of a blood collection already scheduled for the patient s clinical care or as part of the planned pre-procedure bloodwork; volumes collected will not exceed institutional research limits.
* Given the risks associated with any invasive procedure, such as tumor biopsy, the procedure will be discussed in detail with the patients and their parents/guardian (as indicated), including the side effects, prior to obtaining a separate consent for each procedure. A separate consent will not be signed prior to obtaining samples by minimally invasive measures, such as venipuncture.
* This study has two separate consent forms at the NIH Clinical Center: one for adult patients to donate specimens for ongoing research on assay development and studies of molecular pathways, and one for adult and age-appropriate pediatric patients to donate samples for the generation of preclinical models. The study also has consent form templates for adult and pediatric patients at participating sites to donate specimens to create preclinical models.
* Patients may remain on study for the duration of their consent or completion of the planned procedure, whichever comes first.

Detailed Description

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Background:

Patients who are being evaluated and/or treated at the NIH Clinical Center and at participating sites will be entered onto this tissue procurement protocol for collection of tissue specimens.

Objectives:

To obtain specimens from adult and pediatric patients for research purposes from tests and procedures that are done as required by the primary research protocol(s) to which a patient is enrolled or as part of their standard-of-care treatment.

To obtain specimens for research purposes from non-surgical procedures, such as percutaneous biopsies, performed for the sole purpose of obtaining tissue specimens or biological fluids for this protocol.

Eligibility:

Adult patients (18 years of age and older) and pediatric patients (younger than 18 years of age) who are being evaluated for and/or treated for cancer at the NIH Clinical Center and at participating sites.

Design:

This is a multicenter tissue procurement protocol with NCI as the coordinating center.

For adult patients: specimens for research purposes, as outlined in this protocol, will be obtained from tests and procedures that are done as required by the primary research protocol(s) to which a patient is enrolled or as part of their standard-of-care treatment. Non-surgical procedures, such as percutaneous biopsies, may also be performed on adult patients at the NIH Clinical Center for the sole purpose of obtaining tissue specimens or biological fluids. Tissues and biological fluids to be procured may include blood, serum, urine, tumor tissue, normal tissue, pleural fluid, CSF, saliva, bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), hair follicles, bone marrow and bone marrow aspirate. These specimens will be stored with unique identifiers and used to perform only those research studies that are outlined in this protocol.

For pediatric patients: tumor biopsy/resection tissue used for pediatric preclinical model development will only be from tissue already being obtained as part of a procedure necessary for the patient s clinical care or as part of a primary research protocol; blood specimens will be collected as part of a blood collection already scheduled for the patient s clinical care or as part of the planned pre-procedure bloodwork; volumes collected will not exceed institutional research limits.

Given the risks associated with any invasive procedure, such as tumor biopsy, the procedure will be discussed in detail with the patients and their parents/guardian (as indicated), including the side effects, prior to obtaining a separate consent for each procedure. A separate consent will not be signed prior to obtaining specimens by minimally invasive measures, such as venipuncture.

This study has two separate consent forms at the NIH Clinical Center: one for adult patients to donate specimens for ongoing research on assay development and studies of molecular pathways; and one for adult and age-appropriate pediatric patients to donate samples for the generation of preclinical models. The study also has consent form templates for adult and pediatric patients at participating sites to donate specimens to create preclinical models.

Patients may remain on study for the duration of their consent or completion of the planned procedure, whichever comes first.

Conditions

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Neoplasms Lymphomas Multiple Myeloma Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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1/Standard

Standard

Biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Tissue samples will be collected for research purposes from non-surgical procedures, such percutaneous biopsies for the sole purpose of obtaining specimens or biological fluids for the protocol.

2/Standard and Preclinical Models

Standard and Preclinical Models

No interventions assigned to this group

3/Preclinical Models

Preclinical Models

No interventions assigned to this group

4/Preclinical Models, Pediatric

Preclinical Models, Pediatric

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Biopsy

Tissue samples will be collected for research purposes from non-surgical procedures, such percutaneous biopsies for the sole purpose of obtaining specimens or biological fluids for the protocol.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients 18 years of age and older who are being evaluated and/or treated for cancer at the NIH Clinical Center or at participating sites:

* Who have a newly diagnosed malignancy for which they have not yet received treatment, or
* Who have a previously treated malignancy that is now recurrent or currently progressing on treatment indicated by:

* radiographic evidence of tumor growth and/or new metastases, or
* CBC w/differential and/or flow cytometry, or
* documented evidence by the treating physician of signs/symptoms of clinical disease progression, or
* Who are currently undergoing treatment and for whom disease response has not yet been assessed,

---In this circumstance, specimen collection should occur as distant in time from the most recent drug administration as possible such as after completion of a treatment cycle and immediately prior to initiation of the next cycle.
* Patients with ongoing partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) are eligible.

* For solid tumor diagnoses, confirmation of viable malignancy and/or \<90% tumor necrosis, fibrosis, or hemorrhage per the final pathology must be reported to the coordinating site for patients enrolled with ongoing PR or SD at the time of specimen collection.
* For hematologic malignancies, confirmation of viable malignancy must be reported to the coordinating site per the final flow cytometry report.
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document indicating their willingness to have their tissue or biologic fluid specimens used for research as outlined in this protocol.

At the NIH Clinical Center ONLY:

* At the PIs discretion, specimens may be collected from patients 18 years of age and older prior to the development of an invasive cancer, who are being evaluated and/or treated for a confirmed familial cancer syndrome such as but not limited to Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC), Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome or Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC) syndrome.
* Specimens, including blood only, can be collected from patients 18 years of age and older who are being evaluated and/or treated for a hematologic malignancy, including Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and/or MDS Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MDS-MPN), that meet all other adult eligibility criteria.

* Due to the different characteristics of hematologic malignancies versus solid tumor malignancies, including methodology for assessment of disease response, residual disease, and progression, evaluation of these factors for determination of protocol eligibility should be made utilizing established standards such as hematopathology, flow cytometry, immunohistochemical analysis, etc.


* Patients younger than 18 years of age and older than 2 months with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer (solid tumor or hematologic malignancy) who are being treated for cancer at the NIH Clinical Center or participating clinical sites and who will already be undergoing a clinically necessary medical procedure during which tumor tissue will be resected or needle biopsy tissue or bone marrow aspirate collected. Tissue from neonates will not be collected.
* Ability and willingness to assent to participation, utilizing an explanation that is understandable/age appropriate, as well as receiving parental permission.

At the NIH Clinical Center ONLY

-At the PI s discretion, clinically indicated tissue collections may occur from patients with pediatric tumors that are generally benign but are known to undergo malignant transformation, e.g., neurofibromatosis, osteochondromas, pheochromocytoma, etc.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with cancer-like syndromes and/or blood disorders such as but not limited to systemic mastocytosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, chronic eosinophilic leukemia/hypereosinophilic syndrome, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).
* Patients with invasive fungal infections.
* Patients with active and/or uncontrolled infections or who are still recovering from an infection:

* All antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals prescribed for the treatment of an infection should be completed at least 1 week (7 days) prior to collection.
* No recurrence of fever or other symptoms related to infection for at least 1 week (7 days) following completion of antibiotics.
* Patients receiving antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals for prophylaxis are permissible.
* Antibiotics being administered topically at a location distant from the planned tissue collection site or eye drops for a localized infection are permissible.
* Note: Use of antibiotics for prophylaxis is not an exclusion.
* Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), active or chronic hepatitis (i.e., quantifiable HBV-DNA and/or positive HbsAg, quantifiable HCV-RNA) or known history of HCV or HBV.
* Patients with Hepatitis A as indicated by anti-HAV IgM reactivity

--Note: Patients that are anti-HAV IgG reactive only are not excluded
* Blood only collections from patients with solid tumors or hematologic malignancy demonstrating partial or stable disease response:

* Blood will not be collected from patients whose disease demonstrates ongoing partial response or ongoing stable disease given the poor rate of model generation from such specimens.
* Blood will not be collected from patients between doses within a single treatment cycle.
* Specimen collections from patients with benign tumors including but not limited to desmoid tumors, carcinoma in situ, or ongoing evidence of complete disease response (CR).



* Patients with invasive fungal infections
* Patients with active and/or uncontrolled infections or who are still recovering from an infection:

* Actively febrile patients with uncertain etiology of febrile episode
* All antibiotics should be completed at least 1 week (7 days) prior to collection
* No recurrence of fever or other symptoms related to infection for at least 1 week (7 days) following completion of antibiotics
* Note: Use of antibiotics for prophylaxis is not an exclusion.
* Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), active or chronic hepatitis (i.e., quantifiable HBV-DNA and/or positive HbsAg, quantifiable HCV-RNA) or known history of HCV or HBV.
* Patients with Hepatitis A as indicated by anti-HAV IgM reactivity

--Note: Patients that are anti-HAV IgG reactive only are not excluded
* Specimen collections from patients with benign tumors including but not limited to desmoid tumors, carcinoma in situ, or ongoing evidence of complete disease response (CR) based on imaging.
* Blood only collections from patients with partial or stable disease response:

* Blood will not be collected from patients whose disease demonstrates ongoing partial response or ongoing stable disease given the poor rate of model generation from such specimens.
* Blood will not be collected from patients between doses within a single treatment cycle.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

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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James H Doroshow, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Locations

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UC Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

University of Colorado, Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Indiana University - Purdue

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Washington University - St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Fred Hutchinson

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre

Toronto, , Canada

Site Status COMPLETED

Countries

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United States Canada

Central Contacts

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Nancy A Moore, R.N.

Role: CONTACT

(240) 760-6045

James H Doroshow, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

(240) 781-3320

Facility Contacts

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Kathryn S Sutton, MD

Role: primary

404-785-1651

Anna Maria Storniolo, MD

Role: primary

317-948-7576

Stephanie Chen, MD

Role: primary

319-678-8462

Nyall London, M.D. PHD

Role: primary

801-547-7851

For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)

Role: primary

800-411-1222 ext. TTY dial 711

Roheena Panni, MD

Role: primary

314-362-7046

John Kane, MD

Role: primary

716-845-3284

Jim Rocco, MD, PhD

Role: primary

614-685-6778

Kyle VanKoevering, MD

Role: backup

(614) 685-6778

Rakesh Sindhi, MD

Role: primary

412-692-7849

Kelly Smith, MD PhD

Role: primary

206-598-7143

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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06-C-0213

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

060213

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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