Collection of Blood From Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00923221

Last Updated: 2026-01-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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Background:

* It is not fully understood why prostate cancer in some men becomes androgen-independent (no longer responds to anti-androgen medication), but genetics likely plays an important role.
* Genes contain the hereditary information that is passed down from parents to children. Although everyone has the same set of genes, individuals can have different forms of the same gene.
* Differences in genes may explain, at least in part, why some people develop a more aggressive form of prostate cancer than others.

Objectives:

-To obtain blood samples from patients with prostate cancer to try to identify gene differences associated with progression to the androgen independent state.

Eligibility:

-All participants participating in NCI prostate cancer protocols.

Design:

* Participants with prostate cancer are evaluated in the NCI s Medical Oncology Clinic.
* Blood samples are collected at the initial visit or at follow-up visits.
* DNA (genetic material) and white blood cells are extracted from these samples to be used for genotyping and establishment of cell lines.
* Gene variations are correlated with prostate cancer prognosis and prognostic indicators.

Detailed Description

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Objectives:

-To obtain blood samples from patients with prostate cancer for genotyping analyses.

Eligibility:

\- All patients seen in the NCI prostate cancer clinic are eligible.

Design:

* Patients with a prior diagnosis of prostate cancer will be evaluated in the GMB Clinic, NCI.
* Blood samples will be collected after the participant signs the protocol consent form. In general, blood will be collected for genomic DNA one time for this study. Extra samples may be requested if the original sample was not enough. The additional sample can range from one to two tubes of blood (approximately 2-3 teaspoons total). Genomic DNA and white blood cells will each be extracted from these samples to be utilized for genotyping and establishment of individual cell lines.
* Genetic variance will be correlated with prostate cancer prognosis (i.e. time from diagnosis to death) and prognostic indicators (i.e. histological tumor grade).
* Blood samples for the extraction of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and cell-free RNA (cfRNA) may be collected at multiple timepoints for future investigations
* Healthy controls will not be compared and no correlations will be made with prostate cancer susceptibility.

Conditions

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Cancer Of Prostate Prostate Cancer Prostatic Neoplasms Metastatic Prostate Cancer Prostate

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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1/Participant samples

Blood samples from participants with diagnosed prostate cancer

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible.

Individuals with a diagnosis of prostate cancer are eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

Children are not eligible.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

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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William D Figg, Pharm.D.

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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Paula A Carter, R.N.

Role: CONTACT

(240) 858-3191

William D Figg, Pharm.D.

Role: CONTACT

(240) 760-6179

References

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Eisenberger MA, Blumenstein BA, Crawford ED, Miller G, McLeod DG, Loehrer PJ, Wilding G, Sears K, Culkin DJ, Thompson IM Jr, Bueschen AJ, Lowe BA. Bilateral orchiectomy with or without flutamide for metastatic prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 1998 Oct 8;339(15):1036-42. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199810083391504.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9761805 (View on PubMed)

Eisenberger MA, Simon R, O'Dwyer PJ, Wittes RE, Friedman MA. A reevaluation of nonhormonal cytotoxic chemotherapy in the treatment of prostatic carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 1985 Jun;3(6):827-41. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1985.3.6.827.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2409240 (View on PubMed)

Ruijter E, van de Kaa C, Miller G, Ruiter D, Debruyne F, Schalken J. Molecular genetics and epidemiology of prostate carcinoma. Endocr Rev. 1999 Feb;20(1):22-45. doi: 10.1210/edrv.20.1.0356. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10047972 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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07-C-0100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

070100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00899249

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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