Protein Expression in Human Neuroblastoma Tumor Samples

NCT ID: NCT01407731

Last Updated: 2016-05-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Studying protein expression in samples of tumor 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. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat neuroblastoma.

PURPOSE: This laboratory studying is looking at protein expression in tumor tissue samples from patients with neuroblastoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* To determine whether intersectin (ITSN1) proteins are present at elevated levels in primary human tumor samples.

OUTLINE: Archived tumor tissue samples are analyzed for intersectin (ITSN1) expression by western blot assays with enhanced chemiluminescence and exposed to X-ray film. The films are scanned, and levels of ITSN1 signal are quantified by densitometry.

Conditions

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Neuroblastoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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protein expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

western blotting

Intervention Type GENETIC

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosed with neuroblastoma
* Banked primary tumor samples from patients with stage 1, 2, 3, and 4 disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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John P. O'Bryan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Illinois at Chicago

Other Identifiers

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COG-ANBL11B4

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ANBL11B4

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2011-03799

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ANBL11B4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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