Biomarkers in Tissue Samples From Patients With Ewing Sarcoma

NCT ID: NCT01480518

Last Updated: 2015-05-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

166 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue 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 understand how well patients respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This research study is studying biomarkers in tissue samples from patients with Ewing sarcoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* To describe the spectrum of GGAA-microsatellite polymorphisms at specific loci in genomic DNA prepared from Ewing sarcoma tumor specimens.
* To determine if there are differences in GGAA-microsatellite polymorphisms in genomic DNA prepared from Ewing sarcoma tumor specimens as compared to non-afflicted European and African normal genomic DNA.
* To determine if GGAA-microsatellite polymorphisms at specific loci in genomic DNA prepared from Ewing's sarcoma tumor specimens correlates with disease outcome in patients treated on COG protocol AEWS0031.
* To determine whether whole-genome amplification introduces alterations in GGAA-microsatellites as compared to non-amplified genomic DNA.

OUTLINE: Genomic PCR is used to amplify the microsatellites in the NR0B1 and GSTM4 promoters. In addition to determining microsatellite size, each microsatellite is sequenced following cloning into the pCR4 vector (Invitrogen) using standard topoisomerase cloning protocols.

Conditions

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Sarcoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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DNA analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

comparative genomic hybridization

Intervention Type GENETIC

gene expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

mutation analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

polymerase chain reaction

Intervention Type GENETIC

polymorphic microsatellite marker analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Specimens from patients with Ewing sarcoma used for protocol COG-AEWS08B1

* Obtained from patient samples taken from patients enrolled on COG-AEWS0031
* Whole genome-amplified DNA will be used

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified
Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

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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Stephen Lessnick, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Utah

Other Identifiers

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COG-AEWS11B2

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AEWS11B2

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2012-00083

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AEWS11B2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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