Studying Gene Expression in Samples From Patients With Rhabdoid Tumors

NCT ID: NCT01553175

Last Updated: 2016-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and find biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat cancer.

PURPOSE: This research trial studies gene expression in samples from patients with rhabdoid tumors.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* To determine if BRM is silenced in the majority, if not all, rhabdoid tumors by immunohistochemistry in primary tumors.
* To determine if BRG1 is silenced in the majority, if not all, rhabdoid tumors by immunohistochemistry in primary tumors.
* To determine if GATA1 and/or HDAC2 is overexpressed in the same tumors that lack BRM expression.
* To determine if BRM promoter polymorphisms correlate with loss of BRM expression in primary rhabdoid tumors.
* To determine how BRG1 is silenced in primary rhabdoid tumors by sequencing BRG1 exons in genomic DNA derived from frozen samples.

OUTLINE: Archived tumor tissue samples are analyzed for BRM, BRG1, GATA1, and/or HDAC2 expression by immunohistochemistry. BRM- and BRG1-negative samples are also analyzed.

Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Kidney Cancer

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

gene expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

mutation analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

protein expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

immunohistochemistry staining method

Intervention Type OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Tumor samples from patients diagnosed with rhabdoid tumors
* Matched frozen tumor tissue from BRG1-negative tumors (preferred) or matched genomic DNA from tumors, 100 ng per tumor from BRG1-negative tumors
* Any source of DNA from BRG1-negative tumors (tumors, blood, etc.)
* Matched frozen tumor tissue from BRM-negative tumors to confirm that BRM is not mutated or altered but rather epigenetically suppressed when lost in rhabdoid tumors

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified
Maximum Eligible Age

120 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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David Reisman, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Florida

Other Identifiers

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COG-AREN12B5

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000728521

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2012-00705

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AREN12B5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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