Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
cancer
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue and blood from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and storing tumor, tissue, and blood samples from patients with pancreatic cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: * Provide cancer investigators access to a wide variety of tissues and biospecimens for translational studies in cancer. * Collect and preserve tissue from the primary organ site (uninvolved and involved with cancer), from the metastases, from patient blood (serum and lymphocytes), and from patient urine. * Provide quality-controlled storage and management of the specimen bank. * Collect relevant clinical and pathologic information with appropriate privacy protection. * Contribute to the development of a comprehensive database annotated with relevant clinical data, pathology, and research findings. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Tumor samples, lymph node samples, and normal pancreas tissue samples are collected. Blood samples are also collected prior to surgery, six months after the initial blood draw and tissue sample collection, and every six months thereafter for two years.
Interventions
OTHERbiologic sample preservation procedure
biologic sample preservation procedure
Sponsors
University of Arizona
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Patient who is seen at the Arizona Cancer Center or University Medical Center and will undergo any surgery or procedure for cancer PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * NA PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * NA As this is a biospecimen repository, participation is open to all cancer patients being treated at the Arizona Cancer Center or University Medical Center by investigators on this protocol.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of tissue samples and biospecimens for translational study | July 2024 | An electronic record of the specimens is kept in a secure, web-based database. Follow-up information will be obtained from the patient medical record or from the patient. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTArizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSetsuko K. Chambers, MD
University of Arizona
Outcome results
None listed