Collecting Tissue Samples for Future Research From Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer

Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer: Tissue and Specimen Collection

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00898131

Enrollment

10000

Registered

2009-05-12

Start date

2001-08-31

Completion date

2026-01-31

Last updated

2025-10-17

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

breast cancer

Brief summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I study is collecting tissue samples for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Collect breast tissue for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Secondary * Create microarrays by tumor type for internal use by Specialized Program of Research Excellence. OUTLINE: Tumor tissue is collected and analyzed to create microarrays by tumor type for future research studies. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,250 patients will be accrued for this study.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Undergoing surgery for breast cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Collect human breast tissues and associated clinical-pathologic data	At time of diagnosis, surgery, and throughout standard care and clinical follow-up.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactSeema Khan, MD

cancertrials@northwestern.edu312-695-1301

Outcome results