Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
recurrent prostate cancer, stage I prostate cancer, stage IIB prostate cancer, stage IIA prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer, stage IV prostate cancer
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer and from healthy participants in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at blood samples from patients with prostate cancer and from healthy participants to identify a polymorphism that may help in the study of prostate cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the incidence of the D104N COL18A1 polymorphism in patients with prostate cancer. Secondary * Determine the incidence of this polymorphism in African-American patients with prostate cancer. OUTLINE: This is a retrospective, multicenter study. DNA is extracted from preexisting serum samples and polymerase chain reaction is performed to determine the genotype pattern. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 500 patients and 250 healthy participants will be accrued for this study.
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of prostate cancer OR healthy participant * Patient enrolled on an IRB-approved clinical trial at the National Cancer Institute or Northwestern University, including, but not limited to, any of the following: * NCI-99-C-0052 * NCI-95-C-0178 * NCI-00-C-003 * NCI-00-C-0080 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of D104N COL18A1 polymorphism in patients with prostate cancer and in healthy participants | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of D104N COL18A1 polymorphism in African-American patients with prostate cancer and in healthy participants | — |