Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Choroid Plexus Neoplasm, Childhood Craniopharyngioma, Childhood Grade III Meningioma, Childhood Grade II Meningioma, Childhood Grade I Meningioma, Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma, Ependymoma, Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma, Recurrent Childhood Medulloblastoma, Recurrent Childhood Supratentorial Embryonal Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions. II. Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients. III. Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.
Interventions
Correlative studies
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of brain tumor * Previously treated at a Children?s Oncology Group (COG) institution * Patients are eligible at time of diagnosis, second-look surgery, recurrence, or development of a second malignant neoplasm * Must have brain tumor biological specimens derived from primary tumors of the CNS available for submission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions | Up to 16 years |
| Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens | Up to 16 years |
| Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors | Up to 16 years |
Countries
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, United States