Lymphoma
Conditions
Keywords
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of 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 blood samples from patients with previously untreated non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: * To establish a central lymphoma serum repository that will serve as a resource to provide specimens for current and future scientific studies. * To utilize the Southwest Oncology Group clinical database to perform clinicopathologic correlations with the results of those studies. OUTLINE: Serum is collected and stored for future correlative studies.
Interventions
OTHERbiologic sample preservation procedure
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma * Previously untreated disease * Patients must meet the eligibility criteria and be registered to a currently active Southwest Oncology Group-coordinated treatment protocol for previously untreated non-Hodgkin lymphoma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Establishment of a Centralized Lymphoma Serum Repository for the Southwest Oncology Group | July 2011 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed