Clinical Trial: Collection of Serum and Tissue Samples From Patients With Biopsy-Proved or Suspected Malignant Disease

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Collection of Serum and Tissue Samples From Patients With Biopsy-Proved or Suspected Malignant Disease

Brief Summary: Selected patients suspected of having or with prior biopsy proof of malignant disease will be seen in the Urologic Oncology Branch, NCI. Blood samples may be collected at the time of the initial visit and at periodic intervals during the course of the disease. These samples will be stored in the tissue bank of the Urologic Oncology Branch. Aliquots of malignant and normal tissue will be collected at the time of surgery and stored in the tissue bank, Urologic Oncology Branch, NCI. These materials will be used in the research efforts of the Urologic Oncology Branch, NCI.

Detailed Summary:

Background

- Kidney, prostate, bladder, testis and penile cancer account for 22% of cancers diagnosed in the United States and are responsible for 10% of cancer deaths each year in the U.S. Understanding the genes and gene pathways that cause genitourinary malignancies will provide the foundation for the development of targeted therapeutic agents for patients affected with these cancers. Since 1982 investigators in the Urologic Oncology Branch have been studying the genetic basis of urologic cancers. The identification of the genes for cancer of the kidney has led to the approval by the FDA of a number of new agents for patients with advanced disease. It is our goal to study the cancer gene pathways of genitourinary malignancies in order to further understand the cancer gene pathways that cause these diseases.

Objectives

  • Collection of benign and malignant tissue from patients with known or suspected cancer.
  • Collection of benign and malignant tissue from patients with rare inherited conditions associated with an increased risk for kidney cancer.
  • Determine the molecular genetic differences between normal and tumorigenic tissues.
  • Investigate the categories of genes/ biochemical pathways such as those that influence the cell cycle, angiogenesis, metabolic changes, and metastatic potential.
  • Examine protein expression and bioimmunoassays investigating potential genetic markers.
  • Investigate cellular/biochemical response to existing and novel therapeutic agents.
  • Investigate quality of life in men who have prostate cancer.
  • Collection of benign and malignant tissue from patients with known or suspected cancer. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Collection of benign and malignant tissue from patients with rare inherited conditions associated with an increased risk for kidney cancer. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Determine the molecular genetic differences between normal and tumorigenic tissues. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Examine protein expression and bioimmunoassays investigating potential genetic markers. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Investigate cellular/biochemical response to existing and novel therapeutic agents. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Investigate quality of life in men who have prostate cancer. [ Time Frame: On-going ]
  • Investigate molecular genetic basis of urologic malignancies. [ Time Frame: On-going ]


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Information By: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Dates:
Date Received: November 14, 2001
Date Started: July 10, 1997
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 6, 2017
Last Verified: March 2, 2017