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Collecting Tissue Samples From Patients With Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy and Healthy Participants

RECRUITINGSponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Actively Recruiting
SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Started2009-09
Est. completion2029-12
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT00992303

Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting tissue samples from patients with cancer undergoing radiation therapy. Healthy participants will also be allowed on the trial so their samples can be used in comparison to patients with malignancy

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Pathologically-proven diagnosis of malignancy
* Planning treatment with radiation therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Able to perform follow-up visits
* Is a patient of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center physicians

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Participation in other clinical trials is allowed
* Other prior or concurrent therapy for cancer, such as surgery and/or chemotherapy, is allowed.

Criteria for eligibility:

* Able to provide written informed consent
* Age greater than 18 years old
* Males and Females are eligible
* Any ethnicity is eligible

Criteria for ineligibility:

-Patients not available for follow-up/future contact

Conditions2

CancerUnspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Locations1 site

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390
Sarah Neufeld214-645-8525

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