Immunobiology Blood and Tissue Collection of Upper Aerodigestive Malignancies

Summary

This research is being done to collect and store biological specimens (biospecimens) from people with cancer, regardless of tumor type, who are receiving treatments known or thought to have an effect on the immune system. The goal of this discovery and exploratory study is to: * Understand changes in the immune system associated with various cancer treatments, in order to better design new therapies or tests to predict how these treatments might work. * Identify risk factors for those who go on to develop side effects from immunotherapy. * Identify the molecular features associated with response and resistance to cancer therapies and immunotherapy using integrative genomic and immune repertoire characterization. * Capture and characterize systemic tumor burden by minimally invasive analyses of circulating tumor DNA. Participants may be asked to: * Donate samples of tumor, blood, lymph nodes, white blood cells, mouth cells (buccal smears) scraped from the inside of participant's cheek, urine, saliva, or other tissue samples. * Complete questionnaires about immunotherapy side effects at baseline and with follow-up appointments. * Undergo knee x-rays. * Allow the use of demographic and clinical information.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with a pathologically confirmed or clinically suspected upper aerodigestive malignancy who may be candidates for known or potentially immunomodulating treatments
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with known significant contraindications for venipuncture (e.g., hemoglobin \<8.5 g/dL) will be excluded from the blood collection component of the study
* Patients with known significant contraindications for biopsy (e.g., severe bleeding diathesis) will be excluded from the tissue biopsy component of the study
* Patients with known significant contraindications for bronchoscopy (e.g., airway concerns, significant cardiac disease) will be excluded from the bronchoscopy component of the study
* Unable or unwilling to read English and complete forms/questionnaires

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