Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Collecting Blood and Tissue Samples From Family Members of Patients With Pancreatic Diseases, Pancreatic Cancer, and Melanoma

United States1,122 participantsStarted 2002-08-01

Plain-language summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from family members of patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is collecting blood and tissue samples from family members of patients with pancreatic disease, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 120 Years

SexALL

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets 1 of the following criteria: * Has at least 2 blood relatives with pancreatic cancer (both must be related) * Has at least 1 blood relative with pancreatic cancer and 1 with melanoma (both must be related) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Mentally competent and able to provide informed consent * Able to understand and read English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

What they're measuring

Collection of familial data and biospecimens in a data and tissue repository for familial pancreas research

Timeframe: baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00835133

SponsorMayo Clinic

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-09-30

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