WithdrawnNot Applicable

Studying Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Localized Kidney Cancer

Stopped: PI left

0Started 2008-05

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RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at tumor tissue samples from patients who have undergone surgery for localized kidney cancer.

Who can participate

SexALL

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Tumor tissue samples from patients who recently underwent nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy for clear cell renal cell carcinoma * Harvested from the superior, inferior, left lateral, right lateral, and central portions of resected or discarded tumor measuring 4 cm or less * Localized disease (pT1a, N0-Nx, M0) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics

What they're measuring

Relative patterns of expression/activity of five different growth factors/enzymes inherently related to the development of metastatic renal cell carcinoma behavior

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00908739

SponsorCase Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2008-09

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