CompletedNot Applicable

Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors

United States1,258 participantsStarted 2004-02-16

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of brain tumor * Previously treated at a Children?s Oncology Group (COG) institution * Patients are eligible at time of diagnosis, second-look surgery, recurrence, or development of a second malignant neoplasm * Must have brain tumor biological specimens derived from primary tumors of the CNS available for submission

What they're measuring

Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions

Timeframe: Up to 16 years

Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens

Timeframe: Up to 16 years

Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors

Timeframe: Up to 16 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00919750

SponsorChildren's Oncology Group

Sponsor typeNETWORK

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-06-30

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