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Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Women With or Without Breast Cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT00899301

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
4000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
January 22, 2004
Record last updated
August 25, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and urine from patients with or without breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer.

PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and storing tissue samples from women with or without breast cancer.

Being studied: biologic sample preservation procedure

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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  • Breast lesion which is suspected to be cancer or a known diagnosis of breast cancer (any stage, at any point in the disease trajectory) who agrees to donate tissue/body fluids.
  • Individuals of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. There is no restriction regarding age, race, or ethnicity. The trial is open to the accrual of men and women.
  • Must sign informed consent for study of tumor specimens as part of a research project.
  • Must give permission for their tumor specimens to be obtained from outside institutions for molecular analyses.
  • Must be willing to be followed for recurrence, relapse and death from disease.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR OPTIONAL PHYSICAL FUNCTION AND COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS

  • Must be 60 years of age or older
  • Have completed initial round of cancer treatment
  • Have completed the optional online survey and opted-in for the physical function and cognitive assessments

Recruiting US locations

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, TN 37232-6838

    Site contact: Clinical Trials Office - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center · 800-811-8480

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • VICC Clinical Trials Information Program · 800-811-8480
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