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Collecting Tissue Samples From Patients With Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy and Healthy Participants

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · NCT00992303

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
10000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 2009
Record last updated
July 17, 2026

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What the study is about

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This research study is collecting tissue samples from patients with cancer undergoing radiation therapy. Healthy participants will also be allowed on the trial so their samples can be used in comparison to patients with malignancy

Being studied: biologic sample preservation procedure; medical chart review; questionnaire administration

Conditions: Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Eligibility criteria

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS

  • Pathologically-proven diagnosis of malignancy
  • Planning treatment with radiation therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS

  • Able to perform follow-up visits
  • Is a patient of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center physicians

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Participation in other clinical trials is allowed
  • Other prior or concurrent therapy for cancer, such as surgery and/or chemotherapy, is allowed.

Criteria for eligibility

  • Able to provide written informed consent
  • Age greater than 18 years old
  • Males and Females are eligible
  • Any ethnicity is eligible

Criteria for ineligibility

-Patients not available for follow-up/future contact

Recruiting US locations

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, TX 75390

    Site contact: Sarah Neufeld · 214-645-8525

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Suprabha Pulipparacharuvil · 214-645-8525 · suprabha.pulipparacharuvil@utsouthwestern.edu
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