Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer: Tissue and Specimen Collection
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I study is collecting tissue samples for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Healthy Volunteers: f
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⁃ DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
• Undergoing surgery for breast cancer
Locations
United States
Illinois
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
RECRUITING
Chicago
Contact Information
Primary
Seema Khan, MD
cancertrials@northwestern.edu
312-695-1301
Time Frame
Start Date: 2001-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 10000
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Northwestern University
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)