Collecting Tissue Samples for Future Research From Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Breast Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:11/25/2017
Start Date:August 2001
End Date:January 2020
Contact:Seema Khan, MD
Email:cancertrials@northwestern.edu
Phone:312-695-1301

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer: Tissue and Specimen Collection

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.

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Collect breast tissue for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast
cancer.

Secondary

- Create microarrays by tumor type for internal use by Specialized Program of Research
Excellence.

OUTLINE: Tumor tissue is collected and analyzed to create microarrays by tumor type for
future research studies.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,250 patients will be accrued for this study.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Undergoing surgery for breast cancer
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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
675 N Saint Clair St # 21-100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 695-1156
Phone: 312-695-1301
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