Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Trial Description

Summary

RATIONALE: 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.

PURPOSE: 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.

Further Study Information

OBJECTIVES:

• Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children's Oncology Group institutions.

• Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients.

• Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study

Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: An unlimited number of specimens will be collected.

Eligibility Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• 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

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

• Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

• Not specified

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Children's Oncology Group

Scott Pomeroy

Study Chair

Jaclyn A. Biegel

U.S.A.
New Jersey
	New Brunswick
	Saint Peter's University Hospital
		Douglas A Cipkala	Ph: 732-745-8600ext6163
			Email: kcovert@saintpetersuh.com

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Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00919750
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 26, 2012

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