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Molecular Biology of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Basic Trial Information

Phase	Type	Status	Age	Sponsor	Protocol IDs
No phase specified	Genetics	Completed	Under 21	NCI	COG-B971 CCG-B971, NCT00003096

Trial Description

Purpose:

Analyzing the number and structure of genes found in a child's cancer cells may help doctors improve methods of diagnosing and treating children with brain tumors.

This clinical trial is studying the number and structure of genes in cancer cells of children with brain tumors.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

• Younger than 21 years old
• Must be entered on one of the following Children's Cancer Group clinical trials: CCG-9921, CCG-9931, CCG-A9961, COG-99703
• No previous radiation therapy
• For more information about the eligibility criteria for this trial, refer to the Health Professional version.

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Tissue samples obtained from patients' brain tumor cells will undergo gene testing in the laboratory. Patients will not receive the results of the genetic testing and the results will not influence the type or duration of treatment.

Important:

For more details about this trial, refer to the Health Professional version of the trial summary.

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, contact your doctor for a referral or call a trial contact person listed below. You may see the same contact person listed at more than one site, however, if you call the number listed you can ask to speak to the study coordinator or person involved with the specific trial you are interested in. If you have questions about cancer or clinical trials, call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). General information about clinical trials, including risks, benefits, and costs, can be found on NCI's Web site.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Oncology Group

Jaclyn Biegel, PhD, Protocol chair		Ph: 215-590-2947

Related Information

PDQ® clinical trial CCG-A9961
PDQ® clinical trial COG-99703
PDQ® clinical trial CCG-921
PDQ® clinical trial CCG-923
PDQ® clinical trial CCG-9892

Registry Information
Official Title		Molecular Biology of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Trial Start Date		1997-12-01
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov		NCT00003096
Date Submitted to PDQ		1997-09-29
Information Last Verified		2005-11-29
NCI Grant/Contract Number		CA13539

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