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Study to Collect and Store Specimens From Patients With Previously Untreated Acute or Chronic Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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Basic Trial Information
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Registry Information

Alternate Title

Collecting and Storing Blood, Bone Marrow, and Other Samples From Patients With Acute Leukemia, Chronic Leukemia, or Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
No phase specifiedTissue collection/RepositoryActiveNot specifiedNCICALGB-9665
NCT00899223

Objectives

  1. Collect and store specimens from newly diagnosed patients with acute or chronic leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes enrolled on a CALGB protocol.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • One of the following diagnoses:
    • Acute leukemia
    • Chronic leukemia
    • Myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Newly diagnosed disease
  • Enrolled on a CALGB treatment protocol
  • Must enroll on this study before receiving any therapy for malignancy

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • Not specified

Patient Characteristics:

  • Not specified

Expected Enrollment

Samples from approximately 1,500 patients will be collected for this study within 5 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Collection and storage of specimens from newly diagnosed patients with acute or chronic leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes enrolled on a CALGB protocol

Outline

This is a multicenter study.

Bone marrow aspirate and blood specimens are obtained from patients at diagnosis, remission, or relapse and stored. Buccal smears are obtained at diagnosis, and DNA is extracted and preserved.

Published Results

Liu TH, Raval A, Chen SS, et al.: CpG island methylation and expression of the secreted frizzled-related protein gene family in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Res 66 (2): 653-8, 2006.[PUBMED Abstract]

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Michael Caligiuri, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 614-293-7521

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 205-934-0309
California
  Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
 David Palchak, MD
Ph: 805-773-7127
  La Jolla
 Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Ph: 858-822-5354
 Email: cancercto@ucsd.edu
  Mountain View
 Camino Medical Group - Treatment Center
 Peter Yu, MD
Ph: 408-524-5814
  Pismo Beach
 David Palchak, MD
Ph: 805-773-7127
  San Diego
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Office -Vandever Medical Office
 Han Koh
Ph: 619-528-2596
 Naval Medical Center - San Diego
 Preston Gable, MD, FACP
Ph: 619-532-7319
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
 Barbara Parker
Ph: 858-552-8585
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
Connecticut
  Hartford
 Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center
Ph: 860-545-5363
Delaware
  Lewes
 Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Tunnell Cancer Center
Ph: 302-645-3171
  Newark
 CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
 Clinical Trial Office - CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
Ph: 302-733-6227
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ph: 202-782-7840
Florida
  Fort Lauderdale
 Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 954-776-3239
  Miami Beach
 CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
 Rogerio Lilenbaum, MD
Ph: 305-535-3310
  Orlando
 Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
 Clinical Trials Office - Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
Ph: 407-303-5623
Georgia
  Savannah
 Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute
Ph: 912-350-8568
Illinois
  Bloomington
 St. Joseph Medical Center
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Canton
 Graham Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Carthage
 Memorial Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Chicago
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
 University of Illinois Cancer Center
 Clinical Trial Office - University of Illinois Cancer Center
Ph: 312-355-3046
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago Westside Hospital
 David Peace, MD
Ph: 312-413-1507
  Eureka
 Eureka Community Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Evanston
 Evanston Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Evanston Hospital
Ph: 847-570-1381
  Galesburg
 Galesburg Clinic, PC
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Galesburg Cottage Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Havana
 Mason District Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Macomb
 McDonough District Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Monmouth
 OSF Holy Family Medical Center
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Normal
 BroMenn Regional Medical Center
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Community Cancer Center
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Ottawa
 Community Hospital of Ottawa
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Pekin
 Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Peoria
 CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
 Clinical Trials Office - Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
Ph: 309-243-3000
 Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 OSF St. Francis Medical Center
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
 Proctor Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Peru
 Illinois Valley Community Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
  Rockford
 Center for Cancer Care at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Center for Cancer Care at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
Ph: 815-227-2633
  Spring Valley
 St. Margaret's Hospital
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3605
Indiana
  Elkhart
 Elkhart General Hospital
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
 Sreenivasa Nattam, MD
Ph: 260-484-8830
  Kokomo
 Howard Community Hospital
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  La Porte
 Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  South Bend
 CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
 Memorial Hospital of South Bend
 Clinical Trials Office - Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Ph: 800-284-7370
 Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
 South Bend Clinic
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
Iowa
  Bettendorf
 Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
 Shobha Chitneni, MD, MBBS
Ph: 563-355-7733
  Cedar Rapids
 Iowa Blood and Cancer Care
 David Zenk, MD
Ph: 319-369-7091
 Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
 David Zenk, MD
Ph: 319-369-7091
 St. Luke's Hospital
 David Zenk, MD
Ph: 319-369-7091
  Iowa City
 Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
 Cancer Information Service
Ph: 800-237-1225
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Iowa City
 Daniel Vaena
Ph: 319-338-0581
800-637-0128
Kansas
  Overland Park
 Menorah Medical Center
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Saint Luke's Hospital - South
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Shawnee Mission
 Shawnee Mission Medical Center
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
Maine
  Bangor
 CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - CancerCare of Maine
Ph: 207-973-4274
  Scarborough
 Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders - Scarborough
 Helen Ryan
Ph: 207-885-7600
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryladn Medical Center
Ph: 800-888-8823
  Elkton MD
 Union Hospital Cancer Program at Union Hospital
 Frank Beardell, MD
Ph: 302-737-7700
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office
Ph: 617-724-5200
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
 Richard Stone, MD
Ph: 617-632-2214
 Massachusetts General Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Massachusetts General Hospital
Ph: 877-726-5130
  Gloucester
 Addison Gilbert Hospital
 Angus McIntyre, MD
Ph: 978-927-6850
Michigan
  Saint Joseph
 Oncology Care Associates, PLLC
 Eric Lester, MD
Ph: 269-985-0029
  St. Joseph
 Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
Minnesota
  Duluth
 St. Luke's Hospital Cancer Care Center
 Tanya Repka, MD, FACP
Ph: 218-726-3081
  Minneapolis
 Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
 Clinical Trials Office - Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Ph: 612-624-2620
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
 Clinical Trials Office - Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
Ph: 612-467-2800
Missouri
  Columbia
 Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia
 Clinical Trial Office - Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
Ph: 573-882-7440
  Kansas City
 CCOP - Kansas City
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 North Kansas City Hospital
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Parvin Radiation Oncology
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Research Medical Center
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Saint Luke's Cancer Institute at Saint Luke's Hospital
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 St. Joseph Medical Center
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Lee's Summit
 Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Liberty
 Liberty Hospital
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Saint Joseph
 Heartland Regional Medical Center
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Saint Louis
 Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care and Research
 Alan Lyss, MD
Ph: 314-996-5514
 Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
 Alan Lyss, MD
Ph: 314-996-5514
 Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
 Nancy Bartlett, MD
Ph: 314-362-5654
Nebraska
  Omaha
 Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
 Robert Langdon, MD
Ph: 402-399-8762
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 John Ellerton, MD, CM
Ph: 702-384-0013
 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
 John Ellerton, MD, CM
Ph: 702-384-0013
New Hampshire
  Concord
 New Hampshire Oncology - Hematology, PA at Payson Center for Cancer Care
 Charles Catcher, MD
Ph: 603-224-2556
  Hooksett
 New Hampshire Oncology - Hematology, PA - Hooksett
 Charles Catcher, MD
Ph: 603-224-2556
  Laconia
 Lakes Region General Hospital
 Charles Catcher, MD
Ph: 603-224-2556
  Lebanon
 Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Ph: 603-650-7609
 Email: cancerhelp@dartmouth.edu
New Jersey
  Voorhees
 Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper University Hospital - Voorhees
Ph: 856-325-6757
New York
  Buffalo
 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ph: 877-275-7724
  East Syracuse
 CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
 Jeffrey Kirshner, MD
Ph: 315-472-7504
  Glens Falls
 Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
Ph: 518-926-6700
  Jamaica
 Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital
 Lewis Silverman, MD
Ph: 212-241-5520
  Lake Success
 Monter Cancer Center of the North Shore-LIJ Health System
 Vincent Vinciguerra, MD
Ph: 516-734-8954
  Manhasset
 CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
 Vincent Vinciguerra, MD
Ph: 516-734-8954
 Don Monti Comprehensive Cancer Center at North Shore University Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Don Monti Comprehensive Cancer Center at North Shore University Hospital
Ph: 516-734-8900
  New Hyde Park
 Long Island Jewish Medical Center
 Kanti Rai, MD
Ph: 718-470-7135
  New York
 Mount Sinai Medical Center
 Lewis Silverman, MD
Ph: 212-241-5520
 New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
 Clinical Trials Office - New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
Ph: 212-746-1848
  Stony Brook
 Stony Brook University Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stony Brook University Cancer Center
Ph: 800-862-2215
  Syracuse
 SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Ph: 315-464-5476
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse
 Leslie Howard, MD
Ph: 315-425-3456
North Carolina
  Asheboro
 Randolph Hospital
 Clinical Trails Office - Randolph Hospital
Ph: 336-832-0821
  Asheville
 Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
Ph: 828-213-4150
  Chapel Hill
 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
 Clinical Trials Office - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-668-0683; 919-966-4432
  Charlotte
 Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
Ph: 704-355-2884
 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Ph: 704-384-5369
  Concord
 Batte Cancer Center at Northeast Medical Center
 James Wall, MD
Ph: 704-783-1370
  Durham
 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 888-275-3853
  Gastonia
 CaroMont Cancer Center at Gaston Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - CaroMont Cancer Center at Gaston Memorial Hospital
Ph: 704-834-2932
  Goldsboro
 Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
 James Atkins, MD
Ph: 919-580-0000
  Greensboro
 Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital
Ph: 336-621-8374
  Greenville
 Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School
 Clinical Trials Office - Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School
Ph: 252-744-2391
  Hendersonville
 Pardee Memorial Hospital
 James Radford, MD
Ph: 828-692-8045
  Kinston
 Kinston Medical Specialists
 Peter Watson, MD
Ph: 252-559-2200ext.201
  Reidsville
 Annie Penn Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Annie Penn Cancer Center
Ph: 336-621-8374
  Winston-Salem
 Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center
Ph: 336-277-8887
 Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 336-713-6771
Ohio
  Columbus
 Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center
 Ohio State University Cancer Clinical Trial Matching Service
Ph: 866-627-7616
 Email: osu@emergingmed.com
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
 Cancer Care Associates - Mercy Campus
 Howard Ozer, MD, PhD
Ph: 405-271-4022
 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
 Howard Ozer, MD, PhD
Ph: 405-271-4022
Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh
 Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
 John Lister
Ph: 412-578-5000
Rhode Island
  Pawtucket
 Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
 Humera Khurshid
Ph: 401-729-2000
  Providence
 Miriam Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Miriam Hospital
Ph: 401-793-2224
 Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 401-444-1488
South Carolina
  Florence
 McLeod Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - McLeod Regional Medical Center
Ph: 843-679-7256
  Greenville
 CCOP - Greenville
 Jeffrey Giguere, MD, FACP
Ph: 864-987-7000
Vermont
  Berlin
 Mountainview Medical
 Barbara Grant, MD
Ph: 802-847-8400
  Burlington
 Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Ph: 802-656-8990
Virginia
  Danville
 Danville Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Danville Regional Medical Center
Ph: 434-799-3753
  Martinsville
 Ravenel Oncology Center at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County
 Arthur Sleeper, MD
Ph: 276-666-7200
  Richmond
 Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office -Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
Ph: 804-628-1939

Registry Information
Official Title The CALGB Leukemia Tissue Bank
Trial Start Date 1996-05-15
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00899223
Date Submitted to PDQ 2002-07-11
Information Last Verified 2009-11-15
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA31946

Note: The purpose of some clinical studies is to help researchers learn more about how cancer cells grow and how drugs are used in the body. Cells and tissues collected from cancer patients may be used to detect new biomarkers that may be important in diagnosing and treating cancer in the future. The procedure or lab test described in this clinical study is intended to be carried out by clinical oncologists and researchers in carefully structured settings. Individual results obtained from these studies may not be made available to patients.

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