Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at UCLA
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Joanne B. Weidhaas (ucla)

Description

Summary

This research trial studies germ-line mutations in blood and saliva samples from patients with cancer. Studying samples of blood and saliva from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about how inherited genetic mutations can affect cancer predisposition (an inherited increase in the risk of developing cancer), their impact on treatment response, and their role in cancer development.

Official Title

An Investigation of the Role of Germ-Line Mutations in Cancer Predisposition, Tumor Biology, and Response to Treatment

Details

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To collect germ-line deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and nucleic acids from cancer patients to further investigate the association and identify new germ-line mutations that impact cancer predisposition.

II. To investigate the role of germ-line mutations in predicting cancer outcome and response to therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the effect of the identified variants on tumor micro-ribonucleic acid (miRNA), protein and gene expression.

II. To study expression of DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) or protein in the blood of cancer patients with and without variants of interest to discover correlations between such levels and the presence of cancer and/or response to therapy in these patients.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo collection of blood and saliva samples 1-3 times at the discretion of the investigator for germ-line mutation analysis.

After completion of study, patients are followed up for 5 years.

Keywords

Malignant Neoplasm, Neoplasms, cytology specimen collection procedure, Ancillary-Correlative (germ-line mutation analysis)

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Pathologically or clinical confirmed tissue diagnosis of a cancer
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent

You CAN'T join if...

  • Patients will be excluded if their cancer cannot be confirmed
  • Refusal to sign the informed consent

Location

  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Joanne B. Weidhaas (ucla)
    Joanne Weidhaas, M.D., Ph.D., holds the Jennifer Jones Simon Chair in Radiation Oncology.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
ID
NCT02280161
Study Type
Observational
Participants
Expecting 2000 study participants
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