Clinical and Pathologic Studies in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Disease
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to characterize the molecular and cell biology of the tumor cells in lymphoma.
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Detailed Description
This research involves the study of lymphoma cells in order to better understand how the disease grows and spreads. This study may lead to the development of special materials that could be used, in the future, to treat lymphoma or to follow the response of lymphoma to treatment.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Collection of tumor tissue to characterize the molecular and cell biology of tumor cells in lymphoma. [The study will continue indefinitely.]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, any cellular classification, any stage, any grade.
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Adult or pediatric patients receiving lymph node excision for purposes other than cancer therapy (i.e. tonsillectomy, sleep apnea).
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A routine procedure for tissue collection is planned.
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Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients without NHL or Hodgkin's disease
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Stanford University School of Medicine | Stanford | California | United States | 94305 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Stanford University
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Biospect Inc
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ronald Levy, MD, Stanford University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- LYM0001
- 76973
- LYM0001
- IRB-13500