Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Sponsor
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00898300
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
351
98
98
3.6
0

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and saliva from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is collecting and storing tissue samples from patients with head and neck cancer.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: biologic sample preservation procedure
  • Procedure: biopsy

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:
  • Establish a tissue/specimen bank of biologic specimens collected from patients with proven or suspected head and neck cancer.

  • Establish a database to link materials acquisition and pathologic and clinical information on these patients.

  • Correlate clinical-pathological findings on these patients with future scientific studies using the patient database.

  • Test new hypotheses as they emerge.

OUTLINE: This is a prospective, multicenter study.

Patients enrolled on active Radiation Therapy Oncology Group clinical trials undergo biopsy or surgical resection of head and neck tumors or premalignant lesions at participating institutions. Tissue and other specimens collected at the time of biopsy or surgery are submitted to the Head and Neck Cancer Tissue/Specimen Bank which acts as a central repository for processing, storing, and preserving patient specimens for translational research. Tissue samples include paraffin-embedded blocks or fresh or frozen samples of normal squamous mucosa, tumors, or premalignant lesions of the upper aerodigestive tract. Other specimens for tissue banking include serum, plasma, and lymphocytes isolated from peripheral blood, as well as samples of patient saliva. Cells obtained from tissue bank specimens may also be used to establish cell lines for future research.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: An unlimited number of specimens will be accrued for this study.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
351 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Establishment of a Head and Neck Cancer Tissue/Specimen Bank
Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Patients with confirmed or suspected head and neck cancer

Other: biologic sample preservation procedure

Procedure: biopsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Establishment of a Head and Neck Cancer Tissue/Specimen Bank [From the start of enrollment to the end of enrollment; enrollment closed at 351 patients]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Confirmed or suspected head and neck cancer

  • Primary site recurrence allowed

  • Potentially eligible for or participating in an active Radiation Therapy Oncology Group treatment clinical trial

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Zubrod performance status 0-1
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

  • Concurrent radiotherapy, drug therapy, biopsy, or surgery allowed

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham Alabama United States 35294
2 University of California Davis Cancer Center Sacramento California United States 95817
3 Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital Colorado Springs Colorado United States 80933
4 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Orlando Orlando Florida United States 32806
5 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Altanta Georgia United States 30322
6 Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta Georgia United States 30303
7 Emory Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta Georgia United States 30308
8 Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise Idaho United States 83712
9 John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Chicago Illinois United States 60612-3785
10 Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois United States 60612
11 Good Samaritan Cancer Care Center at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove Illinois United States 60515-1500
12 Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey Illinois United States 60426
13 Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center Park Ridge Illinois United States 60068-1174
14 Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria Illinois United States 61636
15 Cancer Institute at St. John's Hospital Springfield Illinois United States 62702
16 Saint John's Cancer Center at Saint John's Medical Center Anderson Indiana United States 46016
17 St. Vincent Oncology Center Indianapolis Indiana United States 46260
18 Cancer Center at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie Indiana United States 47303-3499
19 Menorah Medical Center Overland Park Kansas United States 66209
20 Shawnee Mission Medical Center Shawnee Mission Kansas United States 66204
21 James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky United States 40292
22 Boston University Cancer Research Center Boston Massachusetts United States 02118
23 Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center Adrian Michigan United States 49221
24 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit Michigan United States 48201-1379
25 Borgess Medical Center Kalamazoo Michigan United States 49001
26 West Michigan Cancer Center Kalamazoo Michigan United States 49007-3731
27 Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo Michigan United States 49007
28 Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC Lambertville Michigan United States 48144
29 Community Cancer Center of Monroe Monroe Michigan United States 48162
30 Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe Monroe Michigan United States 48162
31 Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester Minnesota United States 55905
32 Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill Kansas City Missouri United States 64108
33 Saint Luke's Cancer Institute at Saint Luke's Hospital Kansas City Missouri United States 64111
34 St. Joseph Medical Center Kansas City Missouri United States 64114
35 North Kansas City Hospital Kansas City Missouri United States 64116
36 Parvin Radiation Oncology Kansas City Missouri United States 64116
37 CCOP - Kansas City Kansas City Missouri United States 64131
38 Research Medical Center Kansas City Missouri United States 64132
39 Heartland Regional Medical Center Saint Joseph Missouri United States 64506
40 Good Samaritan Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney Nebraska United States 68848-1990
41 Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center Omaha Nebraska United States 68114
42 Renown Institute for Cancer at Renown Regional Medical Center Reno Nevada United States 89502
43 Kingsbury Center for Cancer Care at Cheshire Medical Center Keene New Hampshire United States 03431
44 Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire United States 03756-0002
45 Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch New Jersey United States 07740-6395
46 Saint Peter's University Hospital New Brunswick New Jersey United States 08901
47 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo New York United States 14263-0001
48 Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division New York New York United States 10003-3803
49 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte North Carolina United States 28233-3549
50 Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated Goldsboro North Carolina United States 27534
51 Wayne Radiation Oncology Goldsboro North Carolina United States 27534
52 Rutherford Hospital Rutherfordton North Carolina United States 28139
53 Wood County Oncology Center Bowling Green Ohio United States 43402
54 North Coast Cancer Care - Clyde Clyde Ohio United States 43410
55 Hematology Oncology Center Elyria Ohio United States 44035
56 Lima Memorial Hospital Lima Ohio United States 45804
57 Northwest Ohio Oncology Center Maumee Ohio United States 43537-1839
58 St. Luke's Hospital Maumee Ohio United States 43537
59 Fisher-Titus Medical Center Norwalk Ohio United States 44857
60 St. Charles Mercy Hospital Oregon Ohio United States 43616
61 Toledo Clinic - Oregon Oregon Ohio United States 43616
62 North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated Sandusky Ohio United States 44870
63 Flower Hospital Cancer Center Sylvania Ohio United States 43560
64 Mercy Hospital of Tiffin Tiffin Ohio United States 44883
65 Toledo Hospital Toledo Ohio United States 43606
66 St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Toledo Ohio United States 43608
67 Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center Toledo Ohio United States 43614
68 CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Toledo Ohio United States 43617
69 St. Anne Mercy Hospital Toledo Ohio United States 43623
70 Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic Toledo Ohio United States 43623
71 Fulton County Health Center Wauseon Ohio United States 43567
72 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States 73104
73 Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie Oregon United States 97222
74 Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center Portland Oregon United States 97213-2967
75 Adventist Medical Center Portland Oregon United States 97216
76 CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program Portland Oregon United States 97225
77 Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Portland Oregon United States 97225
78 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland Portland Oregon United States 97239
79 Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19111-2497
80 Albert Einstein Cancer Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19141
81 AnMed Cancer Center Anderson South Carolina United States 29621
82 CCOP - Upstate Carolina Spartanburg South Carolina United States 29303
83 Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Spartanburg South Carolina United States 29303
84 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas Houston Texas United States 77030-4009
85 American Fork Hospital American Fork Utah United States 84003
86 Sandra L. Maxwell Cancer Center Cedar City Utah United States 84720
87 Jon and Karen Huntsman Cancer Center at Intermountain Medical Center Murray Utah United States 84157
88 Val and Ann Browning Cancer Center at McKay-Dee Hospital Center Ogden Utah United States 84403
89 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo Provo Utah United States 84604
90 Dixie Regional Medical Center - East Campus Saint George Utah United States 84770
91 LDS Hospital Salt Lake City Utah United States 84103
92 Utah Cancer Specialists at UCS Cancer Center Salt Lake City Utah United States 84106
93 Norris Cotton Cancer Center - North Saint Johnsbury Vermont United States 05819
94 Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated Fredericksburg Virginia United States 22401
95 Southwest Washington Medical Center Cancer Center Vancouver Washington United States 98668
96 University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center Madison Wisconsin United States 53792-6164
97 Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Milwaukee Wisconsin United States 53226
98 McGill Cancer Centre at McGill University Montreal Quebec Canada H2W 1S6

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Randal S. Weber, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00898300
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • RTOG 0514
  • CDR0000460036
First Posted:
May 12, 2009
Last Update Posted:
Nov 13, 2015
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2015
Keywords provided by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 13, 2015