Tissue Collection for Drug Screening and Bioanalysis
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to improve upon the knowledge currently available about pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors by further examining tissue, blood, and saliva samples from consenting patients. Parents of patients with CNS tumor may also be asked to provide saliva samples for analysis.
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Detailed Description
The goal of this project is to enable the acquisition of tissue available for research with the prospect of enabling the development of new therapeutic avenues for patients diagnosed with cancer in the central nervous system.
During the patient's routine operative procedure, if extra tissue deemed unnecessary for diagnostic or clinical purposes is available, selected samples will undergo DNA and/or RNA extraction and integrity analysis, whole genome and RNA sequencing, DNA and RNA methylome analyses, proteomic analysis, immunoprofiling, and primary culturing of the tumor cells. These cultures will then be used for drug screenings and to create patient-derived xenografts.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Evaluating and characterizing the genetic, immunohistochemical, cellular, and molecular profiles of pediatric neoplastic lesions [Through study completion, average 1-3 years]
To develop patient-derived tissue cell lines and xenografts
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Suspected neoplastic central nervous system (CNS) lesions
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Undergoing a neurosurgical procedure to remove CNS tissue and/or tumors associated with this tissue
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Tissue available in excess of that required for diagnostic or clinical purposes
May also include:
- Parent of patient with CNS lesion
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Weill Cornell Medicine | New York | New York | United States | 10021 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Greenfield, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- 20-01021289