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This study collects and stores tissue and blood samples from patients with cancer. Collecting and storing samples of tissue and blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help scientists create new and better models to learn about cancer and to test new cancer drugs.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To procure biologic tissues and materials to generate preclinical models of cancer.
OUTLINE: This is an observational study.
Tumor tissue and blood samples are procured during procedures that are required for the patients' clinical management and will be stored via xenograft (transplant to another species) models or in vitro cell culture for future analysis.
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Patients older than 2 months of age who are being evaluated, treated, or enrolled in a clinical trial for cancer at participating sites
Patients with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer
Patients without histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer, but for whom approval has been requested and received from the coordinating site study coordinator
Requests for coordinating site approval should only be made if the patient's existing work-up at the time of the request demonstrates a combination of two or more of the following indicating the greater likelihood of a cancerous process in the assessment of the treating physician:
If the patient will be undergoing surgical resection at a later time and will be accessible to approach for study participation at that time, resected material following cancer diagnosis confirmation is preferred
Important: Additional medical, genetic and/or demographic work-up should not be obtained solely for determination of eligibility for protocol 9846 by these criteria. Once available, final histology must be confirmed to the coordinating site detailing the cancer diagnosis for patients enrolled based on the above criteria
Patients with a newly diagnosed primary and/or metastatic solid tumor or hematologic malignancy for which they have not yet received treatment
Patients with a solid tumor or hematologic malignancy that is recurrent, newly metastasized, or progressing while on treatment indicated by:
Patients currently undergoing treatment (adjuvant, neoadjuvant, etc.)
Patients with ongoing partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) are eligible
Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document indicating their willingness to have their tissue or biologic fluid specimens used for research as outlined in this protocol
Exclusion criteria
Patients with cancer-like syndromes and/or blood disorders such as systemic mastocytosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, chronic eosinophilic leukemia/hypereosinophilic syndrome, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Patients with invasive fungal infections
Patients with active and/or uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, or viral infections or who are still recovering from an infection
Actively febrile patients with uncertain etiology of febrile episode
All antibiotics prescribed for the treatment of a bacterial infection should be completed at least 1 week (7 days) prior to collection
No recurrence of fever or other symptoms related to infection for at least 1 week (7 days) following completion of antibiotics
Patients receiving antibiotics, antifungals, and/or antivirals for prophylaxis are permissible
Antibiotics being administered topically at a location distant from the planned tissue collection site or eye drops for a localized infection are permissible
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active or chronic hepatitis (i.e., quantifiable hepatitis B virus [HBV]-deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] and/or positive hepatitis B surface antigen [HbsAg], quantifiable hepatitis C virus [HCV]-ribonucleic acid [RNA]) or known history of HCV, HBV, or HIV; testing for HBV, HCV, HIV or other infections for eligibility will be performed only if clinically indicated
Patients with hepatitis A as indicated by anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) IgM reactivity
Specimen collections from patients with benign tumors including but not limited to desmoid tumors, carcinoma in situ, or ongoing evidence of complete disease response (CR)
5,000 participants in 1 patient group
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