Collecting and Analyzing Tissue Samples From Patients Undergoing Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Recruiting · NCT00897117 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
biologic sample preservation proceduregene expression analysislaboratory biomarker analysismatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometrymicroarray analysisprotein expression analysis
What this trial is about
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in RNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and analyzing lung tissue samples from patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 120 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer
- Clinical stage I and II disease
- Resectable disease and complete surgical resection planned
- Treated on companion studies at Vanderbilt University, the Veterans Administration hospital, St. Thomas, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Affiliate Network
- Tumor specimen samples must be available at resection
Exclusion criteria
- Chemotherapy before surgery
- Radiotherapy before surgery
Where it is running
3 locations listed across 1 US state.
- Dan Rudy Cancer Center at Saint Thomas Hospital - Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Nashville, Tennessee, United States