Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer: Tissue and Specimen Collection
Summary
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I study is collecting tissue samples for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Collect breast tissue for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Secondary * Create microarrays by tumor type for internal use by Specialized Program of Research Excellence. OUTLINE: Tumor tissue is collected and analyzed to create microarrays by tumor type for future research studies. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,250 patients will be accrued for this study.
Outcome measures
Primary
Collect human breast tissues and associated clinical-pathologic data
Time frame: At time of diagnosis, surgery, and throughout standard care and clinical follow-up.
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (1)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013