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Biomarkers in Tumor Tissue Samples From Younger Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01496573
First received: December 16, 2011
Last updated: December 17, 2011
Last verified: December 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This research trial studies biomarkers in tumor tissue samples from younger patients with rhabdomyosarcoma.


Condition Intervention
Sarcoma
 Genetic: gene expression analysis
Genetic: microarray analysis
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: CRKL Expression at the Protein Level in Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumors by Tissue Microarray (TMA)

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • CRKL expression at the protein level [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 77
Study Start Date: December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • To demonstrate CRKL expression at the protein level in rhabdomyosarcoma tumors by tissue microarray (TMA).

OUTLINE: Archived tumor tissue samples are analyzed for CRKL expression.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma specimens from the Children Oncology Group (COG) tumor microarrays (TMAs)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01496573

Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lee J. Helman, MD National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  More Information

Additional Information:
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Peter C. Adamson, Children's Oncology Group - Group Chair Office
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01496573     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000719965, COG-ARST12B4
Study First Received: December 16, 2011
Last Updated: December 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
alveolar childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
embryonal childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
childhood rhabdomyosarcoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sarcoma
Myosarcoma
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
 Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms

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