Clinical Trial: Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: A Children's Oncology Group Protocol for Collecting and Banking Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Specimens

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.

Detailed Summary:

OBJECTIVES:

I. Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children's Oncology Group institutions.

II. Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients.

III. Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.


Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children's Oncology Group institutions [ Time Frame: Up to 16 years ]
  • Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens [ Time Frame: Up to 16 years ]
  • Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors [ Time Frame: Up to 16 years ]


Original Primary Outcome:

  • Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children's Oncology Group institutions
  • Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens
  • Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors


Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Children's Oncology Group

Dates:
Date Received: June 11, 2009
Date Started: March 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 21, 2016
Last Verified: November 2016