Collecting and Analyzing Tissue Samples From Patients Undergoing Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Molecular Fingerprinting of Lung Cancer
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
4,000 participants
May 1, 2001
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- 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 Criteria2
- Chemotherapy before surgery
- Radiotherapy before surgery
Interventions
Blood and lung tissue collection
Blood and lung tissue collection
Blood and lung tissue collection
Blood and lung tissue collection
Blood and lung tissue collection
Blood and lung tissue collection
Locations(3)
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NCT00897117