RecruitingNCT05995821

Immunobiology Blood and Tissue Collection of Upper Aerodigestive Malignancies

Sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Enrollment

1,250 participants

Start Date

Aug 25, 2016

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Lung Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer

Summary

This research is being done to collect and store biological specimens (biospecimens) from people with cancer, regardless of tumor type, who are receiving treatments known or thought to have an effect on the immune system. The goal of this discovery and exploratory study is to: * Understand changes in the immune system associated with various cancer treatments, in order to better design new therapies or tests to predict how these treatments might work. * Identify risk factors for those who go on to develop side effects from immunotherapy. * Identify the molecular features associated with response and resistance to cancer therapies and immunotherapy using integrative genomic and immune repertoire characterization. * Capture and characterize systemic tumor burden by minimally invasive analyses of circulating tumor DNA. Participants may be asked to: * Donate samples of tumor, blood, lymph nodes, white blood cells, mouth cells (buccal smears) scraped from the inside of participant's cheek, urine, saliva, or other tissue samples. * Complete questionnaires about immunotherapy side effects at baseline and with follow-up appointments. * Undergo knee x-rays. * Allow the use of demographic and clinical information.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

Subjects with a pathologically confirmed or clinically suspected upper aerodigestive malignancy who may be candidates for known or potentially immunomodulating treatments
Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria4

Patients with known significant contraindications for venipuncture (e.g., hemoglobin \<8.5 g/dL) will be excluded from the blood collection component of the study
Patients with known significant contraindications for biopsy (e.g., severe bleeding diathesis) will be excluded from the tissue biopsy component of the study
Patients with known significant contraindications for bronchoscopy (e.g., airway concerns, significant cardiac disease) will be excluded from the bronchoscopy component of the study
Unable or unwilling to read English and complete forms/questionnaires

Interventions

OTHERCollection of biological specimens

Collection of tumor, blood, lymph nodes, white blood cells, mouth cells (buccal smears) scraped from the inside of your cheek, urine, saliva, or other tissue samples.