Status:

COMPLETED

Isolation and Characterization of Mammary Stem Cells

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Stem Cells

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Background: * Cancer stem cells in breast cancer have been identified as a small population of tumor cells whose self-renewal mechanism is highly deregulated. This deregulation seems to be necessary ...

Detailed Description

Cancers are composed of heterogeneous populations of cells with varying degrees of proliferative capacity and ability to reconstitute tumors when transplanted into nude or SCID mice. Recently, cancer...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • The tissue samples will come from the human cooperative network. They have their own set of criteria. We are requesting tissue samples from individuals that are normal as well as those who have cancer.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • The tissue samples will come from the human cooperative tissue network and we are asking for normal samples from individuals who don't have any opportunistic diseases.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 7 2006

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    March 23 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    400 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00340392

    Start Date

    April 7 2006

    End Date

    March 23 2011

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892