Status:
COMPLETED
Environmental Pollutants and the Risk of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-79 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large hospital based case control study of the role of dioxins and dioxinlike polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with Soft tissue sarcoma at MSKCC are eligible for this study if they meet the following criteria:
- Between 18 and 79 years of age
- were diagnosed within the previous 6 months with primary soft tissue sarcoma of one of the following histologic subtypes: liposarcoma, leiomyoscaroma, MFH, or synovial sarcoma
- are enrolled in protocol 02-060 ("Novel Biochemical and Molecularr Determinants for Soft Tissue Sarcoma"; PI, Dr. Samuel Singer)
- controls will be eligibile for this study if they meet the following criteria
- are b/w 18-79 years of age
- have no prior history of cancer (other than non melanoma skin cancer)
Exclusion
- Individuals will be excluded if they
- are unable to sign informed consent for medical or other reasons
- do not speak english
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00611078
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
January 20 2011
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021