Status:
RECRUITING
Gastrointestinal Biomarkers in Tissue and Biological Fluid Samples from Colorectal Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue, blood, urine, stool, and other biological fluids from patients with cancer and from healthy volunteers undergoing colonoscopy or endoscopy may help doctors ident...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Identify new potential biomarkers of increased gastrointestinal cancer risk using tissue and biofluid samples from patients and volunteers undergoing colonoscopy, endoscopy, or surgery....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Undergoing colonoscopy or endoscopy for diagnostic or screening purposes at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center or at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center AND
- Meets 1 of the following criteria:
- Diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease
- History of previously treated GI cancer, polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Capable of giving informed consent
- Not mentally or medically impaired
- No bleeding disorder
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2045
Estimated Enrollment :
5000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00899626
Start Date
June 1 2002
End Date
October 1 2045
Last Update
February 10 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
2
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838