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Building a biobank to unlock radiation Therapy's secrets

NCT ID NCT00992303

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
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First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026

Summary

This research study collects tissue samples and medical information from people with cancer who are receiving radiation therapy, as well as from healthy volunteers. The goal is to create a long-term resource that scientists can use to study how cancer responds to radiation and to compare findings with healthy tissue. Participation involves donating samples and allowing researchers to review medical records over time.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
The collected samples and data could help researchers better understand how cancer responds to radiation therapy and improve future treatments.
What could go wrong
This is a tissue and data collection study, not a treatment trial, so it does not directly test any new therapy. Results depend on future analyses.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 10,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Start date

Sep 2009

Expected to finish

Dec 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Cancer patients, healthy volunteers

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Pathologically-proven diagnosis of malignancy * Planning treatment with radiation therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to perform follow-up visits * Is a patient of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center physicians PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Participation in other clinical trials is allowed * Other prior or concurrent therapy for cancer, such as surgery and/or chemotherapy, is allowed. Criteria for eligibility: * Able to provide written informed consent * Age greater than 18 years old * Males and Females are eligible * Any ethnicity is eligible Criteria for ineligibility: -Patients not available for follow-up/future contact

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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