Cancer samples sought to unlock treatment secrets
NCT ID NCT02682667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 11 times
Summary
This study collects blood, bone marrow, and tumor samples from 500 adults with cancer or pre-cancerous conditions. Researchers will use these samples to learn more about how cancers behave and why some respond differently to treatments. Participants provide samples over time and are contacted yearly to track their health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be any person over the age of 18 with a diagnosis of cancer or a premalignant disease. Participants are selected from other NIH protocols (including screening protocols) they may be co-enrolled on and can include both inpatient and outpatient.
- Ages
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18 to 120 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Diagnosis of cancer, a premalignant/neoplastic condition or disease (such as an immunodeficiency) that increases the risk of being diagnosed with a cancer or premalignant/neoplastic condition 2. Age \>=18 years of age 3. ECOG performance status of 0-3. 5\. Ability and willingness of subject to provide informed consent Additional inclusion criteria pertinent only for participants undergoing apheresis 1. Hemoglobin \>= 8 mg/dL and platelet count \> 75 K/microL 2. Weight \>= 48 kg 3. Central line in place or adequate venous access EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Active concomitant medical or psychological illnesses that may increase the risk to the subject. 2. Inability to provide informed consent 3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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