Scientists seek tissue samples to unlock HIV and cancer mysteries
NCT ID NCT00006518
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This study collects blood, bone marrow, and tissue samples from people with HIV, KSHV, or certain cancers to help researchers learn more about these diseases. Participants must be 18 or older and may have HIV, KSHV, or related conditions. No treatment is given; the goal is to gather samples for future scientific studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,029 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2000
- 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
Primary Clinical
- 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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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Age 18 years or older. * ECOG performance status less than or equal to 3 At least one of the following: * Exposure risk to HIV, KSHV, or HPV * HIV seropositive * KSHV seropositive * EBV seropositive * HTLV-1 seropositive NOTE: infection with HIV, KSHV, EBV, and HTLV-1 are life-long, so if participants have previously been seropositive or have had a disease associated with KSHV (KS, primary effusion lymphoma \[PEL\], or KSHV-multicentric Castleman s disease \[MCD\]), this is sufficient to meet this criterion for eligibility. * Malignancy, MCD, or skin lesions with appearance of KS * Cervical or anal intraepithelial lesion * Ability of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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