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Lung cancer tissue bank aims to fuel Tomorrow's breakthroughs
NCT ID NCT01585675
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects blood and tissue samples from 2,000 people being tested or treated for lung cancer. The samples are stored for future research into earlier detection, better treatments, and prevention strategies. No direct benefit is offered to participants, but the bank could help scientists make important discoveries down the road.
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
- If successful, the bank of samples could speed up discoveries that lead to earlier lung cancer detection and more effective treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a sample-collection study, not a treatment trial. It does not directly test any new therapy, so benefits for current participants are unlikely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2005
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2035
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Subjects who are undergoing further testing for the diagnosis or treatment of lung cancer.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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. Subjects who are undergoing further testing for the diagnosis or treatment of lung cancer. 2. Oral and written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Any individual who does not give oral and written consent for participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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University of Colorado Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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