10,000 patients join lifetime cancer data bank to unlock personalized treatments
NCT ID NCT02970045
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a large repository of blood, tissue, and health information from 10,000 adults with cancer or a high risk of developing it. Researchers will combine genetic data with medical records to better understand why some cancers respond to treatment and others do not. The goal is to pave the way for more personalized cancer care in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2016
- Expected to finish
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May 2037
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
Patients with cancer or predisposition for cancer recruited from University of Southern California/Kenneth Norris, Jr. Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Limited to those patients who are registered for outpatient or inpatient care at University of Southern California (USC) Norris * Able to understand and sign the TCCP informed consent, California subject's bill of rights, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and research authorization form directly or through an authorized representative; the informed consent, subject's bill of rights, HIPAA, and research authorization will be available in both English and Spanish languages Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are not registered as patients for outpatient or inpatient care at USC Norris * Individuals who are unable to understand or sign the TCCP informed consent, subject's bill of rights, HIPAA, and research authorization in either English or Spanish
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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