Pancreatic Cancer Serum and DNA Repository

Completed

Conditions studied: Pancreas Cancer

In brief

To prospectively collect serum and DNA samples from subjects with pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, liver disease, and from healthy and at-risk volunteers in order to identify novel biomarkers for early diagnosis, differential diagnosis, stage, natural history of the disease, response to treatment, and to identify novel targets for therapeutic interventions. In particular:

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00296114

Run by

Pancreatic Cancer Research Team

People needed

690

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
• Criteria
• Inclusion Criteria:
• 1 At the time of subject registration, CRAB will verify the institution's IRB date to ensure that the subject can be enrolled.
• 2 Potential study participants must meet the eligibility criteria found in Section 12.0 (Eligibility Checklist). Candidates will fall into one of four groups:
• Pancreatic cancer patients;
• Pancreatic and Liver Disease patients;
• Healthy, At-Risk Volunteers (smoker, (defined as individuals who have smoked >= 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, and who currently smoke every day or some days [MMWR November 12, 2004, 53(44);1035-1037]), diabetic, and/or family history); and
• Healthy Volunteers (no history of cancer). The Eligibility Checklist must be photocopied, completed and stored on site. Eligibility is confirmed during registration, by answering yes to the question, Have all eligibility criteria been met? on the Registration Form.
• Eligibility Checklist:
• Pancreatic Cancer Patient Criteria All subjects, regardless of gender and ethnicity are eligible for this study Pathological diagnosis of pancreatic malignant neoplasm Expected availability of clinical follow up data Eighteen years old or older All subjects must be informed of the investigational nature of this protocol Written, informed consent obtained in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
• Pancreatitis and Liver Disease Subject Criteria All subjects, regardless of gender and ethnicity are eligible for this study Pathological diagnosis of pancreatitis or liver disease Eighteen years old or older All subjects must be informed of the investigational nature of this protocol Written, informed consent obtained in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
• Healthy, At-Risk Volunteers All subjects, regardless of gender and ethnicity are eligible for this study Is a smoker, is diabetic AND/OR has a family history of pancreatic cancer Eighteen years old or older with no history of cancer All subjects must be informed of the investigational nature of this protocol Written, informed consent obtained in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
• Healthy Volunteers (no at-risk factors) All subjects, regardless of gender and ethnicity are eligible for this study Eighteen years old or older with no history of cancer All subjects must be informed of the investigational nature of this protocol Written, informed consent obtained in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines

Where it is running

• Scottsdale Healthcare — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• University of Arizona/Arizona Cancer Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• UCLA Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
• RUSH University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center/Johns Hopkins — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Virginia Piper Cancer Institute — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
• Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• South Texas Oncology and Hematology — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• University Hospital (12 De Octubre) — Madrid, Spain

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