Collecting and Storing Samples of Blood From Patients With Pancreatic Cancer and Healthy Participants

NCT00898482 | Completed

• 4 other identifiers: JHOC-J0533 CDR0000452792P30CA006973JHOC-J0533JHOC-05042601
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 88
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood from patients with cancer and healthy participants to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This study is collecting and storing samples of blood from patients with pancreatic cancer and healthy participants.

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; recurrent pancreatic cancer; stage I pancreatic cancer; stage II pancreatic cancer; stage III pancreatic cancer; stage IV pancreatic cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Establishment of a central pancreatic cancer specimen repository

  No time frame

• Utilization of the clinical database to perform clinicopathologic correlation with the results of current or future scientific studies

  No time frame

• Test new hypotheses as they emerge

  No time frame

Study Arms (3)

Healthy individuals

Other: This is a non-intervention study for all groups.; Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

At risk individuals

Other: This is a non-intervention study for all groups.; Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

Cancer patients

Other: This is a non-intervention study for all groups.; Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

Interventions

This is a non-intervention study for all groups. OTHER

This is a non-intervention study.

At risk individuals; Cancer patients; Healthy individuals

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables OTHER

Non-intervention study.

At risk individuals; Cancer patients; Healthy individuals

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 120 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The three cohorts are: 1) Healthy individuals, 2) At risk individuals and 3) Cancer patients.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets 1 of the following criteria: * Histologically confirmed pancreatic malignant neoplasm * Serologically or image-confirmed diagnosis of pancreatitis or nonmalignant pancreatic disease * Healthy, at-risk participant meeting the following criteria: * Smoker, diabetic, and/or has a family history of pancreatic cancer * Healthy participant (no history of cancer) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Pancreatic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

• Daniel A. Laheru, MD

  Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 9, 2009
• First Posted: May 12, 2009
• Study Start: May 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 20, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-11