Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors
- Conditions
- Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood Cerebral Anaplastic AstrocytomaChildhood Grade I MeningiomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood MedulloblastomaChildhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid TumorChildhood Supratentorial EpendymomaEpendymomaNewly Diagnosed Childhood EpendymomaChildhood Craniopharyngioma
- Interventions
- Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure
- Registration Number
- NCT00919750
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
I. Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions.
II. Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients.
III. Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1258
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Diagnosis of brain tumor
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Previously treated at a Children?s Oncology Group (COG) institution
- Patients are eligible at time of diagnosis, second-look surgery, recurrence, or development of a second malignant neoplasm
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Must have brain tumor biological specimens derived from primary tumors of the CNS available for submission
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Ancillary-Correlative (tissue and blood sample collection) Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions Up to 16 years Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens Up to 16 years Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors Up to 16 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (187)
Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Miami Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Nevada Cancer Research Foundation CCOP
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center
🇺🇸Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
🇺🇸Orange, California, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
🇺🇸Greenville, South Carolina, United States
T C Thompson Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Palmetto Health Richland
🇺🇸Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Penn State Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
🇺🇸Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
🇺🇸Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
🇺🇸Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Covenant Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Lubbock, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Vermont College of Medicine
🇺🇸Burlington, Vermont, United States
West Virginia University Healthcare
🇺🇸Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
🇺🇸Temple, Texas, United States
Inova Fairfax Hospital
🇺🇸Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
🇺🇸Loma Linda, California, United States
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
🇺🇸Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Spokane, Washington, United States
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Geneva
🇨ðŸ‡Geneva, Switzerland
Madigan Army Medical Center
🇺🇸Tacoma, Washington, United States
Starship Children's Hospital
🇳🇿Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
IWK Health Centre
🇨🇦Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
🇺🇸Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
🇺🇸La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Augusta University Medical Center
🇺🇸Augusta, Georgia, United States
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
🇦🇺Herston, Queensland, Australia
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
🇦🇺Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loyola University Medical Center
🇺🇸Maywood, Illinois, United States
John Hunter Children's Hospital
🇦🇺Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
🇺🇸Peoria, Illinois, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
🇺🇸Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
🇺🇸Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital
🇦🇺South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane
🇦🇺Herston, Queensland, Australia
Alberta Children's Hospital
🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
🇦🇺North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Alberta Hospital
🇨🇦Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Allan Blair Cancer Centre
🇨🇦Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
British Columbia Children's Hospital
🇨🇦Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Columbia Regional
🇺🇸Columbia, Missouri, United States
Saint Peter's University Hospital
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Children's Hospital
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
🇨🇦Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Hospital for Sick Children
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
San Jorge Children's Hospital
🇵🇷San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
Saskatoon Cancer Centre
🇨🇦Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis
🇺🇸Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Mercy Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Toledo, Ohio, United States
Morristown Medical Center
🇺🇸Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
🇺🇸Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
🇺🇸Newark, New Jersey, United States
Albany Medical Center
🇺🇸Albany, New York, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Brooklyn Hospital Center
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Columbia University/Herbert Irving Cancer Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
🇺🇸Syracuse, New York, United States
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
🇺🇸Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Driscoll Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Dayton, Ohio, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
🇺🇸Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
🇺🇸Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
🇨🇦Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
🇨🇦Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Buffalo, New York, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
🇺🇸Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
🇺🇸Akron, Ohio, United States
Marshfield Clinic
🇺🇸Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
🇺🇸Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
🇺🇸Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
🇺🇸Downey, California, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Duarte, California, United States
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States
Children's Hospital Central California
🇺🇸Madera, California, United States
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Broward Health Medical Center
🇺🇸Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Lee Memorial Health System
🇺🇸Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
🇺🇸Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Hollywood, Florida, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Tampa General Hospital
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
🇺🇸Pensacola, Florida, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Saint Mary's Hospital
🇺🇸West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute
🇺🇸Boise, Idaho, United States
University of Illinois
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
🇺🇸Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Springfield, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Eastern Maine Medical Center
🇺🇸Bangor, Maine, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
🇺🇸Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Saint John Hospital and Medical Center
🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University Clinical Center
🇺🇸East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
🇺🇸Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Hurley Medical Center
🇺🇸Flint, Michigan, United States
Bronson Methodist Hospital
🇺🇸Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
🇺🇸Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
🇺🇸Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Children's Hospital and Clinic-Saint Paul
🇺🇸Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
🇺🇸Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
🇺🇸Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Children's Specialty Center of Nevada II
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
🇺🇸Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
New York Medical College
🇺🇸Valhalla, New York, United States
Overlook Hospital
🇺🇸Summit, New Jersey, United States
Florida Hospital Orlando
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
UF Cancer Center at Orlando Health
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States
The Childrens Mercy Hospital
🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Children's Hospital New Orleans
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
🇺🇸Bronx, New York, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
🇺🇸Richmond, Virginia, United States
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rhode Island Hospital
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States