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Gene Testing in Patients With Colon Cancer

Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00003571
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Analyzing the structure of genes found in a person's cancer cells may help doctors improve methods of treating patients with colon cancer.

PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the genes of patients treated with chemotherapy for colon cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the relationship between disease free survival, overall survival, and tumor replication error status for patients who have received adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer on CALGB protocol 8896.

* Determine the prognostic and predictive values for response to this therapy in these patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
disease free survivalUp to 10 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
overall survivalUp to 10 years
tumor replication error statusUp to 10 years
determine the prognostic and predictive values for response to this therapyUp to 10 years

Trial Locations

Locations (44)

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of California San Diego Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

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San Francisco, California, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Lombardi Cancer Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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