Environmental Pollutants and the Risk of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study

Completed

• Conditions: Soft Tissue Sarcoma

• Registration Number: NCT00611078
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large hospital based case control study of the role of dioxins and dioxinlike polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-08
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with Soft tissue sarcoma at MSKCC are eligible for this study if they meet the following criteria:
• Between 18 and 79 years of age
• were diagnosed within the previous 6 months with primary soft tissue sarcoma of one of the following histologic subtypes: liposarcoma, leiomyoscaroma, MFH, or synovial sarcoma
• are enrolled in protocol 02-060 ("Novel Biochemical and Molecularr Determinants for Soft Tissue Sarcoma"; PI, Dr. Samuel Singer)
• controls will be eligibile for this study if they meet the following criteria
• are b/w 18-79 years of age
• have no prior history of cancer (other than non melanoma skin cancer)

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Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals will be excluded if they
• are unable to sign informed consent for medical or other reasons
• do not speak english

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
enrollment of 60 participants	Conclusion of the study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States