RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in RNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and analyzing lung tissue samples from patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in RNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and analyzing lung tissue samples from patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.
Collecting and Analyzing Tissue Samples From Patients Undergoing Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Dan Rudy Cancer Center at Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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18 Years to 120 Years
ALL
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center,
Eric Grogan, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Vanderbilt Medical Center
2031-05-31