Collecting Tissue Samples for Future Research From Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer

Description

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I study is collecting tissue samples for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I study is collecting tissue samples for future research from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Breast Cancer: Tissue and Specimen Collection

Collecting Tissue Samples for Future Research From Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer

Condition
Breast Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013

Participation Criteria

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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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    FEMALE

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    No

    Collaborators and Investigators

    Northwestern University,

    Piotr Kulesza, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Northwestern University

    Study Record Dates

    2025-01