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Clinical Trial: Diagnostic Study of Tumor Characteristics in Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Purpose
RATIONALE: Genetic testing may help predict how cancer will respond to treatment and allow doctors to plan more effective therapy.
PURPOSE: Diagnostic trial to study genetic differences in patients who have Ewing's sarcoma.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention |
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| localized tumors of the Ewing's family metastatic tumors of the Ewing's family recurrent tumors of the Ewing's family | Procedure: chromosomal translocation Procedure: cytogenetic analysis Procedure: diagnostic test Procedure: mutation analysis Procedure: proteomic profiling Procedure: reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
MedlinePlus related topics: Bone Cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Diagnostic
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the prognostic significance of chromosomal translocation subtype in patients with Ewing's sarcoma.
- Determine the prognostic significance of minimal residual disease detection in bone marrow of these patients, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction determination of EWS-ETS fusion genes.
- Determine whether serum levels of IGF1 and IGFBP3 are of significance to outcome of these patients.
- Establish clinical proteomics for investigating altered signaling molecules in the pathogenesis of Ewing's sarcoma.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients undergo various specimen collections, including bone marrow aspirate, paraffin-embedded blocks of tumor tissue or slides of tumor tissue, and blood specimens. These specimens are collected before, during, and after any chemotherapy regimens, during follow-up, and at time of recurrence. Translocation studies are performed on specimens to identify fusion genes, specifically EWS-ETS. Serum IGF1 and IFGBP3 levels are determined. Bone marrow is assessed for minimal residual disease using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 470 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: up to 50 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Newly diagnosed or recurrent Ewing's sarcoma
- Availability of the following specimens:
- Paraffin-embedded block or 20 unstained slides and 1-3 thick (50 micron) sections from initial biopsy
- Pretreatment serum and whole blood
- Concurrent therapy is not required
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age
- 50 and under
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- Not specified
Hematopoietic
- Not specified
Hepatic
- Not specified
Renal
- Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy
- Not specified
Chemotherapy
- Not specified
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
Radiotherapy
- Not specified
Surgery
- Not specified
Location and Contact Information
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States; Recruiting
University of South Alabama Cancer Research Institute, Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States; Recruiting
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States; Recruiting
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States; Recruiting
Arkansas
Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States; Recruiting
California
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, 92868, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, San Diego, California, 92123-4282, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, California, 94609-1809, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital Central California, Madera, California, 93638-8762, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90027-0700, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, 92868, United States; Recruiting
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, 91010-3000, United States; Recruiting
General Robert Huyser Cancer Center at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States; Recruiting
Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California, 90801-1428, United States; Recruiting
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States; Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento, Sacramento, California, 95825, United States; Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, 95051-5386, United States; Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center/Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego, San Diego, California, 92120, United States; Recruiting
Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States; Recruiting
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States; Recruiting
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, 92093-0658, United States; Recruiting
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States; Recruiting
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, 93102, United States; Recruiting
Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Downey, California, 90242, United States; Recruiting
Sutter Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, 95816, United States; Recruiting
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, 94143, United States; Recruiting
University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, 95817, United States; Recruiting
Colorado
Children's Hospital Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States; Recruiting
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States; Recruiting
Connecticut
Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, 06360-7106, United States; Recruiting
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8064, United States; Recruiting
Delaware
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, 19899, United States; Recruiting
District of Columbia
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20010-2970, United States; Recruiting
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United States; Recruiting
Florida
All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States; Recruiting
Baptist-South Miami Regional Cancer Program, Miami, Florida, 33176-2197, United States; Recruiting
Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States; Recruiting
Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States; Recruiting
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States; Recruiting
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital at Memorial, Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States; Recruiting
Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, 33155, United States; Recruiting
Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States; Recruiting
Nemours Children's Clinic-Orlando, Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States; Recruiting
Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States; Recruiting
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Tampa, Florida, 33677-4227, United States; Recruiting
St. Mary's Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States; Recruiting
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville, Florida, 32610-0296, United States; Recruiting
Georgia
AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Campus, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States; Recruiting
Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia, 31405, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP-Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta, Georgia, 30912-4000, United States; Recruiting
Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia, 31201, United States; Recruiting
Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States; Recruiting
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96859-5000, United States; Recruiting
Idaho
Mountain States Tumor Institute - Boise, Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States; Recruiting
Illinois
Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States; Recruiting
Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States; Recruiting
Lutheran General Cancer Care Center, Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068-1174, United States; Recruiting
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate, Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States; Recruiting
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, 62794-9658, United States; Recruiting
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States; Recruiting
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Indiana
Riley Children Cancer Center at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5225, United States; Recruiting
St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Care Centers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States; Recruiting
Iowa
Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States; Recruiting
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009, United States; Recruiting
Kansas
Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States; Recruiting
Kentucky
Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202-3830, United States; Recruiting
Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0284, United States; Recruiting
Louisiana
Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States; Recruiting
Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Maine
CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medial Center, Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States; Recruiting
Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, Maine, 04074-9308, United States; Recruiting
Maryland
Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States; Recruiting
Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1595, United States; Recruiting
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410, United States; Recruiting
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States; Recruiting
Massachusetts
Baystate Regional Cancer Program at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care, Springfield, Massachusetts, 01107, United States; Recruiting
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States; Recruiting
Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States; Recruiting
UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States; Recruiting
Michigan
Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States; Recruiting
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007-5364, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Beaumont, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States; Recruiting
DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States; Recruiting
Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States; Recruiting
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States; Recruiting
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0914, United States; Recruiting
Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States; Recruiting
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States; Recruiting
Minnesota
Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States; Recruiting
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States; Recruiting
St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic Cancer Center, Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States; Recruiting
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States; Recruiting
Missouri
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States; Recruiting
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States; Recruiting
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States; Recruiting
University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65203, United States; Recruiting
Nebraska
Children's Hospital of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States; Recruiting
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-2168, United States; Recruiting
Nevada
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States; Recruiting
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States; Recruiting
New Jersey
Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States; Recruiting
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States; Recruiting
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, 07112-2094, United States; Recruiting
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States; Recruiting
Valerie Fund Children's Center at Atlantic Health, Summit, New Jersey, 07901, United States; Recruiting
New Mexico
University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States; Recruiting
New York
Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461, United States; Recruiting
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11212, United States; Recruiting
Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11201-5493, United States; Recruiting
Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, 12208, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11219, United States; Recruiting
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, United States; Recruiting
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, 14642, United States; Recruiting
Long Island Cancer Center at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States; Recruiting
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10021, United States; Recruiting
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, 10029, United States; Recruiting
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States; Recruiting
New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University, New York, New York, 10021, United States; Recruiting
Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042, United States; Recruiting
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States; Recruiting
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States; Recruiting
North Carolina
Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28232-2861, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1081, United States; Recruiting
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States; Recruiting
Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina, 27858-4354, United States; Recruiting
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States; Recruiting
Mission Hospitals, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States; Recruiting
Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28233, United States; Recruiting
North Dakota
Dakota Cancer Institute at Innovis Health - Dakota Clinic, Fargo, North Dakota, 58103-4940, United States; Recruiting
Ohio
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44308-1062, United States; Recruiting
Children's Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States; Recruiting
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States; Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States; Recruiting
Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, 43205-2696, United States; Recruiting
Forum Health-Tod Childrens Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio, 44501, United States; Recruiting
Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065, United States; Recruiting
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, 43608, United States; Recruiting
Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, 43601, United States; Recruiting
Oklahoma
CCOP - Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States; Recruiting
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States; Recruiting
Oregon
CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program, Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States; Recruiting
Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97239-3098, United States; Recruiting
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center & Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States; Recruiting
Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States; Recruiting
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-1320, United States; Recruiting
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134-1095, United States; Recruiting
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States; Recruiting
South Carolina
Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States; Recruiting
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721, United States; Recruiting
Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center, Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States; Recruiting
South Dakota
Avera Cancer Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105-1080, United States; Recruiting
Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5039, United States; Recruiting
Tennessee
East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901, United States; Recruiting
East Tennessee State University Cancer Center at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614-0622, United States; Recruiting
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2794, United States; Recruiting
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6310, United States; Recruiting
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas, 76508, United States; Recruiting
Center for Cancer Prevention and Care at Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas, 76508, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Austin, Austin, Texas, 78701, United States; Recruiting
Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States; Recruiting
Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - South Texas Pediatrics, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States; Recruiting
MD Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston, Texas, 77030-4009, United States; Recruiting
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States; Recruiting
Methodist Cancer Center at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3902, United States; Recruiting
San Antonio Military Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 78236, United States; Recruiting
Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75390-9063, United States; Recruiting
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States; Recruiting
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0209, United States; Recruiting
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States; Recruiting
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498, United States; Recruiting
Virginia
Cancer Center at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States; Recruiting
Carilion Medical Center for Children at Roanoke Community Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, 24029, United States; Recruiting
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States; Recruiting
INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-3300,
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
Record last reviewed: May 2004
Last Updated: April 4, 2005
Record first received: November 12, 2002
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00048984
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005

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