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Clinical Trial: Genetic Study of Familial Factors in Patients With Colon Cancer
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Purpose
RATIONALE: Genetic studies may help in understanding the genetic processes involved in the development of some types of cancer.
PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the cancer-related genes in patients who have colon cancer or adenomatous polyps.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention |
|---|---|
| adenocarcinoma of the colon stage I colon cancer stage II colon cancer stage III colon cancer stage IV colon cancer | Procedure: cytogenetic analysis Procedure: gene expression profiling Procedure: genetic analysis Procedure: genetic mapping |
MedlinePlus related topics: Colorectal Cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Diagnostic
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify human colon neoplasia susceptibility genes in patients with colon cancer or adenomatous polyps.
- Correlate the inheritance of novel susceptibility alleles for adenomatous polyposis of the colon with colon neoplasia in these patients.
- Correlate colon neoplasia susceptibility with the presence of COX-2, sPLA2, and DNMT genes in these patients.
- Identify a novel gene that governs increased susceptibility to colon adenoma and cancer in the genome of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients donate blood samples for analysis of colorectal susceptibility genes. Patients also complete a questionnaire regarding family cancer history.
A certificate of confidentiality protecting the identity of research participants in this project has been issued by the National Cancer Institute.
Participants do not receive the results of the genetic testing, and the results do not influence the type or duration of treatment.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 600 patients (300 sibling pairs) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: up to 70 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of colon cancer or polyps at age 70 or under
- Has a living full sibling with diagnosis of colon cancer or polyps at age 70 or under
- No history of familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome
- No hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, according to Amsterdam criteria
- No known I1370K adenomatous polyposis of the colon susceptibility variant
- Enrolled on 1 of the following clinical trials:
- CLB-9581
- CLB-89803
- CLB-80001 NOTE: Patients do not need to be receiving protocol therapy. Patients who are outside the treatment protocol's follow-up range are eligible. Patients who discontinued therapy for any reason, including toxic effects, are eligible.
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age
- 70 and under at diagnosis
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- Not specified
Hematopoietic
- Not specified
Hepatic
- Not specified
Renal
- Not specified
Other
- No significant psychiatric illness that would preclude giving informed consent
- No inflammatory bowel disease (in patient or sibling)
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
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston, Alabama, 36207, United States; Recruiting
California
Naval Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego, California, 92134-3202, 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
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, 94115, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego, California, 92161, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94121, United States; Recruiting
Delaware
CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States; Recruiting
District of Columbia
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, 20422, United States; Recruiting
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20307-5001, United States; Recruiting
Florida
Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States; Recruiting
Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States; Recruiting
Palm Beach Cancer Institute - West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States; Recruiting
Illinois
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association, Peoria, Illinois, 61615-7828, United States; Recruiting
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
West Suburban Center for Cancer Care, River Forest, Illinois, 60305, United States; Recruiting
Indiana
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium, South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States; Recruiting
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46885-5099, United States; Recruiting
Iowa
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009, United States; Recruiting
Kentucky
Baptist Hospital East - Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States; Recruiting
Maryland
Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States; Recruiting
Massachusetts
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States; Recruiting
UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States; Recruiting
Michigan
Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph, Saint Joseph, Michigan, 49085, United States; Recruiting
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States; Recruiting
Missouri
CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States; Recruiting
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65203, United States; Recruiting
Missouri Baptist Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States; Recruiting
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial), Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States; Recruiting
Nebraska
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680, United States; Recruiting
Nevada
CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States; Recruiting
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett, Hooksett, New Hampshire, 03106, United States; Recruiting
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002, United States; Recruiting
New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States; Recruiting
New York
CCOP - North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C., East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States; Recruiting
Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, New York, 11373, United States; Recruiting
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10021, United States; Recruiting
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, 10029, United States; Recruiting
New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University, New York, New York, 10021, United States; Recruiting
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States; Recruiting
Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital, Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States; Recruiting
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001, United States; Recruiting
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States; Recruiting
North Carolina
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28302-2000, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082, United States; Recruiting
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States; Recruiting
Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center, Kinston, North Carolina, 28503-1678, United States; Recruiting
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295, United States; Recruiting
NorthEast Oncology Associates - Concord, Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, 28805-9913, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham, Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States; Recruiting
Zimmer Cancer Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28402-9025, United States; Recruiting
Ohio
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240, United States; Recruiting
Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States; Recruiting
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States; Recruiting
Rhode Island
Miriam Hospital at Lifespan, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States; Recruiting
Texas
Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75390-8852, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75219, United States; Recruiting
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498, United States; Recruiting
Virginia
Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037, United States; Recruiting
Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Incorporated - Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States; Recruiting
Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States; Recruiting
West Virginia
St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia, 25701, United States; Recruiting
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, Study Chair, Brigham and Women's Hospital
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
Record last reviewed: July 2004
Last Updated: April 5, 2005
Record first received: March 6, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00055848
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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