Studying Biomarkers in Samples From Young Patients With Rhabdoid Tumors

May 17, 2016 updated by: Children's Oncology Group

Endogenous DNA Transposition in Rhabdoid Tumors

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with rhabdoid tumors in the laboratory may help doctor learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify genes related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This research trial studies biomarkers in samples from young patients with rhabdoid tumors.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To investigate the expression and function of transposons in 50 primary rhabdoid tumors.

OUTLINE: Freshly frozen rhabdoid tumors will be studied using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to establish the genomic location of transposons. Protein expression in rhabdoid tumor tissue microarrays is also analyzed.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 1 year (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

rhabdoid tumors

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Freshly frozen rhabdoid tumors from either renal or extra-renal sites from children younger than 2 years of age
  • Clinical patient information (age, gender, comorbidities, tumor stage, size, pathology, therapy, outcome) available

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Expression and function of transposons in rhabdoid tumors

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elizabeth A. Mullen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 29, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 29, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AREN12B3 (Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group)
  • COG-AREN12B3 (Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group)
  • CDR0000727229 (Other Identifier: Clinical Trials.gov)
  • NCI-2012-00689 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe