Collection and Storage of Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients With Cancer
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This study collects and stores tissue and blood samples from patients with cancer. Collecting and storing samples of tissue and blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help scientists create new and better models to learn about cancer and to test new cancer drugs.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 2 months of age who are being evaluated, treated, or enrolled in a clinical trial for cancer at participating sites * Patients with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer * Patients without histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer, but for whom approval has been requested and received from the coordinating site study coordinator * Requests for coordinating site approval should only be made if the patient's existing work-up at the time of the request demonstrates a combination of two or more of the following indicating the greater likelihood of a cancerous process in the assessment of the treating physician: * Radiographic imaging (computed tomography \[CT\], magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\], etc.) * Elevated tumor markers * Clinical symptoms * Documented risk factors, known genetic changes (mutation, deletion, fusion, etc.), and/or known familial cancer history or syndrome * Complete blood count (