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NCT Number: NCT00610415

Biopsy of Human Tumors for Cancer Stem Cell Characterization: a Feasibility Study

To see if a limited sampling of tumor tissue from human subjects is a feasible way to gather adequate tissue for cancer stem cell quantification.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Cancers Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with malignant tumors seen at the Stanford University Cancer Center. Eligible patients will have a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and will have been seen in the Stanford Head and Neck Oncology Program. A decision to undergo surgery at Stanford will have been made, prior to recruiting patients for the study, and prior to obtaining the samples during surgery. (Histological confirmation of the diagnosis need not be made prior to obtaining consent.) 2. A definitive resection of a malignant tumor is planned. 3. Surgeon judgment that the definitive procedure will not be compromised by including

  • FNA
  • Core needle biopsy
  • Cup forceps or punch biopsy of<4mm. 4. Informed consent documented prior to procedure

Treatment and study plan

Tumor Biopsy

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quantification of the cancer stem cell population by flow cytometry

    Time frame: 1 month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2012
First posted
Feb 8, 2008
Registry last updated
Jul 1, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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