Environmental Pollutants and the Risk of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large hospital based case control study of the role of dioxins and dioxinlike polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

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Key information

Conditions

Soft Tissue Sarcoma Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Age range

18 year–79 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10021, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients with Soft tissue sarcoma at MSKCC are eligible for this study if they meet the following criteria:
Between 18 and 79 years of age
were diagnosed within the previous 6 months with primary soft tissue sarcoma of one of the following histologic subtypes: liposarcoma, leiomyoscaroma, MFH, or synovial sarcoma
are enrolled in protocol 02-060 ("Novel Biochemical and Molecularr Determinants for Soft Tissue Sarcoma"; PI, Dr. Samuel Singer)
controls will be eligibile for this study if they meet the following criteria
are b/w 18-79 years of age
have no prior history of cancer (other than non melanoma skin cancer)

Exclusion criteria

Individuals will be excluded if they
are unable to sign informed consent for medical or other reasons
do not speak english

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

enrollment of 60 participants

Time frame: Conclusion of the study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2004
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Feb 8, 2008
Registry last updated: Jan 20, 2011

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