Mucormycosis Clinical Core for the MUCOR-ADVANCE P01 Project

Primary Objective:

To establish MD Anderson Mucormycosis Clinical Core for the MUCOR-ADVANCE P01 Project.

• To prospectively identify, collect, and store all isolates causing proven or probable MCM in adult high-risk cancer participants.
• To prospectively identify, collect, and store relevant host samples from high-risk participants developing proven or probable MCM, along with relevant biospecimens from three control groups.
• To comprehensively annotate clinical specimens and provide information regarding the course and outcome of all MCM cases and controls.

OUTLINE:

This is an observational study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 4 groups.

GROUP M: Patients with mucormycosis undergo collection of blood, tissue and BAL fluid samples as well as have their medical records reviewed on study.

GROUP A: Patients with mucormycosis undergo collection of blood, tissue and BAL fluid samples as well as have their medical records reviewed on study.

GROUP B: Patients with mucormycosis undergo collection of blood, tissue and BAL fluid samples as well as have their medical records reviewed on study.

GROUP C: Patients with mucormycosis undergo collection of blood, tissue and BAL fluid samples as well as have their medical records reviewed on study.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients must be 18-100 years old and have cancer and invasive mucormycosis, invasive aspergillosis, bacterial pneumonia, or a risk for fungal infection but no evidence of such infection.
• Patients must be willing to undergo routine diagnostic procedures (e.g., phlebotomy, bronchoscopy, biopsy) as part of their regular care.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are unwilling to undergo routine diagnostic procedures as part of their regular care.