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Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Women With or Without Breast Cancer
RecruitingObservational studyHealthy volunteers welcome
Breast Tissue/Body Fluids Repository
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
* Breast lesion which is suspected to be cancer or a known diagnosis of breast cancer (any stage, at any point in the disease trajectory) who agrees to donate tissue/body fluids. * Individuals of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. There is no restriction regarding age, race, or ethnicity. The trial is open to the accrual of men and women. * Must sign informed consent for study of tumor specimens as part of a research project. * Must give permission for their tumor specimens to be obtained from outside institutions for molecular analyses. * Must be willing to be followed for recurrence, relapse and death from disease. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR OPTIONAL PHYSICAL FUNCTION AND COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS * Must be 60 years of age or older * Have completed initial round of cancer treatment * Have completed the optional online survey and opted-in for the physical function and cognitive assessments
About the study
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and urine from patients with or without breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer.
PURPOSE: This research study is collecting and storing tissue samples from women with or without breast cancer.
What is being tested
- biologic sample preservation procedure (other)
Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center · Participants: 4,000 · Started: Jan 22, 2004
Contact the study team
- VICC Clinical Trials Information Program · Phone: 800-811-8480
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00899301
Locations in the U.S.
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.