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Tissue Collection for Drug Screening and Bioanalysis
Who can join
All ages · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Tumor patients undergoing neurosurgery (cohort 1) 1. Subject has presented with a suspected/confirmed neoplastic CNS lesion and is undergoing a neurosurgical procedure in which CNS tissue and/or tumors associated with this tissue will be removed. 2. There must be tissue available in excess of that required by neuropathology for diagnostic purposes. 3. Subject of all ages included. 4. Subjects who are pregnant can be included. 5. Subjects who are neonates (0-4 weeks) can be included. Inclusion Criteria for Non-tumor patients undergoing neurosurgery (cohort 2) 1. Subject is between 4 weeks and 21 years of age and is undergoing a neurosurgical procedure at WCMC. 2. Subject does not have a CNS tumor diagnosis. 3. Subject should not be pregnant at the time of enrollment. Inclusion Criteria for Autopsy tumor tissue donation (cohort 3) 1. Subject of all ages included 2. Subject has been diagnosed with a neoplastic CNS lesion at the time of passing. 3. Subjects who are pregnant can be included. 4. Subjects who are neonates (0-4 weeks) can be included. Inclusion Criteria for parent of tumor patients 1. Subject is the biological parent of a patient undergoing/ who underwent a neurosurgical procedure in which CNS tissue and/or tumors associated with this tissue will be/ was removed. 2. Subject is the biological parent of patient enrolled in cohort 1. 3. Subject is not pregnant at the time of enrollment.
About the study
The purpose of this study is to improve upon the knowledge currently available about central nervous system (CNS) tumors. We will study the different characteristics of these tumors using tissue samples collected during surgery and post-autopsy. The aim is to create tumor cell lines and models to test how they respond to different drugs. This research will help improve treatment options and identify new targets for therapy.
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Participants: 500 · Started: Jul 22, 2020
Contact the study team
- Jeffrey Greenfield, M.D. · Phone: 212-746-2363
- Pediatric Neurosurgery · Phone: 212-746-2363
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04852354
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Weill Cornell Medicine, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.