Status:

COMPLETED

Markers for Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15+ years

Brief Summary

This study will analyze blood samples to identify substances that are associated with the development of breast cancer. It will determine if: * Women who are diagnosed with a benign breast condition ...

Detailed Description

Prevention and treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia and benign pre-malignant conditions has become an important focus of the NCI's 2015 goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer, althoug...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Potentially eligible premenopausal women include 2636 who did not have a previous or concurrent (within 60 days) diagnosis of breast cancer at the time of initial benign breast biopsy (study entry) and who have at least 4 mls of serum stored in the Frederick biorepository.
  • Of those 2636, four women have a code indicating "refused study" in the "follow-up" variable, and despite evidence of their consent to the original study, will be omitted from all future use of study data or specimens.
  • Participants also will be required to be Caucasian or African American (2599 or 98.6%), and to have a pathology report successfully retrieved from a participating hospital for review.
  • All sample sizes subsequently cited in the text take these inclusion criteria into account, and those cited for objective 2 also incorporate adjustment for loss to follow-up.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2632 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00339248

    Start Date

    December 1 2004

    Last Update

    March 13 2009

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    NCI Frederick Cancer Research Center

    Frederick, Maryland, United States, 21702-1201