Status:
UNKNOWN
Study of Blood and Tumor Samples From Men With an Inherited Risk of Prostate Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify genes related to cancer. PUR...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To find genes that predispose to prostate cancer (using genetic linkage and other molecular biology techniques). * To determine if genes that predispose to prostate cancer are associate...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Meets 1 of the following criteria:
- Diagnosis of prostate cancer meeting any of the following criteria:
- Attending prostate clinics at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Any age at diagnosis
- Not attending prostate clinics at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
- No older than 60 years at diagnosis
- Diagnosis in two relatives where one is ≤ 65 years at diagnosis
- At any age in a cluster with 3 or more cases
- Any unaffected male relatives of men who are already taking part in the study
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to understand the information sheet and give informed consent
- No man who is too ill to take part
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 1993
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
21000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00959023
Start Date
June 1 1993
Last Update
August 26 2013
Active Locations (135)
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William Harvey Hospital
Ashford-Kent, England, United Kingdom, TN24 0LZ
2
Tameside General Hospital
Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom, OL6 9RW
3
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Aylesbury-Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, HP21 8AL
4
North Devon District Hospital
Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom, EX31 4JB