🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-04
Collection and Storage of Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients With Cancer (NCT02474160)
Patient-Derived Models Tissue Procurement Protocol for the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: National Cancer Institute LAO
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study collects and stores tissue and blood samples from patients with cancer. Collecting and storing samples of tissue and blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help scientists create new and better models to learn about cancer and to test new cancer drugs.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama
Age range: 2 Months
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure (OTHER)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (140 Sites)
Showing the first 25 of 140 sites.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith — Fort Smith, Arkansas
- PCR Oncology — Arroyo Grande, California
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte, California
- USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital — Aurora, Colorado
- Smilow Cancer Center/Yale-New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut
- Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
- Delaware Clinical and Laboratory Physicians PA — Newark, Delaware
- Helen F Graham Cancer Center — Newark, Delaware
- Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PA — Newark, Delaware
- Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital — Newark, Delaware
- Christiana Care Health System-Wilmington Hospital — Wilmington, Delaware
- Augusta University Medical Center — Augusta, Georgia
- OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center — Bloomington, Illinois
- Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington — Bloomington, Illinois
- Illinois CancerCare-Canton — Canton, Illinois
- Memorial Hospital of Carbondale — Carbondale, Illinois
- Illinois CancerCare-Carthage — Carthage, Illinois
- Centralia Oncology Clinic — Centralia, Illinois
- John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois
- Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur — Decatur, Illinois
- Decatur Memorial Hospital — Decatur, Illinois
- Crossroads Cancer Center — Effingham, Illinois
- Illinois CancerCare-Eureka — Eureka, Illinois
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.