Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples for Breast Cancer Research

This research study is collecting and storing tissue, blood, and urine samples from women, with or without breast cancer, to help scientists learn more about the disease. The goal is to create a large collection of samples (a tissue repository) that includes DNA, RNA, or protein from tumor tissue, normal tissue, blood cells, and plasma. These samples will be linked to frozen or preserved tissue specimens. Researchers will use this collection to study how breast cancer develops and progresses. You may be able to join if you are a woman aged 18 or older with a suspected or known breast cancer diagnosis, or if you are a healthy volunteer. The study aims to enroll 4000 participants.

Study design
This is an observational study, meaning participants are not given a specific treatment. It aims to enroll 4000 participants.
What's involved
You would provide tumor and normal tissue samples during a medically necessary surgery or biopsy. You would also provide blood and urine samples. Your medical records will be reviewed for about 5 years.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your medical records will be reviewed over approximately 5 years to see how test results relate to your health.

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NCT00899301

Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Women With or Without Breast Cancer

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
~4,000 participants
Updated 2026-08-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:biologic sample preservation procedure

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Creation of a tissue repository that contains DNA, RNA, or protein from tumor tissue or normal tissue, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and plasma that are linked to frozen and/or paraffin-embedded pathology specimens
Measured over 5 years
Breast Cancer
1 sites across 1 states
Tennessee1
  • A. Bapsi Chakravarthy, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
VICC Clinical Trials Information Program
  • Creation of a tissue repository that contains DNA, RNA, or protein from tumor tissue or normal tissue, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and plasma that are linked to frozen and/or paraffin-embedded pathology specimens5 years