Examining Blood and Tissue Samples to Identify Diagnostic Markers in Patients With Metastatic Cancer Undergoing Tumor Removal

Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To understand the pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, and disease processes of malignancies.

II. To examine the utility of integrated genomics for discovery of targets or pathways involved in tumor/malignancy progression of patients with malignancies.

III. To observe for any evidence of anti-tumor activity from treatment if selected based on integrated genomics.

IV. To create and offer opportunities for targeted individualized therapy based on the outcome of integrated genomics and micro-cancer modeling.

V. To determine the outcome of patients with malignancies who received targeted individualized therapy.

OUTLINE: This is an ancillary-correlative study.

Patients undergo collection of blood and buccal samples before or after standard of care (SOC) biopsy or tumor resection. Patients undergo collection of tumor tissue at time of SOC biopsy or tumor resection. Patients’ medical records are also reviewed. Patients’ archived tissue or blood samples may also be collected.