Beat Childhood Cancer Specimen Banking and Data Registry

Launched by GISELLE SHOLLER · Jan 15, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The Beat Childhood Cancer Specimen Banking and Data Registry is a research study aimed at understanding pediatric cancer better. This trial involves collecting samples and information from children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with suspected or confirmed tumors. The goal is to build a valuable database that can help researchers learn more about childhood cancers and potentially improve future treatments.

Anyone, regardless of age, who has a suspected or confirmed pediatric tumor may be eligible to participate. To join, patients or their legal guardians need to provide consent for the collection of samples and data. If you decide to participate, you can expect to provide some samples, like blood or tissue, and answer questions about your health. Your involvement will contribute to important research that could benefit others facing similar challenges in the future.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • No age restrictions
• * Subjects that fit into one of the following categories:
• • 1. Subjects with suspected or confirmed cancers of childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood.
• • 2. Survivors of a cancer of childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood (\> 6 months off last therapy for cancer)
• • 3. Subjects with a disease-matched condition
• • 4. Healthy volunteers- including any participants with medical conditions that are not disease-matched.
• • Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and FDA guidelines must be obtained from all subjects (or subjects' legal representative).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subject or his/her legally authorized representative (where applicable) did not consent for specimen banking and data collection for this study.