Recruiting

DNA Analysis

Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Code:

NCT00471978

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is analyzing the DNA in blood and tissue samples from patients with lung cancer.

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Study ID

NCT00471978

Start date

Sep, 2005

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Patient:

  • Newly diagnosed primary lung cancer

  • Patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) or Boston Medical Center Cancer Center

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

EXCLUSIONS:

Vulnerable populations are excluded. Patients with metastasis from another site to lung or mesothelioma are excluded.

Study Design

Enrollment

15000 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Metabolic polymorphisms [ Time Frame: 10 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Contacts

Clinical Trials Office - Massachusetts General Hospital

877-726-5130

Harvard School of Public Health

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

David C. Christiani, MD

617-726-9274

More Information

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Last update posted

Oct 7, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • non-small cell lung cancer
  • small cell lung cancer
  • pulmonary carcinoid tumor

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Massachusetts General Hospital on 2026-10-07. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.