Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Tissue Collection Protocol for Gastroesophageal Cancers

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Tissue Collection Protocol for Gastroesophageal Cancers

Official Title: Tissue Collection for Gastro-esophageal Cancer Primary Cell Line Establishment

Study ID: NCT02495337

Conditions

Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

Tissue Collection

Study Description

Brief Summary: This proposed collection of primary tumor cells lines will benefit esophageal cancer research within the University Health Network. This collection of gastro-esophageal tumor samples will be used to grow primary tumor cell lines, which will provide researchers with ready samples of various gastro-esophageal cancers. This will help to address the issue of access to these cell lines due to the limited number of patients with gastro-esophageal tumors, and high rates of contamination.

Detailed Description: Samples will be collected during surgery, EGD, or other biopsy. The surgeon will resect a sample for the research coordinator and/or fellow who will collect the sample and take it back to the lab for processing. Samples collected will be in excess of standard samples that are sent for pathology. The surgeon will make sure that excess samples will not affect pathological diagnosis. In addition samples may be purchased from the National Cancer Institute's Cooperative Human Tissue Network.