Value of Analysing Under-utilised Leftover Tissue (VauLT)
Recruiting
Observational Study
Oncology
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 800 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Other
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About This Trial
Intratumour heterogeneity is well recognized in multiple cancer types and ultimately leads to therapeutic resistance. It also limits the ability of small samples to represent the whole tumour, having implications for diagnosis, molecular analysis and understanding of the tumour immune microenvironment. By blending- 'homogenizing'- leftover tumour tissue in excess of that required for diagnosistic …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Leftover formalin-fixed tissue (ie that would be otherwise discarded by histopathology) from cancer surgery.
2. Tissues for Research consent has been provided.
3. Patient age \>18yo.
4. Minimum of 1 gram of residual tumour remaining in leftover surgical tissue
5. Minimum of 1…
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