OBJECTIVES:
- Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children's Oncology Group institutions.
- Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients.
- Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study
Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: An unlimited number of specimens will be collected.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of brain tumor
- Previously treated at a Children's Oncology Group (COG) institution
- Patients are eligible at time of diagnosis, second-look surgery, recurrence, or development of a second malignant neoplasm
- Must have brain tumor biological specimens derived from primary tumors of the CNS available for submission
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
Last updated: 11/09/2012
NCT ID: NCT00919750
IRB Number:1741-05
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