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Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors

Major Program
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Status
Completed
NCT ID
NCT00919750
The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
Intervention
Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure
Condition
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Choroid Plexus Neoplasm, Childhood Craniopharyngioma, Childhood Grade I Meningioma, Childhood Grade II Meningioma, Childhood Grade III Meningioma, Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma, Ependymoma, Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma, Recurrent Childhood Medulloblastoma, Recurrent Childhood Supratentorial Embryonal Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified, Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
Investigators
Scott Pomeroy

See list of participating sites