Specimen Collections From Patients With HIV Infection, KSHV Infection, Viral-Related Pre-malignant Lesions and Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006518 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: November 23, 2000
Last Update Posted
: April 17, 2018
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BACKGROUND: A number of important scientific advances can be made through the study of blood, bone marrow, tumor, or other tissue samples from patients with HIV infection, infection with Kaposi s sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV), infection with other oncogenic viruses, or cancer. This protocol provides a mechanism to effect a variety of such studies.
OBJECTIVES: Acquisition of serum, circulating cells, bone marrow, and tumor or normal tissue samples from patients with HIV infection, KSHV infection, or with cancer.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility criteria include age 18 years or older and at lest one of the following: Exposure risk to HIV, KSHV, or HPV; HIV seropositive; KSHV seropositive; EBV seropositive; HTLV-1 seropositive; malignancy, Castleman s disease, or skin lesions with appearance of Kaposi s sarcoma; or cervical or anal intraepithelial lesion.
DESIGN: Blood samples may be collected at the initial visit, and at follow-up visits. Tumor samples may be obtained by fine needle aspirate, by removal of pleural or peritoneal fluid, by skin punch biopsy, or by excisional biopsy, providing the tumor is accessible with minimal risk to the patients. Specific risks will be described in a separate consent to be obtained at the time of the biopsy. Samples will be studied in the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, CCR, NCI; laboratories in NCI-Frederick; or those of collaborating investigators.
Condition or disease |
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HIV Kaposi's Sarcoma Lymphomas Multicentric Castleman's Disease Primary Effusion Lymphoma |
BACKGROUND:
-A number of important scientific advances can be made through the study of blood, bone marrow, tumor, or other tissue samples from patients with HIV infection, infection with Kaposi s sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV), infection with other oncogenic viruses, or cancer.
This protocol provides a mechanism to effect a variety of such studies.
OBJECTIVES:
-Acquisition of serum, circulating cells, bone marrow, and tumor or normal tissue samples from patients with HIV infection, KSHV infection, or with cancer.
ELIGIBILITY:
-Eligibility criteria include age 18 years or older and at least one of the following: Exposure risk to HIV, KSHV, or HPV; HIV seropositive; KSHV seropositive; EBV seropositive; HTLV-1 seropositive; malignancy, Castleman s disease, or skin lesions with appearance of Kaposi s sarcoma; or cervical or anal intraepithelial lesion.
DESIGN:
- Blood samples may be collected at the initial visit, and at follow-up visits.
- Tumor samples may be obtained by fine needle aspirate, by removal of pleural or peritoneal fluid, by skin punch biopsy, or by excisional biopsy, providing the tumor is accessible with minimal risk to the patients.
- Specific risks will be described in a separate consent to be obtained at the time of the biopsy.
- Samples will be studied in the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, CCR, NCI; laboratories in NCI-Frederick; or those of collaborating investigators.
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 9999 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Collection of Blood, Bone Marrow, Tumor, or Tissue Samples From Patients With HIV Infection, KSHV Infection, Viral-Related Pre-Malignant Lesions, and/or Cancer |
Study Start Date : | November 21, 2000 |

- Acquisition of serum, circulating cells, bone marrow, and tumor or normal tissue samples from patients with HIV infection, KSHV infection, or with cancer. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Age 18 years or older.
ECOG performance status less than or equal to 3.
At least one of the following: Exposure risk to HIV, KSHV, or HPV; HIV seropositive; KSHV seropositive; EBV seropositive; HTLV-1 seropositive; Malignancy, Castleman's disease, or skin lesions with appearance of Kaposi's sarcoma; Cervical or anal intraepithelial lesion; Clinical condition reported or hypothesized to be associated with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-relted virus (XMRV)
Patients not requiring biopsy for a medical indication can be included on the study solely for the purpose of obtaining research samples, including blood, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, or biopsy samples providing the biopsy or aspiration procedure is of low risk: such procedure include fine needle aspirates, bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, or excisional biopsy. Such biopsies can be completely separate from any other protocol or evaluation process.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Inability to provide informed consent.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00006518
Contact: Anaida Widell | (301) 451-3694 | awidell@cc.nih.gov | |
Contact: Robert Yarchoan, M.D. | (240) 760-6075 | robert.yarchoan@nih.gov |
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Recruiting |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact National Cancer Institute Referral Office (888) NCI-1937 |
Principal Investigator: | Robert Yarchoan, M.D. | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Additional Information:
Publications:
Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00006518 History of Changes |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00898651 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
010038 01-C-0038 |
First Posted: | November 23, 2000 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 17, 2018 |
Last Verified: | April 13, 2018 |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Cancer Institute (NCI) ):
Tumor Viruses HIV KSHV AIDS |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma Infection HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Sarcoma, Kaposi Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia Lymphoma, Primary Effusion Precancerous Conditions Virus Diseases Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Slow Virus Diseases Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections Sarcoma Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin |