Study Information

Alliance Study ID: CALGB-9665

NCT Study ID (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT00899223

Alliance Committee: Leukemia

Disease or Cancer Type: Leukemia & Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Alliance Study Chair: Michael Caligiuri, MD

Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING


Study Description

As one of the nation’s largest cooperative cancer treatment groups, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Alliance) is in a unique position to organize a Leukemia Tissue Bank. The member institutions diagnose hundreds of patients with leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome each year, and uniformly treat these patients with chemotherapy regimens. The Alliance offers centralized data management for the clinical history, the classification of the leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, cytogenetics, flow cytometric analysis, treatment and follow-up. The highly skilled health care providers at each member institution are familiar with obtaining informed consent, completing data questionnaires and shipping specimens. There currently exists a central processing facility where samples are prepared for a variety of cellular and molecular studies. Hence, the patient resources, the health care providers, and a processing facility for a Leukemia Tissue Bank are all in place. What is needed, however, and is addressed in the current protocol, is a formal mechanism to procure bone marrow, blood and normal tissue from patients with hematologic malignancies who are to be enrolled on Alliance (Cancer and Leukemia Group B [CALGB]) treatment studies.

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Locations (142)

Camino Medical Group – Treatment Center
Mountain View, California 94040
United States

Pismo Beach, California 93449
United States

Naval Medical Center – San Diego
San Diego, California 92134
United States

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California 94115
United States

Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut 06102-5037
United States

Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, Delaware 19958
United States

CCOP – Christiana Care Health Services
Newark, Delaware 19713
United States

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20007
United States

Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010
United States

Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
United States

Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center
Jupiter, Florida 33458
United States

CCOP – Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
United States

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
Orlando, Florida 32803-1273
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
United States

St. Joseph Medical Center
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Canton
Canton, Illinois 61520
United States

University of Illinois Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7243
United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Chicago Westside Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470
United States

Eureka Community Hospital
Eureka, Illinois 61530
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Eureka
Eureka, Illinois 61530
United States

Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois 60201-1781
United States

Galesburg Clinic, PC
Galesburg, Illinois 61401
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Macomb
Macomb, Illinois 61455
United States

BroMenn Regional Medical Center
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States

Community Cancer Center
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Community Cancer Center
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States

Community Hospital of Ottawa
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
United States

Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC – Ottawa
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
United States

Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
Pekin, Illinois 61554
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Pekin
Pekin, Illinois 61603
United States

Proctor Hospital
Peoria, Illinois 61614
United States

CCOP – Illinois Oncology Research Association
Peoria, Illinois 61615
United States

Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC – Peoria
Peoria, Illinois 61615
United States

Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
Peoria, Illinois 61636
United States

OSF St. Francis Medical Center
Peoria, Illinois 61637
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Peru
Peru, Illinois 61354
United States

Illinois Valley Community Hospital
Peru, Illinois 61354
United States

Illinois CancerCare – Spring Valley
Spring Valley, Illinois 61362
United States

Elkhart Clinic, LLC
Elkhart, Indiana 46514-2098
United States

Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC – Elkhart
Elkhart, Indiana 46514
United States

Elkhart General Hospital
Elkhart, Indiana 46515
United States

Howard Community Hospital
Kokomo, Indiana 46904
United States

Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
La Porte, Indiana 46350
United States

Suniti Medical Corporation
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
United States

Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC – South Bend
Mishawaka, Indiana 46545-1470
United States

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
Mishawaka, Indiana 46545-1470
United States

Michiana Hematology Oncology PC – Plymouth
Plymouth, Indiana 46563
United States

CCOP – Northern Indiana CR Consortium
South Bend, Indiana 46601
United States

Memorial Hospital of South Bend
South Bend, Indiana 46601
United States

Michiana Hematology Oncology PC – La Porte
Westville, Indiana 46391
United States

Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
United States

Iowa Blood and Cancer Care
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
United States

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002
United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
United States

Menorah Medical Center
Overland Park, Kansas 66209
United States

Saint Luke’s Hospital – South
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
United States

CCOP – Kansas City
Prairie Village, Kansas 66208
United States

Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care
Augusta, Maine 04330
United States

CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine 04401
United States

Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States

National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5600
United States

Union Hospital of Cecil County
Elkton, Maryland 21921
United States

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
United States

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
United States

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
United States

Addison Gilbert Hospital
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
United States

Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center – St. Joseph
Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085
United States

Lakeside Cancer Specialists, PLLC
Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085
United States

St. Luke’s Hospital Cancer Care Center
Duluth, Minnesota 55805
United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417
United States

Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
United States

Southeast Cancer Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
United States

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri – Columbia
Columbia, Missouri 65203
United States

Goldschmidt Cancer Center
Jefferson City, Missouri 65109
United States

Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
United States

North Kansas City Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri 64116
United States

Heartland Hematology Oncology Associates, Incorporated
Kansas City, Missouri 64118
United States

Research Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri 64132
United States

Saint Luke’s East – Lee’s Summit
Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64086
United States

Saint Joseph Oncology, Incorporated
Saint Joseph, Missouri 64507
United States

Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital – Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri 63110
United States

Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
St Louis, Missouri 63131
United States

Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center at Saint Francis Memorial Health Center
Grand Island, Nebraska 68803
United States

Callahan Cancer Center at Great Plains Regional Medical Center
North Platte, Nebraska 69103
United States

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805
United States

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
United States

CCOP – Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
United States

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
United States

New Hampshire Oncology – Hematology, PA at Payson Center for Cancer Care
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
United States

New Hampshire Oncology – Hematology, PA – Hooksett
Hooksett, New Hampshire 03106
United States

Lakes Region General Hospital
Laconia, New Hampshire 03246
United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0002
United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Catholic Medical Center
Manchester, New Hampshire 03102
United States

Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper – Voorhees
Voorhees Township, New Jersey 08043
United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York 14263-0001
United States

CCOP – Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
East Syracuse, New York 13057
United States

Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, New York 12801
United States

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital
Jamaica, New York 11432
United States

Monter Cancer Center of the North Shore-LIJ Health System
Lake Success, New York 11042
United States

CCOP – North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York 11030
United States

Don Monti Comprehensive Cancer Center at North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York 11030
United States

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, New York 11040
United States

New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
New York, New York 10021
United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York 10029
United States

SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Syracuse, New York 13210
United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Syracuse
Syracuse, New York 13210
United States

Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295
United States

Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28232-2861
United States

Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina 28233-3549
United States

Batte Cancer Center at Northeast Medical Center
Concord, North Carolina 28025
United States

Duke Cancer Institute
Durham, North Carolina 27710
United States

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534
United States

Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
United States

Pardee Memorial Hospital
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791
United States

Kinston Medical Specialists
Kinston, North Carolina 28501
United States

Cleveland Regional Medical Center
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
United States

Iredell Memorial Hospital
Statesville, North Carolina 28677
United States

Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
United States

Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1096
United States

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1240
United States

Cancer Care Associates – Norman
Norman, Oklahoma 73071
United States

Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
United States

Cancer Care Associates – Mercy Campus
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
United States

Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224-1791
United States

Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
United States

Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
United States

McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, South Carolina 29501
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Faris Road
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Grove Commons
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
United States

Greenville Hospital Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Eastside
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
United States

CCOP – Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Greer Medical Oncology
Greer, South Carolina 29650
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Seneca
Seneca, South Carolina 29672
United States

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas – Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29307
United States

Mountainview Medical
Berlin Corners, Vermont 05602
United States

Fletcher Allen Health Care – University Health Center Campus
Burlington, Vermont 05401
United States

Danville Regional Medical Center
Danville, Virginia 24541
United States

Ravenel Oncology Center at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County
Martinsville, Virginia 24115
United States

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0037
United States

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