Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at Los Angeles, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by James Wu

Description

Summary

This study is being done to help researchers learn more about and successfully diagnose cancer using blood samples and tissue samples from surgeries in patients with suspicious thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer. Diagnosing cancer in this way, as opposed to biopsies, may be less invasive to the patient. Analyzing blood and tissues samples may also help researchers to differentiate non-cancerous tumors from thyroid cancer and detect high-risk mutations to guide treatment.

Official Title

Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles in Patients With Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer

Details

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. Sensitivity and specificity of molecular profile of thyroid derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) as predictor of thyroid cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Quantity of thyroid derived EVs captured in various stages of thyroid cancer.

II. Whether quantity of EVs decreases in proportion to response to therapy in thyroid cancer patients.

III. Optimal ribonucleic acid (RNA)/deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) panel in thyroid tumor derived EVs to diagnose thyroid cancer.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo collection of blood samples on the day of surgery following anesthesia but prior to incision and approximately 4-6 weeks after surgery. Patients who undergo remnant ablation after total thyroidectomy with radioactive iodine have an additional blood sample collected. Patients also undergo collection of tissue samples following surgical resection of the thyroid. Patients' medical records are also reviewed.

Keywords

Thyroid Gland Carcinoma, Thyroid Gland Nodule, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Diseases, Biospecimen Collection, Electronic Health Record Review, Ancillary-correlative (biospecimen collection)

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Aged 18 and older
  • Consented for thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer or indeterminate thyroid nodule

You CAN'T join if...

  • Patients with concurrent malignancy

Location

  • UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Lead Scientist at UCLA

  • James Wu
    HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery, Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 48 research publications

Details

Status
currently not accepting new patients, but might later
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Links
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ID
NCT04742608
Study Type
Observational
Participants
Expecting 250 study participants
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