7,000
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 1999
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2050
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2050
Survey of client health, personal habits, family history
A questionnaire is administered at the time of consent.
Blood specimen for non-DNA and DNA parts
Blood specimen is collected prior to surgery or at the time of scheduled routine surgical procedure(s), and at the time of routine follow-up visits
Biopsy of esophageal/stomach tissue, lymph nodes, tumor
Tissue from the biopsies is collected intraoperatively.
Biopsies, oral (saliva) and/or secretions, washings or mucosal scrapings/brushing from routine clinical surveillance endoscopies
Tissue from the biopsies, oral (saliva) and/or secretions, washings or mucosal scrapings/brushings are collected intraoperatively.
RECRUITING
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pittsburgh
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER