age
Item
1. patients 18 years of age and older are eligible.
boolean
C0001779 (UMLS CUI [1])
ecog
Item
2. patients must have a performance status of ecog 0, 1, 2, or 3 for admission to this protocol.
boolean
C1520224 (UMLS CUI [1])
malignancy
Item
3. patients with malignancy are eligible.
boolean
C0006826 (UMLS CUI [1])
surgery
Item
4. patients requiring a surgical procedure for any medical indication can be included on study.
boolean
C0543467 (UMLS CUI [1])
biopsy, medical procedure
Item
5. patients requiring biopsy or any procedure for any medical indication can be included on study.
boolean
C0005558 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0199171 (UMLS CUI [2])
research
Item
6. 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, or peritoneal fluid, or biopsy samples, providing the biopsy or aspiration procedure is of minimal risk, i.e. fine needle aspirate, bone marrow aspirate, or excisional biopsy. no radiology tests will be used in the procedure to collect a sample that would not be otherwise used for an appropriate medical indication.
boolean
C0035168 (UMLS CUI [1])
informed consent
Item
7. normal volunteers 18 years of age and older are eligible to enroll. normal volunteers must be willing to sign informed consent and must be willing to provide samples to be used for research.
boolean
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1])
pregnancy
Item
1. pregnant individuals will not be eligible due to potential risks to the fetus associated with radiologic procedures required for biopsy.
boolean
C0032961 (UMLS CUI [1])
age
Item
2. children will not be eligible because of potential risks from complications due to procedures involved in obtaining the biopsies.
boolean
C0001779 (UMLS CUI [1])
clotting disorder
Item
3. normal volunteers with a history of a clotting disorder may not enroll.
boolean
C0005779 (UMLS CUI [1])