Clinical & Pathological Studies of Upper Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

Stanford University100 enrolled

Overview

Our research of the biology of upper gastrointestinal cancers involves the study of tissue samples and cells from biopsies of persons with gastric or esophageal cancer or blood samples from upper gastrointestinal cancer patients and persons at high inherited risk for these cancers. We hope to learn the role genes and proteins play in the development of gastric and esophageal cancer.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Stomach Cancer Gastro-Esophageal(GE) Junction Cancer Gastric (Stomach) Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Over 18 2. Diagnosed with gastric or esophageal cancer OR at an increased hereditary risk for upper GI cancer Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under 18 2. No family or personal history of gastric or esophageal cancer

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

p53 activity by routine pathologic analysis

Time frame: time of collection

NER activity by routine pathologic analysis