Molecular Analysis of Liver Cancer
OBJECTIVES:
- To characterize, at a molecular level, archived samples of tissue from young patients
with fibrolamellar carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic livers
matched for age and sex.
- To perform genomic analysis on these tissue samples using array comparative genomic
hybridization.
- To perform targeted gene mutation analysis on these samples by PCR.
- To perform proteomic profiling on fixed tissues in these samples by various proteomic
methods, including IHC and mass spectrometry.
- To look for association between molecular aberrations and clinicopathologic features in
these samples.
OUTLINE: Archived tissue samples are collected from the pathology department at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center and from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Tissue samples
are analyzed by genomic analysis using array comparative genomic hybridization, target gene
mutation analysis by PCR, and proteomic profiling on fixed tissues using various proteomic
methods, including IHC and mass spectrometry. Samples are also examined for association
between molecular aberrations and clinicopathologic features found in each disease.
Clinical patient data (i.e., age, sex, race, date of diagnosis, risk factors, histology,
surgical staging, follow-ups, date of death, and adjuvant therapy) are also collected.
Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective
Identification of proteomic profiles and molecular pathways involved in tumor progression
Genomic analysis, targeted gene mutation analysis, immunohistochemistry, and mass spectrometry will be employed to identify proteomic profiles and specific molecular pathways involved in tumor progression of fibrolamellar carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma
After collection of tissue samples
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Laura Goff, MD
Study Chair
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
United States: Federal Government
VICC GI 0611
NCT00899002
July 2007
May 2009
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