National Cancer Institute (NCI)
This study provides cancer care through the National Cancer Institute's Medical Oncology Branch (MOB) to patients who are not enrolled in an active treatment research protocol. Patients receive standard treatments only; no investigational therapies are provided on this protocol. Patients 18 years of age and older may be eligible for this protocol. Candidates are patients for whom an NCI investigator decides that the interests of the patient and the NCI are best served by the patient's enrollment in this protocol to receive care and follow-up within the MOB. This includes patients in the following categories: * Patients previously enrolled in NCI trials whose participation in this protocol may continue to provide researchers important scientific information * Patients who will be eligible for a research protocol within the foreseeable future * Patients whose medical welfare will be seriously compromised by referral back to the community, such as patients with a rare or complex disease for which community resources are inadequate or unavailable * Terminally ill patients who have received most of their specialized medical care at the Clinical Center and for whom humanitarian considerations dictate that they continue to receive their medical care at NIH after going off study for the remaining weeks or months of life * Patients with cancer or HIV, or people at risk for cancer or HIV for whom cancer treatments at the NCI are requested through the MOB consult service * Patients who are participating in a non-treatment NCI research protocol and require standard-of-care therapy * Patients with cancer or HIV or people at risk for cancer for whom cancer treatment or management at the NCI would add significant value to the institute's cancer training program Participants receive standard medical care, including periodic routine laboratory tests, diagnostic x-rays, and nuclear medicine scans to monitor the course of illness and the effects of any treatment.
Background: * Clinical Investigators within the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) evaluate and treat patients with cancer, HIV, and individuals at risk for developing cancer in the context of active research protocols. * In some cases, it may be in the best interests of both the individual and the CCR to provide consult services, treatment/interventions, and/or follow-up to certain individuals and collect the data obtained for future research. Objectives: -To provide a repository of information on enrolled participants to allow for hypothesis generation…
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Individuals must be age 2 years or older if therapeutic interventions are required. Otherwise, there are no age restrictions beyond the neonatal period (4 weeks). * Individuals will be eligible if they meet one of the following criteria: * are seeking a consultation from NCI/CCR. * whose medical welfare will be seriously compromised by referral back to the community, such as rare/complex diseases in which community treatment is inadequate or adequate community resources are unavailable. * have cancer, HIV, or are at risk for cancer and/or HIV for whom cancer eval…