Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles in Patients With Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
This study is being done to help researchers learn more about and successfully diagnose cancer using blood samples and tissue samples from surgeries in patients with suspicious thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer. Diagnosing cancer in this way, as opposed to biopsies, may be less invasive to the patient. Analyzing blood and tissues samples may also help researchers to differentiate non-cancerous tumors from thyroid cancer and detect high-risk mutations to guide treatment.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Sensitivity and specificity of molecular profile of thyroid derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) as predictor of thyroid cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Quantity of thyroid derived EVs captured in various stages of thyroid cancer. II. Whether quantity of EVs decreases in proportion to response to therapy in thyroid cancer patients. III. Optimal ribonucleic acid (RNA)/deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) panel in thyroid tumor derived EVs to diagnose thyroid cancer. OUTLINE: Patients undergo collection of blood samples on the day of surgery following anesthesia but prior to…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 and older * Consented for thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer or indeterminate thyroid nodule Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concurrent malignancy
Interventions
- ProcedureBiospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of blood and tissue samples
- OtherElectronic Health Record Review
Medical charts are reviewed
Location
- UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, California