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CompletedNCT00577785Updated Dec 22, 2010

Study to Obtain Full Thickness Bladder Tissue From Subjects Undergoing Cystectomy Surgery

An observational study in Cystectomy, sponsored by Tengion. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-12-22.

Sponsored by Tengion · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
52
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this study is to obtain bladder tissue specimens from patients otherwise undergoing cystectomy for use in research and training of personnel at Tengion, Inc.

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Conditions studied

  • Cystectomy

Keywords

  • cystectomy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Tengion is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients otherwise undergoing cystectomy

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects 18 to 90 years and undergoing a cystectomy surgery
  • Willing and able to give signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known active infection
  • Known colonization with MRSA or VRE
  • Receipt of blood or blood products for transfusion during the previous 3 months
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
52 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • cystectomy group

    Subjects undergoing planned cystectomy who agree to provide bladder tissue from removed bladder post cystectomy and/or cystoscopic biopsy tissue prior to cystectomy

    Other: tissue procurement

Interventions

  • Othertissue procurement

    No intervention. Tissue procurement study.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of bladder tissue from patients underogoing radical cystectomy

    Time frame: ongoing throughout study

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00577785
Lead sponsor
Tengion
First posted
Dec 20, 2007
Start date
Aug 2007
Primary completion
Jan 2009
Completion
Jan 2009
Last update
Dec 22, 2010

Study contacts

Sunita Sheth, MD
study director · Tengion, Inc

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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