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Study of Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients With High-Grade Glioma

Study Purpose

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at tissue and blood samples from patients with high-grade glioma.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

No
Study Type

An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes.


An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.


Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.

Observational
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

  • - Patients with newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas.
  • - Patients participating in NCCTG/Alliance or Mayo protocols.
- Willing to provide mandatory blood and tissue samples for research purposes; note: 15 unstained slides may be submitted in place of a tissue block

Trial Details

Trial ID:

This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.

NCT01004887
Phase

Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans.

Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Jan Buckner, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Mayo Clinic
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other, NIH
Overall Status Completed
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Additional Details

OBJECTIVES:

  • - To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic relevance of various molecular, cytogenetic, and other tumor markers in high-grade glioma in paraffin-embedded tissue collected from patients enrolled in the Mayo Clinic or North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) high-grade glioma trials conducted since 1979.
  • - To evaluate alterations of specific chromosomes and chromosomal regions including 7, 9p, 10p, 10q, 13q, 17p, 17q, 19q, 22q, X, and Y using PCR analysis of microsatellite repeats and FISH.
  • - To determine DNA ploidy by flow cytometric analysis.
  • - To examine various markers of cellular proliferation and cellular function including flow cytometric determination of %S-phase, %G2M, and immunohistochemical evaluation of PCNA, Ki-67, and p53.
  • - To evaluate additional markers identified by the Glioma Markers Network.
  • - To compare the incidence of markers in the major histologic subtypes (anaplastic astrocytoma [AA], anaplastic oligoastrocytoma [AOA], glioblastoma multiforme [GBM]) and to assess their correlation in the total group, as well as within each of these subtypes.
  • - To compare the ploidy determinations by FISH and flow cytometry.
OUTLINE: Paraffin-embedded tissue and peripheral blood samples, previously or currently collected from clinical trials participants at the time she/he enrolled in the trial, are evaluated for as many markers as possible, changes in cytogenic and molecular genetic tumor markers, frequency distributions of all tumor markers and histological and clinical variables by polymerase chain reaction, IHC, flow cytometry, and FISH analysis.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: Single group

Patients with newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas participating in NCCTG/Alliance or Mayo protocols. Previously collected blood and tissue samples are analyzed via PCR, IHC, flow cytometry, and FISH.

Interventions

Other: - diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.

Adrian, Michigan

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Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center

Adrian, Michigan, 49221

Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106-0995

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106

Dearborn, Michigan

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Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Dearborn, Michigan, 48123-2500

Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute, Flint, Michigan

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Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, 48503

Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, 48503

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

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Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, 48236

Foote Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Michigan

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Foote Memorial Hospital

Jackson, Michigan, 49201

Sparrow Regional Cancer Center, Lansing, Michigan

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Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

Lansing, Michigan, 48912-1811

St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, Michigan

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St. Mary Mercy Hospital

Livonia, Michigan, 48154

Community Cancer Center of Monroe, Monroe, Michigan

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Community Cancer Center of Monroe

Monroe, Michigan, 48162

Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe, Monroe, Michigan

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Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe

Monroe, Michigan, 48162

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan

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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Pontiac, Michigan, 48341-2985

Port Huron, Michigan

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Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital

Port Huron, Michigan, 48060

Saginaw, Michigan

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Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan, 48601

St. John Macomb Hospital, Warren, Michigan

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St. John Macomb Hospital

Warren, Michigan, 48093

MeritCare Bemidji, Bemidji, Minnesota

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MeritCare Bemidji

Bemidji, Minnesota, 56601

Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

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Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805-1983

CCOP - Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

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CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

Miller - Dwan Medical Center, Duluth, Minnesota

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Miller - Dwan Medical Center

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota

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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

CentraCare Clinic - River Campus, Saint Cloud, Minnesota

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CentraCare Clinic - River Campus

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

Coborn Cancer Center, Saint Cloud, Minnesota

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Coborn Cancer Center

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

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Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York, 10029

Bismarck Cancer Center, Bismarck, North Dakota

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Bismarck Cancer Center

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

Bismarck, North Dakota

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Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

Mid Dakota Clinic, PC, Bismarck, North Dakota

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Mid Dakota Clinic, PC

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501

St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center, Bismarck, North Dakota

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St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58502

MeritCare Broadway, Fargo, North Dakota

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MeritCare Broadway

Fargo, North Dakota, 58102

CCOP - MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota

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CCOP - MeritCare Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

Fargo, North Dakota

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Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

Wood County Oncology Center, Bowling Green, Ohio

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Wood County Oncology Center

Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402

Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio

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Adena Regional Medical Center

Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601

Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care, Columbus, Ohio

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Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care

Columbus, Ohio, 43214-3998

CCOP - Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, 43215

Grant Medical Center Cancer Care, Columbus, Ohio

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Grant Medical Center Cancer Care

Columbus, Ohio, 43215

Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

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Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43222

Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health, Columbus, Ohio

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Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health

Columbus, Ohio, 43228

Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware, Ohio

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Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware, Ohio, 43015

Community Cancer Center, Elyria, Ohio

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Community Cancer Center

Elyria, Ohio, 44035

Hematology Oncology Center, Elyria, Ohio

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Hematology Oncology Center

Elyria, Ohio, 44035

Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio

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Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster, Ohio, 43130

Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio

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Lima Memorial Hospital

Lima, Ohio, 45804

Marietta, Ohio

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Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital

Marietta, Ohio, 45750

Northwest Ohio Oncology Center, Maumee, Ohio

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Northwest Ohio Oncology Center

Maumee, Ohio, 43537-1839

Knox Community Hospital, Mount Vernon, Ohio

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Knox Community Hospital

Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050

Newark, Ohio

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Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital

Newark, Ohio, 43055

St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon, Ohio

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St. Charles Mercy Hospital

Oregon, Ohio, 43616

Toledo Clinic - Oregon, Oregon, Ohio

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Toledo Clinic - Oregon

Oregon, Ohio, 43616

Portsmouth, Ohio

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Southern Ohio Medical Center Cancer Center

Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662

North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated, Sandusky, Ohio

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North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated

Sandusky, Ohio, 44870

Springfield, Ohio

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Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County

Springfield, Ohio, 45505

Flower Hospital Cancer Center, Sylvania, Ohio

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Flower Hospital Cancer Center

Sylvania, Ohio, 43560

Mercy Hospital of Tiffin, Tiffin, Ohio

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Mercy Hospital of Tiffin

Tiffin, Ohio, 44883

Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio

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Toledo Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43606

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio

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St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center

Toledo, Ohio, 43608

Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center, Toledo, Ohio

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Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center

Toledo, Ohio, 43614

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital, Toledo, Ohio

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CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43617

St. Anne Mercy Hospital, Toledo, Ohio

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St. Anne Mercy Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43623

Toledo, Ohio

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Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic

Toledo, Ohio, 43623

Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon, Ohio

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Fulton County Health Center

Wauseon, Ohio, 43567

Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center, Westerville, Ohio

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Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center

Westerville, Ohio, 43081

Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio

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Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital

Zanesville, Ohio, 43701

Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, South Dakota

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Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701

Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401

Normal, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Community Cancer Center

Normal, Illinois, 61761

Community Hospital of Ottawa, Ottawa, Illinois

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Community Hospital of Ottawa

Ottawa, Illinois, 61350

Ottawa, Illinois

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Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa

Ottawa, Illinois, 61350

Pekin, Illinois

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Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital

Pekin, Illinois, 61554

Illinois CancerCare - Pekin, Pekin, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Pekin

Pekin, Illinois, 61603

Peoria, Illinois

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CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, 61615

Peoria, Illinois

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Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria

Peoria, Illinois, 61615

Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois

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Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, 61636

OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois

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OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Peoria, Illinois, 61637

Illinois CancerCare - Peru, Peru, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Peru

Peru, Illinois, 61354

Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, Illinois

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Illinois Valley Community Hospital

Peru, Illinois, 61354

Illinois CancerCare - Princeton, Princeton, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Princeton

Princeton, Illinois, 61356

Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, Illinois

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Perry Memorial Hospital

Princeton, Illinois, 61356

Illinois CancerCare - Spring Valley, Spring Valley, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Spring Valley

Spring Valley, Illinois, 61362

Bettendorf, Iowa

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Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722

Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403

Sioux City, Iowa

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Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP

Sioux City, Iowa, 51101

Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City, Sioux City, Iowa

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Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City

Sioux City, Iowa, 51102

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa

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St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

Sioux City, Iowa, 51104

Eureka Community Hospital, Eureka, Illinois

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Eureka Community Hospital

Eureka, Illinois, 61530

Illinois CancerCare - Eureka, Eureka, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Eureka

Eureka, Illinois, 61530

Galesburg Clinic, PC, Galesburg, Illinois

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Galesburg Clinic, PC

Galesburg, Illinois, 61401

Illinois CancerCare - Galesburg, Galesburg, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Galesburg

Galesburg, Illinois, 61401

Illinois CancerCare - Havana, Havana, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Havana

Havana, Illinois, 62644

Mason District Hospital, Havana, Illinois

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Mason District Hospital

Havana, Illinois, 62644

Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic, Kewanee, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic

Kewanee, Illinois, 61443

Illinois CancerCare - Macomb, Macomb, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Macomb

Macomb, Illinois, 61455

McDonough District Hospital, Macomb, Illinois

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McDonough District Hospital

Macomb, Illinois, 61455

Moline, Illinois

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Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus

Moline, Illinois, 61265

Moline, Illinois

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Moline, Illinois, 61265

Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth, Monmouth, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth

Monmouth, Illinois, 61462

OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, Illinois

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OSF Holy Family Medical Center

Monmouth, Illinois, 61462

BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, Illinois

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BroMenn Regional Medical Center

Normal, Illinois, 61761

Community Cancer Center, Normal, Illinois

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Community Cancer Center

Normal, Illinois, 61761

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona

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Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5499

Hartford, Connecticut

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Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, 06105

Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

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Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

Boise, Idaho

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Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, 83706

Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington, Bloomington, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington

Bloomington, Illinois, 61701

St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, Illinois

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St. Joseph Medical Center

Bloomington, Illinois, 61701

Graham Hospital, Canton, Illinois

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Graham Hospital

Canton, Illinois, 61520

Illinois CancerCare - Canton, Canton, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Canton

Canton, Illinois, 61520

Illinois CancerCare - Carthage, Carthage, Illinois

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Illinois CancerCare - Carthage

Carthage, Illinois, 62321

Memorial Hospital, Carthage, Illinois

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Memorial Hospital

Carthage, Illinois, 62321