Overview
This study is being done to find out if patient blood samples can be used to perform individualized modeling of cancer therapy-related side effects.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC's) from patients receiving cancer treatment.
II. Differentiate patient iPSC's into cardiomyocytes and/or neurons or other cell types that may be relevant to modeling cancer therapy-related adverse effects, such as cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity.
III. Use patient specific iPSC-derived cells to:
IIIa. Model cancer therapy-related toxicities; IIIb. Better understand the mechanisms of toxicities; IIIc. Determine if patient specific genetic variants are causative of toxicities; IIId. Screen novel protective therapies for cancer therapy-related toxicities.
OUTLINE: This is an observational study.
Patients undergo blood sample collection and have their medical records reviewed on study.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Any patient >= 18 years of age
- Planned or receiving any potentially toxic cancer therapy including but not limited to chemotherapy, targeted and immunotherapies
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability on the part of the patient to understand the informed consent or be compliant with the protocol