Observational study of tumor tissue and blood samples from adults with cancer

You may qualify if

• 18 years of age and older
• Patient is a good medical candidate for a standard of care or research biopsy or surgical procedure to obtain tissue

You can't join if

• Uncontrolled concurrent illness including psychiatric illness, or situations that would limit compliance with the study requirements or the ability to willingly give written informed consent
• Institutionalized or incarcerated patients
• Inaccessible tumor for biopsy or patient does not have tumor tissue available for research use
• Biopsy must not be considered more than minimal risk to the patient.
• Have a contraindication to percutaneous biopsy including:; Significant coagulopathy that cannot be adequately corrected.; Severely compromised cardiopulmonary function or hemodynamic instability.; Lack of a safe pathway to the lesion per the interventional radiologist.; Inability of the patient to cooperate with, or to be positioned for, the procedure.