T-Cell Response in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab and/or Chemotherapy for HER2-Positive Solid Tumors
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer, male breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer, stage I ovarian epithelial cancer, stage II ovarian epithelial cancer, stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer, limited stage small cell lung cancer, recurrent small cell lung cancer, stage I prostate cancer, stage IIB prostate cancer, stage IIA prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer, stage IV prostate cancer, recurrent prostate cancer, stage I uterine sarcoma, stage II uterine sarcoma, stage III uterine sarcoma, stage IV uterine sarcoma, recurrent uterine sarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of solid epithelial tumor, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Lung cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Prostate cancer
- HER2/neu-positive disease by immunohistochemistry or fluorescent in situ hybridization
- Must be receiving trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and/or chemotherapy (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, fluorouracil, or estramustine)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/mm^3
- Absolute lymphocyte count > 400/mm^3
- Platelet count > 90,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No other chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks
Sites / Locations
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
trastuzumab
blood sample collected on different days from patients receiving trastuzumab