Study immune and tumor features in thymus tumors
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This study looks at what immune cells and tumor biology are like in localized thymic epithelial tumors. It may help doctors better understand the disease using samples taken during planned thymus surgery.
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Who can take part
- You have a suspected localized thymic epithelial tumor (a thymus tumor).
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have not received any treatment yet for this thymus tumor.
- Your doctors are planning surgery to remove the thymus (thymectomy) at a partner hospital.
- If you have had cancer before, it must not be active and must not have been treated within the last 3 years (with a small exception for a treated, early “carcinoma in situ”).
- You have not had chemotherapy before surgery for this current situation (no neoadjuvant chemotherapy).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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