Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT03207854?

Participants must meet the protocol's inclusion criteria for Healthy Subject. The stated age range is 19 Years. Confirm all requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT03207854 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-27

Collection of Immunology Specimens From Patients With Cancer or Blood Disorders, and Healthy Volunteers (NCT03207854)

Protocol for Immunology Specimen Collection From Cancer Patients, Patients With Hematologic Diagnoses, and Healthy Normal Controls

🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of Southern California

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This research trial collects and stores blood, tissue, and bone marrow specimens from patients with cancer or blood disorders, and healthy volunteers to study the immune system in a variety of different types of experiments, as well as associated clinical data as appropriate, focused on understanding mechanisms of immunotherapy.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (5 items).

Location: USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California

Age range: 19 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

Biospecimen Collection (PROCEDURE)
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis (OTHER)
Questionnaire Administration (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

All patients known to have cancer, an immune-mediated hematologic diagnosis, or a healthy normal volunteer
Definition of immune-mediated hematologic diagnosis: diagnoses for which immune dysfunction and/or immune system directed therapy (eg. aplastic anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenic purpura \[ITP\], etc.) are involved
Definition of healthy normal volunteer: persons lacking diagnoses of any type of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, non-hematologic autoimmune disease (eg. systemic lupus erythematosus \[SLE\], rheumatoid arthritis \[RA\], Crohn's disease) and not taking any immunosuppressive medications
Patients must have been seen in the Norris Hospital and outpatient clinics, or the Los Angeles County (LAC)-University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center or outpatient clinics; healthy volunteers can be recruited without any physician visit appointments since their labs are strictly for clinical research and not for personal health issues unrelated to the project

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria:
Unable to give informed consent to specimen collection
Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive status
Persons taking any type of immunosuppressive medication are excluded from participating as healthy normal volunteers
Any patient for whom specimen collection is judged to be unsafe (for example, for patients unable to establish venous access)

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (323) 442-7828

Email: Arta.zenunovic@med.usc.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗