Collection and Analysis of Brain Tumor Tissue
Core B: Biospecimen and Biomarker Core (BSBM)
Collecting and analyzing tumor tissue from people with glioblastoma and meningioma to help researchers understand tumor differences.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11192787 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you have a glioblastoma or meningioma and have surgery at UCSF, this program collects tumor tissue and detailed information during the operation. Surgeons take multiple samples from different areas of the tumor and record their 3D locations so researchers can study how tumor cells vary across the mass. The team performs standard pathology plus advanced molecular tests and may grow human tumor cells in models to study tumor behavior. These shared, well-annotated samples are provided to research projects that aim to improve diagnosis and future treatments.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People having surgery for newly diagnosed or recurrent glioblastoma (IDH-wildtype) or meningioma at UCSF or a participating center are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without brain tumors, those not undergoing surgery, or those seeking immediate treatment changes are unlikely to benefit directly from this biospecimen-focused program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could help researchers develop more precise treatments by revealing how different parts of brain tumors behave.
How similar studies have performed: Tumor biobanks and molecular profiling have previously led to important discoveries in brain cancer, while systematic 3D spatial sampling is a more recent advance.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Phillips, Joanna — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Phillips, Joanna
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.