Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: For participants undergoing collection of tissue, ascites, and/or pleural effusions: 1. Ability to understand and willingness to voluntarily sign a written informed consent document prior to any study-related assessments or procedures are conducted. 2. Individuals 18 years of age or older on the day of signing informed consent. 3. Individuals with solid tumor malignancy with germline or somatic cancer-associated mutations and/or Individuals with a family history or personal history of cancer. 4. Must be planning to undergo one of the following procedures as part of their routine care (or as a research procedure under a UCSF-sponsored IIT protocol): 1. Surgical resection 2. Biopsy (open, incisional, excisional, punch, core needle, and/or fine needle aspiration (FNA) are all permitted) 3. Paracentesis 4. Thoracentesis For participants undergoing blood banking: 1. Ability to understand and willingness to voluntarily sign a written informed consent document prior to any study-related assessments or procedures are conducted. 2. Individuals 18 years of age or older on the day of signing informed consent. 3. Individuals with a family history or personal history of cancer. 4. Must be planning to undergo a blood draw as part of their routine care (or as a research procedure under a University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) -sponsored investigator-initiated trial (IIT) protocol); or willing to undergo an additional blood draw outside of their routine care. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Known history of HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C (as documented in the medical record) or other infectious disease that in the judgment of the investigator could pose a risk to research personnel or mice, or negatively impact Patient derived xenografts (PDX) tumor engraftment.