Clinical breast cancer research core.

The primary purpose of the clinical breast cancer research core is to support the research of the five SPORE projects, and the high priority projects and other studies of SPORE Investigators. The specific aims of the CORE are as follows: The first aim is to provide the project investigators of the SPORE grant with access to a clinical research facility. A second aim is to provide the investigators with a clinical database linked to the tumor bank for the facilitation of studies to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer. A third aim is to develop and maintain a serum and DNA lymphocyte bank which will enable investigators to take prognostic or therapy response factors developed in the laboratory and evaluate their clinical significance.