Initial Biomarker Discovery Study Clause Samples

Initial Biomarker Discovery Study. Based on this preliminary analysis, UCL will collect blood (pre- and post-op), urine, and baseline data from women presenting with an adnexal mass. The urine will be collected according to the following parameters: Urine will be collected at the day of surgery. The patients will be NPO commencing at midnight on the day of surgery. The urine samples will be aliquotted in 2 ml cryovials and stored in a -80 freezer. Patients will be monitored so that a final anatomic diagnosis can be obtained. It is expected that no fewer than 500 women (patients with malignant and benign ovarian neoplasms and healthy controls) will be enrolled in this study by the end of the first year of the project.