Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Screening of Cathepsin G Levels in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Treatment With Thalidomide/Lenalidomide Within the ECOG Trials E1A00 and E4A03
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.
PURPOSE: This research study is looking at blood samples from patients with multiple myeloma who were treated with thalidomide or lenalidomide.