Fresh tissue- Various Cancer Types

This study is designed to evaluate biomarkers in samples of patients with cancer. In many cases, the investigation is to identify novel markers to create new anti-cancer therapies and companion diagnostics. The biomarkers could be present in plasma, serum, or the tumor tissue itself. In addition, some tumors will be used in a culture environment to determine the efficacy of novel anti-cancer drugs. In addition, some tissues will be mined to isolate, purify, and culture tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, to evaluate immune reactivity in patients.