Circulating microRNAs as Disease Markers in Pediatric Cancers

NCT01541800 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2010-14205
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

MicroRNAs are small molecules which have recently been discovered in cells. They are known to be responsible for the normal development of cells and when they are disrupted can contribute to the development of cancer. Many previous studies have been done evaluating the expression of microRNAs in normal tissues as well as a wide variety of cancers. Recently, microRNAs from tumor cells have been detected circulating in the blood of patients with cancer. This presents a novel opportunity to use microRNAs in the blood as an early predictor of cancer as well as a marker of response to therapy. No previous studies have been performed evaluating microRNAs in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid of patients with childhood cancers. We propose a feasibility study to evaluate the presence of microRNAs in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with central nervous system tumors, leukemia and lymphoma who are currently on chemotherapy and undergoing blood draws, lumbar punctures and/or reservoir taps for routine clinical care. If we're able to identify circulating microRNAs in this population of pediatric patients, we will build upon this data in proposing a future study.

Conditions

Leukemia; Lymphoma; Central Nervous System

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Determine if miRNAs are present in the blood of patients with pediatric cancers

  1 year

• Determine if miRNAs are detectable in the CSF of patients with pediatric cancers.

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Patients

All children who are in treatment for leukemia, lymphoblastic lymphoma and central nervous system tumors between 3 years and 21 years of age

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All children who are in treatment for leukemia, lymphoblastic lymphoma and central nervous system tumors

You may qualify if:

• All children who are in treatment for leukemia, lymphoblastic lymphoma and central nervous system tumors
• age: greater than 3 years and less than or equal to 21 years of age
• Patients must be in a phase of their treatment during which routine blood draws, lumbar punctures or CSF sampling from Ommaya reservoirs are required for treatment of their cancers.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who have completed treatment and do not require routine blood draws and/or lumbar punctures
• Patients who are considered too ill to participate as determined by their treating physician
• Patients with a known genetic condition that predisposed them to the development of cancer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Related Publications (12)

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  PMID: 19915715 BACKGROUND

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

whole blood and cerebral spinal fluid

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leukemia; Lymphoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Rishi Lulla, MD

  Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2012
• First Posted: March 1, 2012
• Study Start: March 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2013
• Study Completion: June 1, 2013
• Last Updated: January 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Locations

US (1)