Immunobiology of Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00767533

Last Updated: 2016-07-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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To learn whether or not an Interferon defect in cell signaling, recently discovered in immune cells from melanoma patients as well as breast cancer patients, is common to all cancers.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND

We have previously demonstrated that tumor-specific T cells could be identified in \>50% of patients with metastatic melanoma and these cells appeared to be rendered anergic in vivo \[Nature Medicine 5:677, 1999\]. Recently we discovered that there is a signaling defect in the Interferon (IFN) pathway in immune cells from melanoma patients \[PLOS Medicine 4:897 2007\]. Interestingly, preliminary studies are showing the same defect in immune cells from breast cancer patients (unpublished). We would like to expand our research to all types of cancer to determine whether these phenomena occur in different cancer types.

OBJECTIVES

Our primary objective is to determine whether there is an IFN signaling defect in different types of cancers and to determine what is causing this defect.

The second objective is to determine whether these PBMCs are rendered anergic.

INVESTIGATIONAL PLAN

The study population will consist of patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, regardless of sex or ethnicity. Blood will be collected during the subjects regularly scheduled laboratory appointment and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) will be isolated for research purposes. These PBMCs will undergo studies, i.e. phosflow, qPCR, proliferation, survival, etc., to determine immune responses for T cells (CD4 and CD8), B cells (CD19), natural killer cells (CD16), and possibly monocytes (CD14).

Conditions

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Neoplasms

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Participants who have cancer or participants who do not have cancer and/or an autoimmune disorder and are age 18 or over.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria:Participants who have an autoimmune disorder and/or are under the age of 18 years.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter P Lee

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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SU-10012008-1313

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

VAR0033

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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