Response or Resistance to Chemotherapy in Young Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With Methotrexate

NCT ID: NCT00898404

Last Updated: 2016-05-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-11-30

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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This laboratory study is looking at response or resistance to chemotherapy in young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with methotrexate. Studying samples of tumor tissue in the laboratory from patients with cancer may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and drug resistance in patients.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the molecular basis for human reduced folate carrier (hRFC) transcripts in B-precursor and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) blasts obtained from children with newly diagnosed ALL subsequently treated with methotrexate.

II. Correlate hRFC expression in these specimens with methotrexate transport and sensitivities.

III. Determine the roles of high frequency gene/transcript variants for hRFC as determinants of response and resistance to methotrexate in these patients.

IV. Determine the roles of multidrug resistance-associated proteins as determinants of response and resistance to methotrexate and mercaptopurine in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Tumor diagnostic specimens from patients who subsequently failed therapy within 4 years of diagnosis or who did not fail therapy within 4 years of diagnosis (control patients) are obtained from the Children's Oncology Group cellbank. Specimens are studied for molecular determinants of human reduced folate carrier (hRFC) gene expression and gene sequence alterations using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), thymidylate synthase inhibition assay, Rnase protection assay, or 5'RACE. Multidrug resistance proteins are also studied by RT-PCR.

A certificate of confidentiality protecting the identity of research participants in this project has been issued by the National Cancer Institute.

Conditions

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B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia T-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Arm I

Tumor diagnostic specimens from patients who subsequently failed therapy within 4 years of diagnosis or who did not fail therapy within 4 years of diagnosis (control patients) are obtained from the Children's Oncology Group cellbank. Specimens are studied for molecular determinants of human reduced folate carrier (hRFC) gene expression and gene sequence alterations using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), thymidylate synthase inhibition assay, Rnase protection assay, or 5'RACE. Multidrug resistance proteins are also studied by RT-PCR.

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Interventions

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laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of B-precursor or T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

* Newly diagnosed disease subsequently treated with methotrexate
* Banked diagnostic blast specimens are available from Childrens Oncology Group (COG) cellbank
Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Larry Matherly

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Oncology Group

Locations

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Children's Oncology Group

Arcadia, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2009-00308

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000346452

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

COG-AALL04B1

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

R01CA076641

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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AALL04B1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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