Studying Blood Samples From Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Were Treated With Thalidomide or Lenalidomide

NCT ID: NCT00899080

Last Updated: 2017-05-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

33 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-07-04

Study Completion Date

2008-08-04

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To analyze the mechanism of development of thalidomide/lenalidomide-induced venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with multiple myeloma treated on clinical trial ECOG-E4A03 or E-E1A00.
* To determine the intensity, dynamics, and specificity of cathepsin G (CG) upregulation in response to thalidomide and lenalidomide treatment.
* To determine the specificity and threshold levels of CG for induction of platelet aggregation in response to thalidomide and lenalidomide and the resulting risk for VTE development.

OUTLINE: Blood samples obtained before, during, and after treatment with thalidomide or lenalidomide from patients previously enrolled on clinical trial ECOG-E4A03 or E-E1A00 are analyzed to determine the total content of cathepsin G (CG) via ELISA; to determine mRNA levels of CG via RT-PCR; and for platelet aggregation studies. Blood samples are collected from healthy volunteers for platelet preparation.

Conditions

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Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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gene expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

Intervention Type GENETIC

immunoenzyme technique

Intervention Type OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

platelet aggregation test

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Meets 1 of the following criteria:

* Diagnosed with multiple myeloma and treated with thalidomide or lenalidomide on clinical trial ECOG-E4A03 or E-E1A00
* Healthy volunteer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Pittsburgh

Other Identifiers

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ECOG-E4A03T2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000600320

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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