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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
9 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2012-02-29
2015-07-31
Brief Summary
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Recently, microRNAs from tumor cells have been detected circulating in the blood of patients with cancer. This presents a novel opportunity to assess the utility of 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 archived tumor tissue and blood of patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). The investigators propose a feasibility study to evaluate the presence of microRNAs in archived tumor tissue and the blood of patients with NF-1. If the investigators are able to identify circulating microRNAs in this population of pediatric patients, they will build upon this data in proposing a future study.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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NF-1 without evidence of glioma
No interventions assigned to this group
NF-1 with evidence of glioma
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients with NF-1 being followed in the Neurofibromatosis Clinic.
* Patients have had MRI imaging in the 24 months prior to enrollment on the study.
* Patients may have known concurrent malignancies such as plexiform neurofibroma.
* Patients and/or parents/legal guardians must have signed an informed consent and assent when applicable.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with a prior or current diagnosis of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
* Patients who are considered too ill to participate as determined by their treating physician
* Patients who are pregnant or lactating
2 Years
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Rishi Lulla, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Locations
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Fernandez-L A, Northcott PA, Taylor MD, Kenney AM. Normal and oncogenic roles for microRNAs in the developing brain. Cell Cycle. 2009 Dec 15;8(24):4049-54. doi: 10.4161/cc.8.24.10243. Epub 2009 Dec 5.
Taylor DD, Gercel-Taylor C. MicroRNA signatures of tumor-derived exosomes as diagnostic biomarkers of ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2008 Jul;110(1):13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.04.033.
Lawrie CH, Gal S, Dunlop HM, Pushkaran B, Liggins AP, Pulford K, Banham AH, Pezzella F, Boultwood J, Wainscoat JS, Hatton CS, Harris AL. Detection of elevated levels of tumour-associated microRNAs in serum of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol. 2008 May;141(5):672-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07077.x. Epub 2008 Mar 3.
Mitchell PS, Parkin RK, Kroh EM, Fritz BR, Wyman SK, Pogosova-Agadjanyan EL, Peterson A, Noteboom J, O'Briant KC, Allen A, Lin DW, Urban N, Drescher CW, Knudsen BS, Stirewalt DL, Gentleman R, Vessella RL, Nelson PS, Martin DB, Tewari M. Circulating microRNAs as stable blood-based markers for cancer detection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jul 29;105(30):10513-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0804549105. Epub 2008 Jul 28.
Huang Z, Huang D, Ni S, Peng Z, Sheng W, Du X. Plasma microRNAs are promising novel biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer. Int J Cancer. 2010 Jul 1;127(1):118-26. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25007.
Ng EK, Chong WW, Jin H, Lam EK, Shin VY, Yu J, Poon TC, Ng SS, Sung JJ. Differential expression of microRNAs in plasma of patients with colorectal cancer: a potential marker for colorectal cancer screening. Gut. 2009 Oct;58(10):1375-81. doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.167817. Epub 2009 Feb 6.
Heneghan HM, Miller N, Lowery AJ, Sweeney KJ, Kerin MJ. MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Breast Cancer. J Oncol. 2009;2009:950201. doi: 10.1155/2010/950201. Epub 2009 Jul 20.
Zhu W, Qin W, Atasoy U, Sauter ER. Circulating microRNAs in breast cancer and healthy subjects. BMC Res Notes. 2009 May 19;2:89. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-89.
Albers AC, Gutmann DH. Gliomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1. Expert Rev Neurother. 2009 Apr;9(4):535-9. doi: 10.1586/ern.09.4.
Chai G, Liu N, Ma J, Li H, Oblinger JL, Prahalad AK, Gong M, Chang LS, Wallace M, Muir D, Guha A, Phipps RJ, Hock JM, Yu X. MicroRNA-10b regulates tumorigenesis in neurofibromatosis type 1. Cancer Sci. 2010 Sep;101(9):1997-2004. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2010.01616.x.
Smyth GK. Linear models and empirical bayes methods for assessing differential expression in microarray experiments. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol. 2004;3:Article3. doi: 10.2202/1544-6115.1027. Epub 2004 Feb 12.
J.D. Storey, A direct approach to false discovery rates. JRSS B 64 (2002) 479-498.
Other Identifiers
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2012-14927
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id