Study of Natural Killer Cells in Bone Marrow and Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Hematologic Cancer

October 8, 2015 updated by: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collection of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood for Testing of Notch-induced Natural Killer Cell Activity

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of bone marrow and blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors find better ways to treat the cancer.

PURPOSE: This research study is looking at natural killer cells in bone marrow and blood samples from patients with hematologic cancer and from patients who do not have cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To collect normal and malignant cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood samples from patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, or multiple myeloma and from patients with no malignancy to use as target cells in cytotoxicity assays.
  • To collect information about HLA type and immunophenotype of malignant cells as determined by clinical flow cytometry.

OUTLINE: Bone marrow aspirates and/or peripheral blood samples are collected and used as target cells in standard cytotoxicity assays, with notch-induced natural killer (N-NK) cells as the effector cells, to determine whether N-NK cells are capable of killing malignant cells and/or non-malignant cells. Receptor-blocking antibodies may be added to determine which NK cell receptors are responsible for malignant cell recognition and killing.

Information about HLA type and immunophenotype of the malignant cells is collected from the patient's medical record.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

34

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care clinic

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Meets one of the following criteria:

    • No evidence of malignancy
    • Diagnosis of one of the following:

      • Acute myeloid leukemia
      • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
      • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
      • Multiple myeloma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients with hematologic cancer
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, or multiple myeloma
All specimens will be collected using the Pathology Residual Tissue Procurement.
Information about HLA type and immunophenotype of the malignant cells is collected from the patient's medical record.
Bone marrow aspirates and/or peripheral blood samples are collected and used as target cells in standard cytotoxicity assays, with notch-induced natural killer (N-NK) cells as the effector cells, to determine whether N-NK cells are capable of killing malignant cells and/or non-malignant cells. Receptor-blocking antibodies may be added to determine which NK cell receptors are responsible for malignant cell recognition and killing.
Patients without cancer
Patients who do not have cancer.
All specimens will be collected using the Pathology Residual Tissue Procurement.
Information about HLA type and immunophenotype of the malignant cells is collected from the patient's medical record.
Bone marrow aspirates and/or peripheral blood samples are collected and used as target cells in standard cytotoxicity assays, with notch-induced natural killer (N-NK) cells as the effector cells, to determine whether N-NK cells are capable of killing malignant cells and/or non-malignant cells. Receptor-blocking antibodies may be added to determine which NK cell receptors are responsible for malignant cell recognition and killing.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Collection of normal and malignant cells to use as target cells in cytotoxicity assays
Time Frame: We anticipate collecting approximately 30 samples in total, over a 1-2 year period.
We anticipate collecting approximately 30 samples in total, over a 1-2 year period.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rose Beck, MD, PhD, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 9, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 8, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CASE2Z08 (Other Identifier: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center)
  • P30CA043703 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • CASE-2Z08-CC502 (Other Identifier: Cancer Center IRB)

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