InterNatIonal CHildhood Leukemia Microbiome/MEtabolome Cohort (NICHE)

July 17, 2025 updated by: Elena Ladas, Columbia University

Multi-National Nutritional Biobanking Program in Pediatric Oncology InterNatIonal CHildhood Leukemia Microbiome/MEtabolome Cohort

Nutritional status is a measurable and modifiable factor that is often not considered during treatment and its clinical impact undervalued due in part to the heavy demands on clinicians in low and middle income countries to deliver therapy to large numbers of patients. The proposed study will create a biobank of clinical data and biological specimens which will foster future studies on cancer progression and prognosis as well as toxicities during treatment which may impact survivorship and late-effects. Eligible patients must be between 3 years and 18 years of age at time of assent/consent, have newly diagnosed B- or T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or mixed phenotype acute leukemia confirmed by pathology report, and must be receiving treatment at one of the participating centers. Patients receiving hematopoietic cell transplant will be excluded. Institutions were selected to ensure representation of several global health indicators related to nutritional status and wealth classification according to the World Bank. Data related to demographic variables (socioeconomic status, food security), lifestyle habits (diet, physical activity), nutritional anthropometrics (height, weight and arm anthropometry), and nutritional biological indices (stool and blood) will be collected at designated timepoints throughout treatment and one year after the end of treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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4900

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Brazil
      • Barretos, Brazil
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital de Cancer Infanto Juvenil de Barretos
        • Contact:
      • Recife, Brazil
        • Recruiting
        • Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP)
        • Contact:
      • São Paulo, Brazil
        • Recruiting
        • Instituto de Tratamento do Câncer Infantil (ITACI)
        • Contact:
  • Guatemala
      • Guatemala City, Guatemala
        • Recruiting
        • Unidad Nacional De Oncologia Pediatrica
        • Contact:
          • Federico Antillon Klussmann, MD
          • Phone Number: +50223289600
          • Email: fantillo@ufm.edu
  • Honduras
      • Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • India
      • Chandigarh, India
        • Recruiting
        • Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
        • Contact:
  • Tanzania
      • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
        • Recruiting
        • Muhumbili Hospital
        • Contact:
  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Active, not recruiting
        • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children and adolescents diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be between 3 years and 18 years of age at time of assent/consent.
  • Patients must have newly diagnosed B- or T-cell ALL, or mixed phenotype acute leukemia confirmed by pathology report.
  • Patients must be receiving treatment at one of the participating centers.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients receiving hematopoietic cell transplant.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Create a prospective multinational biorepository of pediatric specimens (stool, blood) obtained at diagnosis, end of induction, beginning of maintenance, end of treatment, and 1-year after treatment among children/adolescents with ALL.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years
Collect sociodemographic data at sequential timepoints during treatment for ALL.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years
Collect dietary data at sequential timepoints during treatment for ALL.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years
Collect physical activity data at sequential timepoints during treatment for ALL.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years
Collect clinical information (disease characteristics, treatment-related toxicities, survival) at sequential timepoints during treatment for ALL to accompany the biorepository of blood and stool specimens.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years
Collect nutritional anthropometrics at sequential timepoints during treatment for ALL to accompany the biorepository of blood and stool specimens.
Time Frame: 7 years
7 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Columbia University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 26, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
October 1, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
October 1, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 15, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 24, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 22, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 17, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • AAAU1407

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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