Lipoprotein Lipase Expression in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

March 27, 2019 updated by: Frederick Lansigan, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
The investigators hypothesize that Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) expression on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) cells will predict a more aggressive clinical course. The results from this proposal will validate the use of a novel antibody developed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in CLL and will predict CLL patients that have a more aggressive form of the disease. The investigators work will also provide direct evidence that LPL is expressed on CLL cells and provides a critical source of fatty acids required by the CLL cells to grow and survive. Fatty acid metabolism may become a therapeutic target in CLL in the future.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The investigators plan to use a novel antibody developed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to characterize the expression of LPL in CLL. Peripheral blood from CLL patients will be analyzed by flow cytometry to detect the expression of LPL and to investigate if LPL expression correlates with a more aggressive type of CLL. The investigators propose that LPL protein expression on CLL cells is prognostic and that LPL and other proteins involved in fatty acid metabolism are critical for CLL cells to survive.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

29

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

  • United States
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Norris Cotton Cancer Center with CLL

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of CLL as per National Cancer Institute Working Group Guidelines
  • Patients undergoing routine blood draws as part of their ongoing follow up for CLL
  • 18 years or older
  • Ability to provide consent in English
  • Patient must have measurable disease as defined by an absolute lymphocyte count greater than 5,000/mm3 or have archived lymph node or bone marrow with CLL involvement.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have received cytotoxic drug, oral or intravenous steroid or targeted antibody therapy for their CLL,
  • other hematologic malignancy or other disease process within the past 6 months are excluded.

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
No treatment
No intervention. Each patient will have blood drawn at a standard of care venipuncture.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
LPL Protein Expression
Time Frame: 1 year
Determine the degree of LPL protein expression in CLL cells using a novel LPL antibody, correlate with IgHV mutation status, and compare this association with other prognostic markers
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fatty acid acquisition and synthesis
Time Frame: 1 year
Demonstrate that CLL cells also possess the enzymatic machinery for fatty acid acquisition and synthesis as shown by the expression of LPL, CD36, SDC1, and fatty acid synthase
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborators

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

October 26, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 28, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • D11065

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