A Study of Carbon 13-based Deep Labelling of Bone Marrow Cells

December 12, 2025 updated by: Mayo Clinic

A Pilot Study of 13Carbon-Based Deep Labeling of Bone Marrow Cells to Map Their Utilization of Extracellular Metabolites

This study evaluates a novel laboratory method to study how certain bone marrow cells in the body take up nutrients from their environment.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Evaluate differences in the amount of extracellular uptake of glucose and amino acids (AAs) between pre-malignant clonal plasma cells (cPCs) and polyclonal plasma cells (pPCs).

OUTLINE: This is an observational study. Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients undergo blood collection and bone marrow aspiration as part of their standard care and have their medical records reviewed on study.

GROUP II: Healthy volunteers undergo blood collection and bone marrow aspiration on study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

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

    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with a diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and healthy volunteers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All Participants:

    • At least age 18 years or older
    • Able to provide informed consent
  • MGUS Cohort:

    • International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria for the diagnosis of non-IgM MGUS

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All Participants:

    • Unable to provide consent
    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) >1
    • Prior history of adverse events with conscious sedation
    • Ongoing use of immunosuppressive medications
    • All known pregnant and lactating women will be 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
Intervention / Treatment
Observational Group I
Patients undergo blood collection and bone marrow aspiration as part of their standard care and have their medical records reviewed on study.
Non-interventional study
Observational Group II
Healthy volunteers undergo blood collection and bone marrow aspiration on study.
Non-interventional study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Extracellular uptake of glucose and amino acids (AAs) between pre-malignant clonal plasma cells (cPCs) and polyclonal plasma cells (pPCs)
Time Frame: Up to 30 days
Assessed by evaluating blood and bone marrow aspirate samples for mean 13Carbon (13C) percentage enrichment of the mass isotopomers of interest of at least 6 (i.e. the difference between a mean 13C percentage enrichment of a particular mass isotopomer is 12% in the MGUS group and 6% in the healthy participant group or vice versa) using a 2-group t-test with a 2-sided significance level of 0.01.
Up to 30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Wilson I. Gonsalves, MD, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Publications and helpful links

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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 (Actual)

February 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

July 10, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 19, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24-003478 (Other Identifier: Mayo Clinic in Rochester)
  • NCI-2025-01095 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • HT9425-24-1-0619 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Department of Defense)

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

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