GliomaNCT01595139
MicroRNAs in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
An observational study of Glioma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1, run by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
MicroRNAs are small molecules which have recently been discovered in cells. They are known to be responsible for the normal development of cells and when they are disrupted can contribute to the development of cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 to 21 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- How many people
- 9 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2012to Jul 2015
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 2 to 21 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Study population: Participation in the study will be offered to patient's ages 2 years to 21 years seen for a routine visit in the Neurofibromatosis Clinic at Children's Memorial Hospital and Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Who may be able to join
- Patients ages 2 years to 21 years.
- 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.
Who cannot join
- Patients who have had prior tumor-directed therapy (including chemotherapy and/or radiation)
- 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
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
About this study
Official title: MicroRNAs as Disease Markers for Central Nervous System Tumors in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
MicroRNAs are small molecules which have recently been discovered in cells. They are known to be responsible for the normal development of cells and when they are disrupted can contribute to the development of cancer. Many previous studies have been done evaluating the expression of microRNAs in normal tissues as well as in a wide variety of cancers.
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.
- Conditions
- Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Medical subject headings
- Glioma, Neurofibromatosis 1
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| NF-1 without evidence of glioma | Not described | |
| NF-1 with evidence of glioma | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Evaluate miRNA expression patterns in tissue of low grade gliomas
Measured: 2 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
Evaluated miRNA expression patterns between patients with and without imaging findings of gliomas
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 May 2012 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2012
- Primary completionJul 2015
- Study completionJul 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (12)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for GliomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Rishi Lulla, MD, Principal investigator, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01595139
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2012-14927
- Status last verified
- Jul 2017
- First submitted
- 8 May 2012
- Last updated
- 6 Dec 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
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.
PubMed 19901543Taylor 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.
PubMed 18589210Lawrie 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.
PubMed 18318758Mitchell 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.
PubMed 18663219Huang 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.
PubMed 19876917Ng 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.
PubMed 19201770Heneghan 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.
PubMed 19639033Zhu 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.
PubMed 19454029Albers 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.
PubMed 19344304Chai 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.
PubMed 20550523Smyth 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.
PubMed 16646809J.D. Storey, A direct approach to false discovery rates. JRSS B 64 (2002) 479-498.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Dec 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- MicroRNAs as Disease Markers for Central Nervous System Tumors in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01595139
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2012-14927
- Conditions
- Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2012
- Primary completion
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 May 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
MicroRNAs are small molecules which have recently been discovered in cells. They are known to be responsible for the normal development of cells and when they are disrupted can contribute to the development of cancer. Many previous studies have been done evaluating the expression of microRNAs in normal tissues as well as in a wide variety of cancers.
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.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| NF-1 without evidence of glioma | – | – |
| NF-1 with evidence of glioma | – | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- Participation in the study will be offered to patient's ages 2 years to 21 years seen for a routine visit in the Neurofibromatosis Clinic at Children's Memorial Hospital and Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients ages 2 years to 21 years.
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who have had prior tumor-directed therapy (including chemotherapy and/or radiation)
- 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
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Evaluate miRNA expression patterns in tissue of low grade gliomas
Time frame: 2 years
1 secondary outcome
Evaluated miRNA expression patterns between patients with and without imaging findings of gliomas
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Dec 2024.
- Background: PubMed 19901543Fernandez-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.
- Background: PubMed 18589210Taylor 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.
- Background: PubMed 18318758Lawrie 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.
- Background: PubMed 18663219Mitchell 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.
- Background: PubMed 19876917Huang 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.
- Background: PubMed 19201770Ng 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.
- Background: PubMed 19639033Heneghan 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.
- Background: PubMed 19454029Zhu 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.
- Background: PubMed 19344304Albers 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.
- Background: PubMed 20550523Chai 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.
- Background: PubMed 16646809Smyth 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.
- BackgroundJ.D. Storey, A direct approach to false discovery rates. JRSS B 64 (2002) 479-498.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Rishi Lulla, MD principal investigator
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Glioma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1, run by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Dec 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Evaluate miRNA expression patterns in tissue of low grade gliomas (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01595139, which also lists 12 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Dec 2024.