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OsteosarcomaNCT00588510

Detection of Circulating Osteosarcoma Tumor Cells in the Blood of Patients Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction

An observational study of Osteosarcoma, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study focusses on finding out if osteosarcoma can be detected in blood. The cells will be measured by a new laboratory technique called the polymerase chain reaction. This new technique can identify one tumor cell among one million normal cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Osteosarcoma
What is being tested?
Blood draw
How many people
59 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2000to Sep 2011
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 3 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Osteosarcoma patients seen in the Pediatrics Department or the Orthopedic Division of the Surgery Department at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with osteosarcoma are the study group
  • Patients with malignant diagnoses other than osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma or synovial sarcoma may participate as controls
  • Histologically proven osteosarcoma or a history of histologically proven osteosarcoma are eligible for participation. The patient does not need to be newly diagnosed for enrollment on this protocol
  • Patients with malignant diagnosis other than osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma or synovial sarcoma are eligible to participate if they have a central venous catheter and routine blood work is being drawn

Who cannot join

  • Patients less then three years of age
  • Patients with Ewing's sarcoma, neuroblastoma and synovial sarcoma will be excluded from this protocol

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

This study focusses on finding out if osteosarcoma can be detected in blood. The cells will be measured by a new laboratory technique called the polymerase chain reaction. This new technique can identify one tumor cell among one million normal cells. Using this technique Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research doctors may be able to detect tumor cells that could not be identified any other way. This test will be in addition to cancer treatment and will not replace any other test used normally. As this technique is still unproved the results will not be given to patients or patient's doctors and will not be used to change cancer treatment.

Conditions
Osteosarcoma
Being tested
Blood draw
Keywords
Sarcoma, Bone
Medical subject headings
Osteosarcoma, Sarcoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Blood drawOther

    Peripheral blood samples (6-9 ml) will be collected in purple top tubes, when routine laboratory tests are being drawn. The blood will be drawn through central venous catheters, whenever possible. Blood will be drawn once from patients with malignant diagnoses other than osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma or synovial sarcoma. In patients with osteosarcoma we will obtain blood when baseline laboratory tests are obtained, after every two cycles of treatment (approximately every six weeks), at the end of planned surgery and chemotherapy, every three months for the first year off therapy and yearly thereafter. We will also obtain blood if the patient relapses.

Study groups in NCT00588510
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Blood drawPeripheral blood samples (6-9 ml) will be collected in purple top tubes, when routine laboratory tests are being drawn. The blood will be drawn through central venous catheters, whenever possible.
Receives: Other: Blood draw

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To determine if circulating osteosarcoma cells can be reliably detected and quantitated in the blood of patients with localized and advanced osteosarcoma.

    Measured: conclusion of the study

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To determine the frequency circulating osteosarcoma cells can be detected in the blood of patients at diagnosis, during therapy, at the completion of all planned therapy and at relapse.

    Measured: conclusion of the study

  2. To determine if the presence of circulating osteosarcoma tumor cells is associated with patient outcome.

    Measured: conclusion of the study

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2000
  3. Primary completionSep 2011
  4. Study completionSep 2011

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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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
59 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00588510
Sponsor's protocol ID
99-120
Status last verified
Sep 2011
First submitted
24 Dec 2007
Last updated
2 Sep 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Osteosarcoma, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 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 4 inclusion and 2 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 2 Sep 2011. 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?

To determine if circulating osteosarcoma cells can be reliably detected and quantitated in the blood of patients with localized and advanced osteosarcoma. (time frame: conclusion of the study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Sep 2011.

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