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Lung CancerNCT00897143

Identifying Early Lung Cancer Cells in Malignant Pleural Effusion Samples From Patients With Primary Lung Cancer

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
What is being tested?
microarray analysis, mutation analysis and flow cytometry
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2007to not given
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Malignant pleural effusion samples from patients with primary lung cancer.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Cytologically positive malignant pleural effusion secondary to primary small cell or non-small cell lung cancer
  • Recruited from the Division of Hematology/Oncology, the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Group of Ireland Cancer Center, or the inpatient or outpatient units of Case Medical Center-University Hospitals

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

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About this study

Official title: Isolation and Identification of Lung Cancer Precursor Cells From Malignant Pleural Effusion Specimens

RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at malignant pleural effusion samples from patients with primary lung cancer to see if early lung cancer cells can be identified.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Isolate and identify lung cancer precursor cells in discarded pleural fluid specimens obtained during routine thoracentesis procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural effusions.

OUTLINE: Malignant pleural effusion specimens obtained from the Pathology Department at the University Hospitals of Cleveland are analyzed using an immunomagnetic bead enrichment assay to isolate cells of epithelial origin. The isolated cells are then stained with fluorescent DNA binding dye, Hoechst 33342, and other markers (i.e., CD133, CD24/CD44) and sorted by flow cytometry into progenitor and nonprogenitor subpopulations. The sorted subpopulations are separated and examined functionally by in vitro and in vivo studies. Sphere culture studies are also performed on the sorted subpopulations. The specimens may also be utilized for transcriptional profiling studies, RNAi studies, and for the establishment of long-term cultures and cell lines. DNA is also isolated and stored from tumor and nonepithelial normal cell compartments for future genetic studies on known and unidentified genetic abnormalities contributing to the development of lung cancer, such as EGFR, ErbB2, K-ras, and p53 mutational status.

Being tested
microarray analysis, mutation analysis, flow cytometry, immunologic technique
Keywords
non-small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural effusion, small cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • microarray analysisGenetic

    analyzed using an immunomagnetic bead enrichment assay to isolate cells of epithelial origin

  • mutation analysisGenetic

    analyzed using an immunomagnetic bead enrichment assay to isolate cells of epithelial origin

  • flow cytometryOther

    analyzed using an immunomagnetic bead enrichment assay to isolate cells of epithelial origin

  • immunologic techniqueOther

    analyzed using an immunomagnetic bead enrichment assay to isolate cells of epithelial origin

What is being measured

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

  1. Isolation and identification of lung cancer precursor cells in malignant pleural effusion specimens

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2007

Why it stopped: PI Left

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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
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00897143
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE1507
Other IDs
P30CA043703, CASE1507
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
9 May 2009
Last updated
9 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Oct 2015. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

Isolation and identification of lung cancer precursor cells in malignant pleural effusion specimens. 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 9 Oct 2015.

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