Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluating Cell Damage in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, or Fanconi Anemia; in Patients Who Were Exposed to Alkylating Agents; and in Healthy Volunteers

Lead Sponsor:

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Leukemia

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-120 years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of bone marrow from patients with cancer and from healthy volunteers in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in bone marrow stromal (connecti...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine abnormal stromal function in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), or Fanconi anemia; in patients who were exposed to alkylatin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes and requires bone marrow aspiration/biopsy for clinical purposes
  • Primary or secondary disease
  • Diagnosis of Fanconi anemia by positive mitomycin C test (age 5 to 55 years)
  • Received prior chemotherapy containing any of the following alkylating agents: mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, busulfan, or topoisomerase inhibitors
  • Healthy volunteer (age 18 and over), meeting the following criteria:
  • CBC normal
  • WBC \> 1,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL
  • Platelet count \> 70,000/mm³
  • No bone marrow metastases
  • No evidence of non-hematopoietic malignancy
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • No clinical signs and symptoms of acute or subacute infection (viral, bacterial, or fungal infection)
  • No allergy to lidocaine or xylocaine
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 6 months since prior cytotoxic or immunosuppressive agents
  • No prior extensive pelvic radiotherapy (\> 20 Gy)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00899795

    Start Date

    June 1 2002

    End Date

    October 1 2010

    Last Update

    December 4 2017

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    OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

    Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239-3098