Status:

COMPLETED

Biomarkers in Blood and Tissue Samples From Patients With Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Hodgkin Lymphoma

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Nonneoplastic Condition

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 9 years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURP...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Evaluate germline DNA from patients with Epstein-Barr virus positive (EBV+) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) for inducible T-cell kinase (ITK) mutations. * Examine the effects of ITK mutations...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) meeting the following criteria:
  • Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV+) HL as assessed by positive EBV serology, elevated levels of EBV genome in the blood or tumor tissue following quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or evidence of EBV positivity of pathology samples (EBER+ or LMP+) and, when possible, mixed cellular histology
  • Young age (\< 10 years) at diagnosis
  • Presence of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2011

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    May 1 2016

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01490801

    Start Date

    December 1 2011

    End Date

    May 1 2016

    Last Update

    May 17 2016

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