Status:

COMPLETED

Host RNA Signature in Children With Cancer and Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborating Sponsors:

Børnecancerfonden

Lundbeck Foundation

Conditions:

Childhood Cancer

Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 17 years

Brief Summary

The aim is to investigate if RNA expression signature can discriminate bacterial from viral infection or non-infectious inflammation in children with cancer. Earlier studies in immunocompetent childr...

Detailed Description

Children with cancer are at high risk of invasive bacterial infections particularly during neutropenia. Febrile neutropenia is an early sign of a potentially fatal infection requiring broad-spectrum e...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children with cancer and fever. Fever defined as temperature above 38.5 °C measured once, or 38.0-38.5 °C for ≥ 1 hour.

Exclusion

  • The children can be excluded if they turn out to have a different diagnosis than expected or if it is not possible to draw the blood tests.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

370 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04669418

Start Date

June 1 2019

End Date

July 31 2021

Last Update

December 22 2022

Active Locations (5)

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Department of Pediatrics, Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark, 9000

2

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark, 8200

3

Center for Genomic Medicine

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

4

Department of pediatric and adolescent medicine, Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital)

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100