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NCT Number: NCT01110863

Characterization of Proliferating Compartment in B-Cell Patients and in Healthy Aging Subjects

By ingesting a non-radioactive and non-toxic compound "heavy water" for 6 weeks, the DNA of newly developed cells in the body of subjects with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia can be labeled and followed by performing routine blood draws at specified time intervals. By using mass spectrometric analysis we can measure how quickly new B-CLL cells are generated in the bone marrow and how quickly they leave the blood, a measure of cell turnover. This will help us to better understand the unique characteristics of this disease process.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Leukemia Leukemia, B-Cell Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia, Lymphoid Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

About this study

By ingesting a non-radioactive and non-toxic compound "heavy water" for 6 weeks, the DNA of newly developed cells in the body of subjects with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) can be labeled and followed by performing routine blood draws at specified time intervals. By using mass spectrometric analysis we can measure how quickly new B-CLL cells are generated in the bone marrow and how quickly they leave the blood, a measure of cell turnover. This will help us to better understand the unique characteristics of this disease process.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age,
  • Patients must be willing to contribute the required amount of blood without compromising their well being,
  • Participants must be willing to be contacted in the future.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy,
  • Patients who are known to be anemic, with a hemoglobin < 8,
  • Patients who are known to be infected with HIV.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Characterization of the Proliferating Compartment in B-CLL Patients and in Healthy Aging Subjects

    Time frame: 1 year

    B-CLL is a dx of accumulation rather than proliferation. Evidence for various forms of clonal evolution suggests that B-CLL clones may be more dynamic than previously assumed. A non-radioactive, stable isotopic labeling method to measure B-CLL cell kinetics in vivo. Subjects drank an aliquot of 2H2O daily for 84 days, and 2H incorporation into the deoxyribose moiety of DNA of their newly divided B-CLL cells, measured by gc/ms, during the labeling period. Birth rates were calculated from the kinetic profiles. Death rates were defined as the difference between calculated birth and growth rates.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwell Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 27, 2010
Registry last updated
Mar 3, 2021

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