Evaluation of Acute and Chronic Nephrotoxicity in Acute Lymphatic Leukemia Patients Using Ultrasound Localization Microscopy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- CEUS Measurement 1
Overview
Brief Summary
With increasing survival rates in pediatric oncology, reports of long-term side effects persisting decades after treatment are also rising. Clinically evident nephropathies occur in about 5.5% of survivors more than five years after therapy. Chemotherapeutic agents such as ifosfamide, cisplatin, and carboplatin, as well as kidney-directed treatments like radiation, surgery, or stem cell transplantation, increase this risk. Acute kidney injury has also been described in association with cyclophosphamide and high-dose methotrexate, which are used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Studies show a high prevalence of albuminuria (around 14.5% of childhood cancer survivors), an early marker of kidney damage, while standard parameters like creatinine often become abnormal only at later stages.
Leukemia survivors suffer from vascular late effects caused by persistent endothelial damage triggered by cancer therapies such as anthracyclines, cyclophosphamide, and asparaginase, which increase inflammation and thrombosis risk. These vascular changes may also contribute to kidney injury.
ULM is a high-resolution ultrasound technique that uses microbubbles to visualize the microvasculature and resolve dynamic blood flow changes with a resolution beyond the diffraction limit. ULM is independent of kidney or liver function, has been applied in various organs, and was recently used for the first time to visualize glomeruli-the smallest functional units of the kidney-in humans. This method enables early detection of glomerular injury as a consequence of vascular damage, even before albuminuria appears, potentially allowing earlier adaptation of follow-up and initiation of treatment.
This pilot project focuses on survivors of ALL, as they are the largest and best studied pediatric cancer patient group also regarding late effects and, therefore, a sufficient number of individuals can be expected for his monocentric approach. Vascular functional impairment of the kidney could be detected at an early stage and the follow-up structures and measures such as the early use of nephroprotective drugs could be adapted.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 3 Years to 17 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed acute lymphatic leukemia
- •From 3 years to \< 18 years
- •completed oncological treatment or treatment day \< 50 according to therapy protocol and no administration of CPM before first examination.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Known allergic disposition to SonoVue / other contrast agents
- •Tattoo in the area of the examination field
- •Pregnancy
- •Breastfeeding mothers
- •Contraindication for the use of Sonovue
- •Critical condition
- •Known clinically evident renal impairment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
CEUS Measurement 1
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Peak enhancement (PE)
CEUS Measurement 2
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-in area under the curve (WIAUC)
CEUS Measurement 3
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-in perfusion index (WiPI)
CEUS Measurement 4
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-in rate (WIR)
CEUS Measurement 7
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-out rate (WoR)
CEUS Measurement 5
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-out under the curve (WoAUC)
CEUS Measurement 8
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Time to peak (TTP)
CEUS Measurement 6
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Wash-in and wash-out under the curve (WiWoAUC)
CEUS Measurement 9
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Rise time (RT)
CEUS Measurement 10
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Mean transit time (local) (mTTI)
CEUS Measurement 11
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Fall time (FT)
CEUS Measurement 12
Time Frame: Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care
Peak enhancement (PE)
Secondary Outcomes
- Blood Count(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- Urine status(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- RI(Measurement of proteinuria with protein differentiation)
- Flow velocity(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- Weigth(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- Height(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- BP(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- Electrolytes(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)
- Creatinin and urea level(Study arm early therapeutic effects: Baseline before day 50 of the therapy and follow up after completion of intensive chemotherapy Study arm late therapeutic effects: Baseline at a single-time point in oncological follow-up care)