Studying Biomarkers in Samples From Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma
- Registration Number
- NCT01510600
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor 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.
PURPOSE: This research trial studies biomarkers in samples from patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* To establish telomere length measurement by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) as an alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) detection method in neuroblastoma (NB).
* To determine the frequency of ALT in high-risk NB and the characteristics of ALT+ NB.
* To establish C-circle (extra-chromosomal telomeric DNA circles) level as a marker of ALT activity in NB.
* To evaluate the prognostic significance of ALT in NB.
* To evaluate the utility of the C-circle assay for the detection of circulating tumor DNA in NB patients with an ALT+ tumor.
OUTLINE: Archived tumor tissue and serum samples are analyzed for telomere length measurement, frequency, and C-circle levels by PCR. Results are then compared with patients' age at diagnosis and outcomes including survival data (event-free and overall survival).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 99
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prognostic value of ALT The sensitivity and specificity, as well as the optimal cut-off, for telomere length (TL) qPCR as an ALT detection method Frequency and characteristics of ALT in high-risk NB C-circle level as a marker of ALT activity in NB C-circle assay utility in detecting tumor DNA in the serum of NB patients with an ALT
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method