Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) Activity in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Conditions
- CLL
- Registration Number
- NCT01397916
- Lead Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The Activity of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is studied.
- Detailed Description
The Activity of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)is studied in patients and healthly controls.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 73
- Patients with CLL and lymphocyte count > 10 x 109/l
- Acute infection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IDO activity and expression measured by kynurenine/tryptophan ratio in serum and by PCR in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. 3 months Indoleamine 2,3 -dioxygenase (IDO) activity in patients with CLL was measured by the serum kynurenine/tryptophan (kyn/trp) ratio and - the expression of INDO (encoding IDO enzyme) and INDOL1 (encoding IDO2 enzyme) genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells via TaqMan real-time PCR.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Tampere university Hospital
🇫🇮Tampere, Finland