Prevention of Disease Progression in Early Stage Indolent B Cell Malignancies. (SMM)

Phase 2

Terminated

Conditions: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 Fatty Acid

Registration Number: NCT00899353

Lead Sponsor: Marshall University

Brief Summary: Escalating doses of Omega 3 Fatty Acids are being used in patients who have early stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (ES-CLL), Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), or Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM), whose disease does not currently require treatment. The primary aim of the study is to determine if the Omega 3 supplementation will help prevent or delay progression of the disease to a stage that requires treatment.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: TERMINATED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Must be over 18 years of age.
Must be free of other medical conditions that would decrease life expectancy to less that 12 months.
Must be free of Omega 3 supplements or other fish oil containing nutritional supplements for a minimum of two months prior to enrollment.
Must have a ECOG performance status of 0,1 or 2.

Exclusion Criteria

Any life-threatening condition such as (but not limited to) advanced heart disease, kidney or liver failure with an expected survival of less than 12 months.
Any other active malignancy.
Women who are pregnant or lactating.
Individuals unable to give informed consent.
Individuals with known allergy or intolerance to fish oil supplements.
Any patient with an active bleeding diatheses or disorder.
ECOG performance status of 3 or 4.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Omega 3 supplement	Omega 3 Fatty Acid	Omega 3 supplement will be added to diet, 3 capsules per day for one month then 6 capsules per day for one month then 9 capsules per day as tolerated

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activated Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NFkB) in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes From Patients With Early Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Before, During and After Consumption of an Omega 3 Supplement.	baseline, and post supplement month 1(3 capsules/day), month 2 (6capsules/day), month 3 (9 capusules/day), month 6 (9 capusules/day), month 9 (9 capusules/day), month 12 (post supplement)	Peripheral lymphocytes were isolated from the blood using Ficoll-Paque gradient. Nuclear Factor Kappa B activation was analyzed using Thermo Scientific Transcription Factor kit for NFkB p50, according to manufacturer's protocol. Protein extracts containing 1-15µg of protein/well were added in triplicates. Luminescence resulting from a reaction with bound NFkB was detected using a Berthold Centro LB960 Luminometer and analyzed with MikroWin 2000 ver. 1.08. NFkB activity was normalized by luminescence units/µg of protein per well.
The Degree of Change in Tumor Mass Measurements During and After Omega-3 Supplementation as Evaluated by Standard Clinical Tests of Disease Activity.	Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 6, month 9, 12 months	Patients diagnosed with early stage (asymptomatic) CLL were supplemented with escalating doses of omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids (2.4 g of n-3/day up to 7.2 g of n-3/day). Given that these patients are asymptomatic and did not require treatment, measures of tumor mass during and after omega-3 supplementation, as evaluated by standard clinical tests of disease activity, were not performed. Instead, absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC), as a measure of tumor burden, was evaluated before and after omega-3 supplementation. Data represents the fold change in ALC post omega-3 consumption as compared to baseline ALC. Patients with MGUS or SMM were not enrolled into this study.

Secondary Outcome Measures