This is a multicenter, open-label, non-interventional controlled study to identify and characterize the epigenetic signatures for a set of hematological malignancies: Multiple myeloma (MM), pre-MM conditions \[smoldering MM (SMM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)\], Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), Follicular lymphoma (FL), Marginal Zone lymphomas (MZL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML)\*, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), subjects at risk and control subjects with no malignant disease. \*Patients with a diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) are not included
Subjects will be screened for eligibility and then, after signing an Informed Consent Form, the first peripheral blood sample will be obtained. Periodical blood samples will be obtained from the participants. Relapse patients will have their retrospective blood samples analyzed to identify early signs of disease. The first stage (discovery phase) will include at least 30 patients from each of the following groups: MM, pre-MM conditions (SMM and MGUS), HL, DLBCL, FL, MZL, AML, MDS, and control subjects with no malignant disease. In the second stage, at least 250 patients with MM 250 patients with NHL, at least 100 patients with each of the remaining hematological malignancies mentioned above, and control subjects with no malignant disease will be tested. Out of these patients, AML, lymphoma and MM patients will be followed up at the clinical sites. Periodic sampling will be defined according to disease type and progression rate. Blood and plasma samples will be stored in the clinical sites until relapse diagnosis. At this stage, blood samples will be analyzed retrospectively on the HemaChip. The screening, enrollment, and blood collection can begin in the first stage of the trial, to allow a maximum follow-up period, as part of the study, and to meet the recruitment goals. The last stage consists of the screening of a larger group of subjects at risk of developing MM / lymphoproliferative disorder. This stage will include 400 elderly patients (\>65 years old) and 500 first-degree relatives of patients (and in particular siblings). The screening, enrollment, and sample collection can begin in the first stage of the trial, to allow a maximum period for at-risk subjects cohort to meet the recruitment goals. In all stages, the age and sex-matched subgroups will be considered and matched. During the follow-up period, demographic and baseline parameters including sex, age, race, height and weight, medical history, smoking status, details of initial diagnosis and treatment history, concomitant medications as well as adverse events (AEs) of special interest, (serious) AEs related to study procedures, treatment for the disease, disease response and survival status will be collected (as applicable).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,000
Classification of a broad spectrum of blood cancers based on detection of epigenetic biomarkers from genomic DNA, cell-free (cf) DNA, exosomal DNA, RNA, and non-coding RNA. The identified biomarkers will include proteins, metabolites, and other characteristic biomolecules. Year 1: During the discovery phase, all tests will be conducted by JaxBio and TAU with the aid of technical service providers. At this stage, microarray measurements will be performed on a commercial platform that will be purchased from Agilent / Illumina. All reagents needed for the test will be either purchased or produced in-house. Years 2-3: Throughout the second phase of the project, a custom-targeted microarray, HemaChip will be developed and used for all tests. The HemaChip and custom reagents will be distributed to partners' labs and all tests will be conducted at the clinical sites. Additional validation tests will be conducted by JaxBio and TAU, as needed.
Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc (Fnol)
Olomouc, Czechia
RECRUITINGNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Athens, Greece
RECRUITINGTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC)
Tel Aviv, Israel
RECRUITINGVilnus University Hospital Santaros Klinikos (VULSK)
Vilnius, Lithuania
RECRUITINGBiomarker discovery
define a set of differential epigenetic biomarkers that uniquely identify the following conditions: MM, pre-MM conditions (SMM and MGUS), HL, aggressive NHL (DLBCL, HGL, FL and MZL transformed to large cell lymphoma), FL, MZL, de novo AML, secondary AML, MDS and healthy subjects.
Time frame: 36 month
Validation of Hemachip
Validating the discovery platform (HemaChip) as a diagnostic tool for various blood cancers.
Time frame: 36 month
Early detection for hematological malignancies
Towards early detection - Patients, at risk of relapse tested periodically to evaluate early detection capability of the HemaChip.
Time frame: 36 month
population screening for hematological malignancies
Towards population screening - evaluate the sensitivity and specificity for screening in populations at risk for developing the investigated cancers: (i) elderly (\>65 years old) at high risk to develop MM; (ii) first degree relatives of the conditions described above.
Time frame: 36 month
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