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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| COG-B977 | Other Identifier | Children's Oncology Group | |
| CDR0000078589 | Other Identifier | Clinical Trials.gov |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
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RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer and the development of drug resistance in patients.
PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at resistance to methotrexate in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in relapse or remission.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Random samples of frozen leukemic blasts from relapsing patients at initial diagnosis and relapse are selected. A corresponding sample from nonrelapsing patients (control) at initial diagnosis is also randomly selected.
Reduced folate carrier (RFC) and dehydrofolate reductase (DHFR) expression is measured using a quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay of prepared RNA. DHFR gene amplification is measured by a dot blot analysis of prepared DNA. Results of these assays are used to determine if a particular mechanism of acquired methotrexate resistance is associated with a particular subset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Data are collected regarding the actual timing and dosage of methotrexate received by each patient and are correlated with the mechanisms of resistance.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 135 paired samples will be accrued for this study.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| microarray analysis | Genetic | |||
| reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction | Genetic | |||
| laboratory biomarker analysis | Other |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mechanisms of intrinsic and acquired methotrexate resistance | ||
| Correlation of acquired methotrexate resistance with dosage or timing of methotrexate administration | ||
| Correlation of acquired methotrexate resistance with other clinical factors |
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
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PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in relapse
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Richard Gorlick, MD | Children's Hospital at Montefiore | Study Chair |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007938 | Leukemia |
| D054198 | Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma |
| ID | Term |
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| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D046228 | Microarray Analysis |
| D020133 | Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ID | Term |
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| D046208 | Microchip Analytical Procedures |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D016133 | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| D021141 | Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques |
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| D007945 | Leukemia, Lymphoid |
| D008232 | Lymphoproliferative Disorders |
| D008206 | Lymphatic Diseases |
| D007160 | Immunoproliferative Disorders |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D005821 | Genetic Techniques |