Collection of Samples and Clinical Data From Patients With Amyloid Diseases
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: clonality analysis, polymerase chain reaction, protein analysis, biologic sample preservation procedure.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Multiple Myeloma. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Data, Tissue, Blood, and Urine Repository for Amyloid Diseases
Overview
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood, urine, tissue and data from patients with amyloid diseases to test in the laboratory may help the study of this disease in the future. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting samples from patients with amyloid diseases
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
* To establish and maintain a database of clinical material (i.e., blood, urine, and tissue) and information on patients with amyloid diseases.
OUTLINE: Blood, urine, tissue, and bone marrow samples are collected during standard laboratory evaluations to maintain a repository of biospecimens in the Gerry Amyloid Research Laboratory, to permit the correlation of clinical results with measured biological events, and for future research studies. Bone marrow RNA samples are examined for immunoglobulin light-chain gene sequences and amino acids by polymerase chain reaction and positional cloning. Blood serum and urine samples are evaluated for amyloid protein stability by high-resolution calorimetry, isothermal-titration calorimetry, and far- and near-UV circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy. Urine samples are also examined for post-translational modifications (e.g., glycosylation, sulfation, and cross-linking) to identify common features unique to amyloid proteins. Tissue samples are analyzed for biochemical and biophysical properties and for post-translational modifications in light chains.
Quality of life is assessed by the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36).
Interventions
- Genetic clonality analysis
analyze clonality - Genetic polymerase chain reaction
analyze polymerase chain reaction - Genetic protein analysis
analyze protein - Other biologic sample preservation procedure
preserve biologic samples - Other laboratory biomarker analysis
analyze laboratory biomarkers - Procedure fluorescence spectroscopy
perform fluorescence spectroscopy on specimens - Procedure quality-of-life assessment
assess quality of life at each follow-up for life
Primary outcome measures
- Establish a repository to promote biochemical research [Time frame: life of study]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Collection of clinical material and information [Time frame: life of study]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis or suspicion of amyloidosis
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Referred to the Amyloid Treatment and Research Center at Boston University Medical Center
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
Exclusion criteria
None
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Boston University Cancer Research Center — Boston
Publications
- Ramireddy S, Prokaeva T, Chen H, Spencer B, Wong S, Dasari S, Dao L, McPhail ED, Sanchorawala V, Mendelson L. The Amyloidosis Intersection: Dual Amyloid Types in a Single Host. Eur J Haematol. 2025 Sep;115(3):287-298. doi: 10.1111/ejh.14429. Epub 2025 Jun 17. PMID 40526008
- Staron A, Burks EJ, Lee JC, Sarosiek S, Sloan JM, Sanchorawala V. Assessment of minimal residual disease using multiparametric flow cytometry in patients with AL amyloidosis. Blood Adv. 2020 Mar 10;4(5):880-884. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001331. PMID 32130406
- Staron A, Connors LH, Ruberg FL, Mendelson LM, Sanchorawala V. A new era of amyloidosis: the trends at a major US referral centre. Amyloid. 2019 Dec;26(4):192-196. doi: 10.1080/13506129.2019.1640672. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PMID 31306033
- Lilleness B, Ruberg FL, Mussinelli R, Doros G, Sanchorawala V. Development and validation of a survival staging system incorporating BNP in patients with light chain amyloidosis. Blood. 2019 Jan 17;133(3):215-223. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-06-858951. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PMID 30333122
- Shu J, Lo S, Phillips M, Sun F, Seldin DC, Berenbaum I, Berk JL, Sanchorawala V. Depression and anxiety in patients with AL amyloidosis as assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire: experience in 1226 patients. Amyloid. 2016 Sep;23(3):188-193. doi: 10.1080/13506129.2016.1208081. Epub 2016 Jul 27. PMID 27460276
- Cowan AJ, Skinner M, Seldin DC, Berk JL, Lichtenstein DR, O'Hara CJ, Doros G, Sanchorawala V. Amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract: a 13-year, single-center, referral experience. Haematologica. 2013 Jan;98(1):141-6. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.068155. Epub 2012 Jun 24. PMID 22733017
Identifiers
NCT: NCT00898235 · H-22838 · CDR0000632869