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The National Myelodysplastic Syndromes Natural History Study

Trial Sponsor

NIH MDS Study

Contact Info

Brianna Johnson

bjohnson@emmes.com

Start Date: April 1, 2016 End Date: March 31, 2025

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02775383

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Purpose: 

Multi-center study enrolling patients suspected or newly diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) overlap disorder, or idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance (ICUS).  Participants will be followed long term.  Clinical data, blood, and tissue samples will be collected to establish a biorepository to facilitate the study of the natural history of MDS.

Status: 
Recruiting
Bone Marrow Disease(s): 
Gender: 
Female
Male
Age Group: 
18 years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: 
No
Details on clinicaltrials.gov: 
Inclusion Criteria: 
  • Suspected (e.g., persistent unexplained cytopenia, circulating peripheral blasts etc.) MDS or MDS/MPN overlap disorders and undergoing diagnostic work-up with planned bone marrow assessments, or diagnosed with de novo or therapy-related MDS within 6-months of enrollment per the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria1 and undergoing clinical evaluation and planned bone marrow assessments to confirm MDS or to evaluate disease status
  • Bone marrow aspirate expected to be performed within 1 week of registration, and in all cases must be performed no later than 4 weeks after enrollment
  • Age 18 or older
  • B12 level, serum folate, ferritin, and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) tests performed in prior 6 months
Exclusion Criteria: 
  • Prior treatment for MDS at entry and through the time of the entry bone marrow aspirate
  • Treatment with hematopoietic growth factors in prior 6 months
  • Diagnosis of a solid tumor or hematologic malignancy within two years prior to enrollment except for in situ cancer of the skin (basal or squamous cell), cervix, bladder, breast, or prostate
  • Treatment with radiation therapy in the two years prior to registration
  • Non-hormonal treatment for malignancy within the two years prior to registration
  • Established hereditary bone marrow failure syndrome
  • Known primary diagnosis of aplastic anemia, classical paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura, or large granular lymphocyte leukemia
  • Enrolled in the Connect® MDS/AML Disease Registry (NCT01688011)

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