Blood sample study aims to unlock secrets of leukemia and other blood cancers
NCT ID NCT04841447
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects blood and bone marrow samples from 50 adults with blood cancers like leukemia. Researchers want to learn how a protein called DPP4 affects these cancers, which could lead to better treatments in the future. Participants provide samples during regular clinic visits, and no experimental drugs are given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new, more personalized treatments for blood cancers like leukemia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with only 50 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It is designed to gather information, not to test a treatment directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All hematological malignancy patients.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All hematological malignancy patients. * Must be 18 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with impaired decision-making capacities; * Pregnant women or fetuses; * Children (under 18 in Missouri, also dependent on State law); * Non-viable neonates or neonates of uncertain viability (neonates=newborns); * Non-English-speaking subjects; * Prisoners.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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