Scientists launch tissue collection to unlock lymphoma mysteries
NCT ID NCT02840747
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects and stores tissue samples from people with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and healthy volunteers. Researchers will use these samples to study how T cells change in CTCL. No treatment is given—the goal is to gather information for future research. Up to 400 participants will join.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jul 2016
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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
This protocol is for the collection of biological specimens from patients who fall into the following three groups: 1. Patients with diagnosis of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (diagnosed according to the WHO-EORTC criteria) 2. Patients with benign dermatoses, including but not limited to psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis. 3. Healthy controls
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients with CTCL or Lymphomatoid Papulosis (LYP): a clinical or histologic diagnosis of a) newly diagnosed, b) progressive, or c) relapsed CTCL or LYP who are initiating or changing therapy. * Patients with Sézary Syndrome (SS) or stage IV B CTCL as defined by blood involvement on flow cytometry or morphology: (1) ≥1000/μL Sézary cells by morphology; (2) Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4)/cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) ratio ≥10; (3) CD4+cluster of differentiation 7 (CD7)- cells ≥40 percent; (4) or CD4+cluster of differentiation 26 (CD26)- cells ≥30 percent. * Ability to understand and willing to sign a willing informed consent document. * Age ≥ 18 years. Inclusion Criteria for Age and Sex Matched Controls: * Matched for sex, and age +/- 10 years. * Ability to sign informed consent document. * Patients with or without benign inflammatory skin conditions including, but not limited to, eczema, psoriasis, or dermatitis or Patients without skin conditions requiring treatment with systemic immunosuppressive, biologic, or chemotherapeutic agents. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of previous lymphoma other than CTCL or SS or LYP. * Medical illnesses with potential suppressive or activating impact on immune and bowel function as judged by the investigator. * Current, viable pregnancy. * Anemia with a documented hemoglobin laboratory value of \<7.5 g/dl within the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria for Age and Sex Matched Controls: * Previous history of CTCL, SS, LYP, or any lymphoma. * Previous history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. * Anemia with a documented hemoglobin laboratory value of \<7.5 g/dl within the past 6 months.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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