Can a simple blood test predict infections in CLL and myeloma patients?
NCT ID NCT05844033
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking for a better way to predict infection risk in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or multiple myeloma. Researchers will use advanced lab tests on blood samples from 150 participants to find a biomarker that could warn doctors ahead of time. The goal is to personalize care and reduce serious infections.
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 could lead to a simple blood test that helps doctors predict which patients are at higher risk for infections, allowing for earlier preventive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The biomarker may not prove accurate enough for routine use, and results may take years to confirm.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- 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
Diagnoses of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, or Multiple Myeloma.
- 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: * Adults ≥18 years of age. * Diagnosis of Rai stage I-IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma or multiple myeloma. * Subjects must be able to consent to clinical trial, or documented health care proxy agent able to consent on behalf of participant. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects must not have received IVIG administration within 6 calendar months of registration or have planned immunoglobulin replacement therapy by treating investigator at time of registration. * Subjects with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma must not be Rai stage 0. * Subjects with multiple myeloma must not have smoldering myeloma or solitary plasmacytoma with or without minimal marrow involvement. * Subjects must not have undergone prior autologous, allogeneic stem cell, or solid organ transplant. * Subjects must not have any active systemic infection requiring ongoing antimicrobial treatment (prophylactic antimicrobial allowed) at time of registration. * Subjects must have no known history of HIV, primary immune deficiency disorder, nor be taking a concurrent immune suppressing medication at time of registration. Treatment for CLL/SLL or MM, CLL/SLL related autoimmune phenomenon, or physiologic dosing of corticosteroids (5mg/day prednisone/equivalent or lower) is permitted.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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