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Role of BMP Pathway in MDS Progression
Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon
Summary
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematological cancers that can progress to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The involvement of the microenvironment in the maintenance, resistance and evolution of MDS is increasingly described. The Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) pathway is involved in numerous functions, including self-renewal of the hematopoietic stem cell compartment and the regulation of hematopoiesis, via interaction with bone marrow stromal cells. Investigators have demonstrated its involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and AML, in particular via the activation of TWIST1, ΔNp73, NANOG; it is responsible for an increased state of quiescence of certain cancer stem cells and their resistance. Preliminary results based on the analysis of large databases suggest that the BMP pathway is also altered early in MDS. This study explores the alteration of this pathway in MDS and its involvement in the transformation into AML. If appropriate, the BMP pathway could constitute a very promising therapeutic target to combat transformation into AML.
Official title: Role of the BMP Pathway in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Progression and in the Transition to Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-01-27
Completion Date
2034-01-27
Last Updated
2024-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Collection of EDTA (disodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) tubes of marrow during routine care
When bone marrow is collected as part of a patient's care (diagnosis, follow-up, suspected AML/MDS hemopathy), one or two additional EDTA tubes of marrow are collected. Certain hematological data (NFP, genetic and molecular characteristics) will be collected in anonymized form and correlated with the BMP pathway alterations measured.
Locations (1)
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France