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Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Function in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT04022616Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterLast updated: 2026-04-06

Summary

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Function in Breast Cancer Patients

Arms & interventions

  • OtherSpecimen collection

    Specimens are obtained from patients who are being treated for breast malignancies.

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Isolate unfavorable immune cells MDSC from the peripheral blood or tumors of study subjects and test how strongly they inhibit function of favorable immune cells called Natural Killer Cells.

    Function of Natural Killer Cells will be studied by measuring their ability to kill target cancer cells coated with monoclonal antibodies. isolate unfavorable immune cells called Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) from the peripheral blood or the tumors of study subjects and test how strongly they inhibit function of favorable immune cells called Natural Killer Cells. Function of Natural Killer Cells will be studied by measuring their ability to kill target cancer cells coated with monoclonal antibodies.

    Time frame: up to 1 year

Secondary

  • Isolate unfavorable immune cells called Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) from the peripheral blood of study subjects who plan to start pre-operative chemotherapy for breast cancer to see if MDSC levels can predict who will respond to treatment. W

    Time frame: up to 1 year

  • Isolate unfavorable immune cells MDSC from peripheral blood of study subjects who receive pre-operative chemotherapy for breast cancer to identify changes in MDSC levels during treatment can predict who will respond to treatment.

    Time frame: up to 1 year

  • Isolate lymph nodes from patients with breast cancer undergoing breast surgery to study what types of Natural Killer Cells are present.

    Time frame: up to 1 year

Eligibility criteria

Sex: FemaleAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Ability to give informed consent * Stage I-III breast malignancy Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to tolerate venipuncture

Study locations (1)

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210

Recruiting

References

  • Wesolowski R, Stiff A, Quiroga D, McQuinn C, Li Z, Nitta H, Savardekar H, Benner B, Ramaswamy B, Lustberg M, Layman RM, Macrae E, Kassem M, Williams N, Sardesai S, VanDeusen J, Stover D, Cherian M, Mace TA, Yu L, Duggan M, Carson WE 3rd. Exploratory analysis of immune checkpoint receptor expression by circulating T cells and tumor specimens in patients receiving neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for operable breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 2020 May 19;20(1):445. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-06949-4.(PubMed)
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