Gene Methylation and Estradiol Levels in Random FNA Samples as Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Risk
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To determine if breast tissue DNA methylation profile and hormone concentration change
across follicular and luteal phase, or across menopause, in random fine needle
aspiration samples of women with no prior diagnosis or treatment for breast cancer.
- To determine if DNA methylation profile and breast hormone levels correlate with
mammographic density, cytomorphology, or Gail risk estimates.
- To develop a high throughput commercial assay for DNA methylation profiling for
assessing breast cancer risk.
- To develop a highly sensitive, specific, and novel nanoassay for estradiol and
progesterone.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Premenopausal women are stratified by menstrual cycle phase (mid-follicular [day 5-10] vs
mid-luteal [day 20-25]), based on an adjusted 28-day cycle.
Patients undergo breast density measurement by digital mammography. Blood samples are
obtained and analyzed for estradiol, progesterone, and follicle-stimulating hormone
measurements, to define menstrual/menopausal status, and for DNA extraction. Patients also
undergo random fine needle aspiration. Biopsy material from aspiration is analyzed for
cytomorphology, steroid radioimmunoassay (RIA), steroid nanoassay, and DNA methylation
studies (via polymerase chain reaction). The aspiration samples are also analyzed for
estradiol and progesterone levels using high-pressure liquid chromatography and RIA.
Observational
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Differences in DNA methylation profiles between women in different menstrual stages
One time rFNA procedure to collect samples.
No
Seema A. Khan, MD
Principal Investigator
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
United States: Institutional Review Board
NU 08B2
NCT00896636
May 2008
April 2015
Name | Location |
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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University | Chicago, Illinois 60611 |