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Repurposing Metformin as a Leukemia-preventive Drug in CCUS and LR-MDS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-518436-37-01
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-01-27
Start date
2021-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-19

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Conditions

Clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS), Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), very low- and low-risk

Brief summary

WP0: To investigate: 1. The abundance and properties of bone marrow adipose tissue and bone marrow adipocytes, and 2. the gut microbiota and 3. the intestinal permeability of patients with CCUS or LR-MDS compared to age-, sex- and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy controls., WP1: Feasibility: 1. Recruitment and refusal rates and 12 months follow-up rates. 2. The number of participants who receive the intervention. 3. Protocol adherence. 4. Acceptability of interventions. Safety: 1. Numbers of adverse events and serious adverse events. 2. Numbers of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions. 3. Drop-out rates. 4. Changes in individual medication doses including median maximum tolerated dose.

Detailed description

WP0: To characterize: 1. DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation (5-mC and 5-hmC) patterns, and 2. hormone and cytokine levels in bone marrow plasma from healthy controls, and 3. compare these to the corresponding in patients from visit 1 in WP1., WP1: Change in: 1. Variant allele frequency from visit 1 to 4. 2. Patient-reported outcome measures, based on the EORTC QLQ-C30, SF-36, and EQ-5D from visit 1 to 2, 3, and 4. 3. Bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) from visit 1 to 2 and 4. 4. Bone mineral density from visit 1 to 4. 5. Body composition from visit 1 to 4. 6. Fat distribution from visit 1 to 4. 7. Blast counts in bone marrow biopsies from visit 1 to 4. 8. Gut microbiota from visit 1 to 2 and 4., WP1 continued: Change in: 9. Small intestinal permeability from visit 1 to 2. 10. 5-mC and 5-hmC patterns, RNA expression, and protein profiles in hematopoietic cells, adipocytes, and MSCs from visit 1 to 2 and 4. 11. Disease status as according to the IWG response criteria from visit 1 to 4. 12. Inflammatory markers, hormones, and niche factors in blood and bone marrow plasma from visit 1 to 2 and 4. 13. Markers of organ function and serum biochemistry from visit 1 to 2, 3, and 4.

Interventions

DRUGMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE

Sponsors

Rigshospitalet
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
WP0: To investigate: 1. The abundance and properties of bone marrow adipose tissue and bone marrow adipocytes, and 2. the gut microbiota and 3. the intestinal permeability of patients with CCUS or LR-MDS compared to age-, sex- and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy controls., WP1: Feasibility: 1. Recruitment and refusal rates and 12 months follow-up rates. 2. The number of participants who receive the intervention. 3. Protocol adherence. 4. Acceptability of interventions. Safety: 1. Numbers of adverse events and serious adverse events. 2. Numbers of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions. 3. Drop-out rates. 4. Changes in individual medication doses including median maximum tolerated dose.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
WP0: To characterize: 1. DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation (5-mC and 5-hmC) patterns, and 2. hormone and cytokine levels in bone marrow plasma from healthy controls, and 3. compare these to the corresponding in patients from visit 1 in WP1., WP1: Change in: 1. Variant allele frequency from visit 1 to 4. 2. Patient-reported outcome measures, based on the EORTC QLQ-C30, SF-36, and EQ-5D from visit 1 to 2, 3, and 4. 3. Bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) from visit 1 to 2 and 4. 4. Bone mineral density from visit 1 to 4. 5. Body composition from visit 1 to 4. 6. Fat distribution from visit 1 to 4. 7. Blast counts in bone marrow biopsies from visit 1 to 4. 8. Gut microbiota from visit 1 to 2 and 4., WP1 continued: Change in: 9. Small intestinal permeability from visit 1 to 2. 10. 5-mC and 5-hmC patterns, RNA expression, and protein profiles in hematopoietic cells, adipocytes, and MSCs from visit 1 to 2 and 4. 11. Disease status as according to the IWG response criteria from visit 1 to 4

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026