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The Association Between Gut Microbiome Composition Signature and Cancer-related Symptoms in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The Association Between Gut Microbiome Composition Signature and Cancer-related Symptoms in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Longitudinal Study

Status
Enrolling by invitation
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07515430
Enrollment
138
Registered
2026-04-07
Start date
2026-02-01
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-04-07

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Conditions

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Keywords

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; cancer of symptom; gut microbiota

Brief summary

This study is a prospective longitudinal investigation. Data on disease-related information, gut microbiota composition, cancer-related symptoms, dietary intake, and levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, LPS were collected repeatedly at the following time points: before chemotherapy initiation, at the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, at 8 weeks after induction or re-induction therapy, at three months after induction or re-induction therapy, as well as weekly between chemotherapy initiation and the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I. The aim is to explore the relationship between gut microbiota composition and cancer-related symptoms.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective longitudinal investigation. (1) Describe the composition characteristics and dynamic changes of the gut microbiota in children with ALL, assessed weekly from before chemotherapy initiation until the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, as well as at 8 weeks and three months after the completion of induction or re-induction therapy. (2) Describe the severity levels and dynamic changes of cancer-related symptoms in children with ALL, assessed weekly from before chemotherapy initiation until the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, as well as at 8 weeks and three months after the completion of induction or re-induction therapy. (3) Investigate the correlations between gut microbiota composition, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α), and serotonin (5-HT) with cancer-related symptoms in children with ALL, assessed at the time points specified in (1) and (2). (4) Explore the main factors influencing the characteristics of gut microbiota composition in children with ALL from baseline to three months after the completion of induction or re-induction therapy.

Interventions

Planned to undergo a complete cycle of induction chemotherapy, with repeated collection of data including disease-related information, cancer-related symptoms, dietary records, and pro-inflammatory cytokine questionnaires. These data will be collected at the following time points: before the initiation of chemotherapy, upon completion of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, at 8 weeks post-induction or re-induction therapy, at three months post-induction or re-induction therapy, as well as weekly from the start of chemotherapy until the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I.

OTHERfecal sample collecting

Planned to undergo a complete cycle of induction chemotherapy, with repeated collection of fecal sample. These data will be collected at the following time points: before the initiation of chemotherapy, upon completion of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, at 8 weeks post-induction or re-induction therapy, at three months post-induction or re-induction therapy, as well as weekly from the start of chemotherapy until the end of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I.

Sponsors

Sun Yat-sen University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 5 and 18 years; considering that children over 5 are able to cooperate with the survey, the age range for this study is limited to 5-18 years. 2. Confirmed diagnosis of ALL according to the MICM (morphology, immunology, cytogenetics, and molecular) criteria, following the \*South China Children's Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Collaborative Group 2023 Protocol (SCCCG-ALL-2023)\*. 3. Conscious and capable of answering questions. 4. Voluntarily agree to participate in the study. 5. Planned to undergo a full cycle of induction chemotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

\- (1) Presence of gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.) or recent gastrointestinal surgery. (2) Previous treatment with probiotics or fecal microbiota transplantation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cancer-related symptomsbefore the initiation of chemotherapy, upon completion of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, at 8 weeks post-induction or re-induction therapy, at three months post-induction or re-induction therapy, as well as weekly from the start of chemotherapThe cancer-related symptoms will be assessed by Children's Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC)
Gut microbiota signaturebefore the initiation of chemotherapy, upon completion of induction chemotherapy or Re-induction I, at 8 weeks post-induction or re-induction therapy, at three months post-induction or re-induction therapy, as well as weekly from the start of chemotherapGut microbiota signature will be assessed by fecal sample from children

Countries

China

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORWei Xia, Phd

Sun Yat-sen University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026