NCT03890614

Novel 3D Hematological Malignancy Organoid to Study Disease Biology and Chemosensitivity

Active, Not Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
~70 participants
Updated 2026-08-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Ancillary-Correlative - Creation of three-dimensional myeloma organoids using marrow aspirates

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Proportion of Live/Dead Myeloma Cells Using Bioprinting Technology
Measured over Up to 5 days
+1 more outcome measured
Hematologic Malignancy

NCT03890614

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolinano site contact published

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Timothy Pardee, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Patients with suspected or confirmed hematologic malignancy undergoing a bone marrow biopsy as part of their care.
The ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved informed consent document.
  • Proportion of Live/Dead Myeloma Cells Using Bioprinting TechnologyUp to 5 days

    Bone marrow aspirates (around 3-7 ml) will be collected from participants with confirmed or suspected hematologic malignancy being evaluated with a bone marrow biopsy. The samples will be used to create 3D organoid constructs using a 3D bioprinting technology for automated organoid biofabrication using hyaluronic acid and gelatin-based hydrogel. The 3D organoid constructs allow extended time to simulate the protective environment cancer cells use to survive in bone marrow. Organoids will be assessed at 1, 3, and 5 days for viability of myeloma cells. Based on live/dead cells using fluorescent imaging, the hydrogel composition will be modified to allow the optimal media for cell survival ex vivo.

  • Tumor-Stroma InteractionsUp to 5 days

    To assess the interaction of myeloma cells with stromal cells in a 3D organoid model, plasma and myeloma cells will be labeled using differing colors of Vybrant Multicolor Cell Labeling Kit to allow visualization of the cells' nuceli. By confocal microscope, slides will be evaluated for Vybrant-labeled hematologic malignant cells or healthy plasma cells (different colors) to identify preferential cell interactions. These aspects of tumor interaction with its stromal microenvironment will provide critical knowledge to better understand its biology.