Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Observational

Abnormal CD56 expression in hematologic cancers

Official title: Resident Doctor at Clinical Pathology Department

Run by Assiut University · NCT04546945 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This project will test if CD56 is abnormally expressed across different blood cancers in newly diagnosed patients.

Quick facts

Study typeObservational
SexAll
Enrollment38 (estimated)
SponsorAssiut University
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsradiation
Locations2 sites (Asyut and 1 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 20, 2027
Main results expectedJune 30, 2027
Study endsDecember 30, 2027
Registry record updatedMarch 18, 2026
Trial IDNCT04546945 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Newly diagnosed patients with any hematologic malignancy who can provide required clinical samples at the study site are ideal candidates.

Probably not a fit

People with non-malignant hematologic disorders or those who have already received treatment for their malignancy are unlikely to be eligible or to gain direct benefit from this observational work.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

CD56 (NCAM) is normally found on natural killer cells and some T cells but has been reported in multiple myeloma and linked to worse outcomes in AML. This observational study will measure CD56 expression patterns in newly diagnosed patients with a range of hematologic malignancies using clinical samples collected at Assiut University. The investigators aim to map which disease types and cell populations show ectopic CD56 and to relate expression patterns to clinical categories. Findings will be descriptive and hypothesis-generating rather than interventional.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the work could identify CD56 as a diagnostic or prognostic marker that helps classify subtypes of blood cancers and guide future research.

How similar studies have gone: Prior reports have found CD56 expression in multiple myeloma and a meta-analysis linked CD56 overexpression with poorer prognosis in AML, but its expression across many other hematologic malignancies remains largely uncharacterized.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with hematologic malignancies.
* Newly diagnosed

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with hematologic disorders other than hematologic malignancies.

Where it's running

  • Assiut university
    Asyut, Egypt
    Recruiting
  • Assiut University
    Asyut, Egypt
    Completed

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How to take part

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