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Objectives 1. Establish an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) bank for phenotypically well-characterized patients with NF1. 2. Develop isogenic NF1 wild-type (NF1+/+), NF1 heterozygous (NF1+/-) and NF1 homozygous (NF1-/-) iPSC lines from individual patients using CRISPR/CAS9 technology. 3. Differentiate and characterize disease-relevant brain cells such as excitatory and inhibitory neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes from patient-specific iPSC lines. 4. Screen and identify the drug(s) that can reverse or alleviate the disease phenotypes.


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Hypothesis: Subjects with NF1 and central nervous system tumors who have aggressive lesions (including, but not limited to optic pathway gliomas) and/or those with tumors causing neurologic (including visual) morbidity will manifest unique differences in their stem cells and stem cell-derived differentiated cells compared to patients with NF1 and central nervous system tumors who have less aggressive disease and/or those with tumors causing minimal to no morbidity. Background and Significance: Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are low-grade astrocytic tumors primarily involving the optic nerve, chiasm and tracts that occur mainly in children. Nearly 20% of children with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) will develop OPGs, although less than half will develop vision loss from their tumor.1 These tumors have excellent survival outcomes, making vision loss the primary morbidity in these patients. Furthermore, OPGs are inherent to the visual pathway, therefore they are rarely, if ever biopsied. This paucity of OPG tissue limits our ability to clarify the biologic differences between OPGs that cause vision loss and those that do not. Low-grade astrocytic gliomas in the other regions of the brain including the hypothalamus, brainstem and cerebellum can also be found in a subset of children associated with NF1. These NF1-associated brain tumors can progress and also grow at variable rates and may cause neurologic dysfunction ranging from severe compromise to little or no symptomality. This study seeks to develop stem cells lines in children with NF1-related tumors in the central nervous system (the optic nerve and those from other brain sites). Stem cells from these subjects will provide a critical insight into the mechanisms responsible for tumor progression and symptoms associated with the central nervous system, accelerating the identification of therapeutic targets. Preliminary Studies: Three recent research developments make it possible to develop a patient-specific disease model in a dish (so-called "human disease model in dish") and to study induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived disease relevant cells in an isogenic background. First, embryonic stem cell (ESC)-like cells, also known as induced pluripotent stem cell or iPSC, can be generated from skin or blood cells in adult patients. Second, recent research efforts have started to develop culture protocols that differentiate iPSCs into a variety of cell types in the central and peripheral nervous system (CNS and PNS), which are affected in NF1 patients. Third, the CRISPR/CAS9 technology allows to genetically edit the specific disease genes either by repairing the existing mutant genes or creating new mutations. In order to position at the forefront of NF1 research, it will be important for the Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute (GFNI) at the Children's National Medical Center to explore these recent exciting research developments, to systematically develop patient-specific human NF1 disease models, and to provide a tool for drug screening and evaluation on the individual NF patients. Design and Methods: 3.1 Study Design Cross-sectional collection of NF1 subjects with tumors in the central nervous system as documented by MRI. 3.2 Study Visits Subjects will have only one visit to collect the blood sample. 3.3 Study Procedures 3.31 Blood Draw Subjects have 20 ml of whole blood drawn during either 1)their sedation for their clinically indicated MRI (IV already being placed for clinical purpose) or through the outpatient laboratory. 3.32 Stem Cell Processing Blood collected will be immediately transferred to the stem cell facility at the National Institutes of Health for processing of the specimens in order to develop stem cell lines. 3.33 Demographics We will collect the subject's age, gender, race, ethnicity, location of tumors in the central nervous system on MRI, history of vision loss and other neurological deficits. 3.34 Statistical Analysis As a first step to establish a stem cell library from a specific population of NF1 children with nervous system tumors, we will not need statistical analysis at this stage. ;


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NCT number NCT03332030
Study type Observational
Source Children's National Research Institute
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Status Withdrawn
Phase
Start date November 27, 2015
Completion date July 1, 2025

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