Acute Myeloid Leukemia: MRD Analysis Using Modular uFluidics and uFlow Cytometry

  • Soper, Steven Allan (CoPI)

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Description

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be cured through allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Unfortunately, 25% of patients will experience relapse after SCT that is usually diagnosed by histologic evaluation of peripheral blood or bone marrow. This method is insensitive and leads to diagnosis of relapse with a high disease burden, which is more difficult to successfully treat. Multi-parameter flow cytometry (MFC) can detect lower burden of disease (0.1-0.01% AML blasts from a mixed population); however, it is expensive and impractical for use in diseases that require frequent monitoring due in part to the need for analyzing bone marrow. In this R21 project, a novel processing strategy will be carried out by an inexpensive, easily manufactured, and highly automated fluidic bio-processor used to select and identify rare AML blasts directly from whole blood to allow more frequent testing to detect MRD at an earlier stage compared to MFC. The bio- processor will consist of modules poised on a fluidic motherboard. The modules and motherboard are made from thermoplastics with the prerequisite microstructures generated via replication. Three modules will be used to affinity-select AML blasts from whole blood using a capture bed comprised of surface immobilized antibodies tethered to the selection channel walls via single-stranded DNA bifunctional linkers. The antibodies will target CD33, CD34 and CD117 expressing blasts. The selection modules will consist of an array of 50-250 microchannels that can process large input volumes (2-10 mL) in
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/9/1331/8/18

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology

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