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NCT03520647RecruitingPhase 2

Haplo-identical Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia, Hypo-plastic MDS and PNH Using Peripheral Blood Stem Cells and Post-transplant Cyclophosphamide for GVHD Prophylaxis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Background: Severe aplastic anemia (SAA), and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) cause serious blood problems. Stem cell transplants using bone marrow or blood plus chemotherapy can help. Researchers want to see if using peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) rather than bone marrow cells works too. PBSCs are easier to collect and have more cells that help transplants. Objectives: To see how safely and effectively SAA, MDS and PNH are treated using peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells from a family member plus chemotherapy. Eligibility: Recipients ages 4-60 with SAA, MDS or PNH and their relative donors ages 4-75 Design: Recipients will have: * Blood, urine, heart, and lung tests * Scans * Bone marrow sample Recipients will need a caregiver for several months. They may make fertility plans and a power of attorney. Donors will have blood and tissue tests, then injections to boost stem cells for 5-7 days. Donors will have blood collected from a tube in an arm or leg vein. A machine will separate stem cells and maybe white blood cells. The rest of the blood will be returned into the other arm or leg. In the hospital for about 1 month, recipients will have: * Central line inserted in the neck or chest * Medicines for side effects * Chemotherapy over 8 days and radiation 1 time * Stem cell transplant over 4 hours Up to 6 months after transplant, recipients will stay near NIH for weekly physical exams and blood tests. At day 180, recipients will go home. They will have tests at their doctor s office and NIH several times over 5 years.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56 (estimated)
First submitted
9 May 2018
Start date
19 Feb 2019
Primary completion date
1 Jun 2027
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NCT number
NCT03520647

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 56
  • From 19 Feb 2019 to the primary completion date, 1 Jun 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • The patient is deemed to be a candidate for a 12/12 HLA matched unrelated stem cell transplant (availability of a donor and resources required for such a transplant).

Other illness

  • Major anticipated illness or organ failure incompatible with survival from transplant.
  • HIV positive.
  • Presence of an active infection not adequately responding to appropriate therapy.
  • History of a malignant disease liable to relapse or progress within 5 years.

Lab values

  • Left ventricular ejection fraction \<40% (evaluated by ECHO)
  • Transaminases \> 5x upper limit of normal.
  • Direct bilirubin \>3 mg/dl.
  • Creatinine clearance \< 50 cc/min/BSAm\^2 by 24-hour urine collection adjusted by body surface area.
  • Serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dl

Age

  • Availability of an HLA identical (12/12) matched related or unrelated donor who is available within optimal timeline and suitable considering graft source and established donor selection factors (e.g. age, sex, viral exposure, ABO compatibility, pregnancy status, etc) per PI discretion.
  • Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) \<40% using DLCO corrected for Hgb or lung volumes (patients under the age of 10 may be excluded from this criterion if they have difficulty performing the test correctly and thus are unable to have their DLCO assessed).

Other

  • ECOG performance status of 2 or more.
  • Current pregnancy, or unwillingness to take oral contraceptives or use a barrier method of birth control or practice abstinence to refrain from pregnancy, if of childbearing potential for one year.
  • Diagnosis of Fanconi s anemia (by chromosome breakage study).
  • None

Who the study is looking for

  • Donor deemed suitable and eligible, and willing to donate, per clinical evaluations who are additionally willing to donate blood for research. Donors will be evaluated in accordance with existing Standard NIH Policies and Procedures for determination of eligibility and suitability for clinical donation. Note that participation in this study is offered to all donors, but is not required for a donor to make a stem cell donation, so it is possible that not all donors will enroll onto this study.

Criteria the registry did not label

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA - RECIPIENT:
  • Diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia with bone marrow cellularity \<30% (excluding lymphocytes) associated with RBC or platelet transfusion dependence and/or neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count less than or equal to 1000 cells/ microL or for patients receiving granulocyte transfusions, absolute neutrophil count less than or equal to 1000 cells/microL before beginning granulocyte transfusions).
    • OR
    • --History of severe aplastic anemia transformed to MDS. that meet the following criteria: a) International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) risk category of INT-1 or greater, b) \<5% myeloblasts and \<30% of cellularity in the bone marrow on screening morphologic analysis.
    • OR
  • PNH that is either refractory to treatment with eculizumab/ravulizumab or occurs in patients who don t have access to treatment with eculizumab associated with either a) life- threatening thrombosis and/or b) cytopenia associated with transfusion dependence and/or c) recurrent and debilitating hemolytic crisis.
    • Subjects with severe aplastic anemia, hypoplastic MDS or PNH with associated bone marrow failure syndromes who have intolerance of or failure to respond to immunosuppressive therapy. This also includes patients who have failed immunosuppressive therapy with ATG and cyclosporine or therapy with cyclosporine combined with eltrombopag in those who are intolerant of or do not have access to treatment with ATG.
    • Availability of at least one HLA- haploidentical related donor (i.e. \>= 5/10 HLA match: HLA-A, B, C, DR, and DQ loci) to serve as a stem cell donor for the allogeneic transplant.
    • Availability of a backup stem cell source in the event of graft rejection:
  • at least one additional haploidentical related alternative donor (i.e. HLA- haploidentical related donor (i.e. \>= 5/10 HLA match: HLA-A, B, C, DR, and DQ loci) or \>= 9/10 HLA matched unrelated donor who is available to serve as a stem cell donor for a salvage allogeneic transplant in the event that the haplo-transplant has been rejected.
  • umbilical cord blood unit/s that can be used for a salvage cord blood transplant in the event that the haplo-transplant has been rejected
    • The patient does not have any HLA antibodies detectable against any of the mismatched HLA alleles expressed by the haplo-donor.
    • Ages 4-60 years inclusive.
    • Ability to comprehend the investigational nature of the study and provide informed consent. The procedure will be explained to subjects aged 4-17 years with formal consent being obtained from parents or legal guardian.

Age in the registry: 4 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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