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Tests a haplo and cord blood stem cell transplant for blood cancers

Tests a combined donor stem cell transplant in adults with leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes.

Key facts

Who runs it
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Where
Cleveland, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Co-Transplant of an Unmodified Haplo-Identical Graft With Cord Blood
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
36 people, planned
Started
13 Aug 2025
Expected to end
25 Feb 2030
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • Haplo-Identical / Cord Blood Transplant
Record updated
15 September 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with certain blood cancers who have no suitable fully tissue-matched donor. They would receive donor stem cells from a half-matched family donor together with cord blood.

Age
Older than 18 years
Sex
All sexes can join
Disease stage
High-risk acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes of intermediate, high or very high risk, or high-risk lymphoma. Leukemia must be in remission (CR1, CR2, CR3 or CRi). Any past spread to the brain or spinal fluid must be in remission.
Earlier treatment
Cannot have had an earlier allogeneic transplant, or an autologous stem cell transplant or CAR-T within the last 6 months. Treatment for leukemia in the brain or testes may continue.
Biomarker or test result
No suitable HLA-matched related or unrelated donor. A cord blood unit (4-8/8 HLA matched, with a set cell dose) and a half-matched family donor with a set cell dose must be available. Some high-risk leukemia types are defined by gene changes, such as Flt 3 mutation, 11q23, del 5, del 7 or TP53 mutations.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Poor kidney, liver, lung or heart function
  • Uncontrolled illness, such as active infection or unstable heart problems
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Known allergy to the study medicines
  • Any condition the investigator judges would interfere with taking part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Participants with the following hematologic malignancies:; Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML): High-risk AML including:; Antecedent hematological disease (e.g., myelodysplasia (MDS)); Treatment-related; Complete Remission (CR1) with poor or intermediate-risk cytogenetics or molecular markers (e.g. Flt 3 mutation, 11q23, del 5, del 7, TP53 mutations, complex cytogenetics); Participants must be in CR1, CR2, CR3 or CRi; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); High-risk CR1 including:; Poor-risk cytogenetics (e.g., t(9;22)or 11q23 rearrangements); Presence of minimal disease by flow cytometry or PCR or Clonoseq after 2 or more cycles of chemotherapy; No CR within 4 weeks of initial treatment; Participants in CR2 or beyond; Participants must be in CR1, CR2, CR3, or CRi; Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), Intermediate, High or Very High Risk by the revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) or treatment related MDS; High-risk lymphoma
  • Age > 18 years
  • Participants without a suitable HLA-matched related or unrelated donor CASE9Z24 Page 17 Version dated 12.16.2025
  • Participants with the following suitable grafts:; A 4-8/8 HLA high resolution matched cord blood unit with a cell dose of 1.0x105 CD34 cells/kg; A haplo-identical donor with a goal cell dose of > 4.0x106 CD34cells/kg (minimum 2 x106 CD34 cells/kg)
  • Concurrent Therapy for Extramedullary Leukemia or CNS Lymphoma: Concurrent therapy or prophylaxis for testicular leukemia, CNS leukemia including standard intrathecal chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy will be allowed as clinically indicated. Such treatment may continue until the planned course is completed. Participants must be in CNS remission at the time of protocol enrollment if there is a history of CNS involvement. Maintenance therapy after transplant is allowed
  • Participants must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Who cannot take part

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study because chemotherapy involved with RIC have the significant potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects
  • Prior autologous stem cell transplant or CAR-T within the preceding 6 months or prior allogeneic transplant
  • Participants with uncontrolled inter-current illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Any condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of study drug and attending required study visits; pose a significant risk to the participant; or interfere with interpretation of study data
  • Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any of the study medications, excipients, or similar compounds
  • Participants with inadequate Organ Function as defined by:; Creatinine clearance < 40ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault); Bilirubin > 2X institutional upper limit of normal unless Gilbert syndrome; AST (SGOT) > 3X institutional upper limit of normal; ALT (SGPT) > 3X institutional upper limit of normal; Pulmonary function: DLCOc < 60%; Cardiac: left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%; ECOG <2

Where in United States

  • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer CenterCleveland, United StatesContact: Leland Metheny, MDTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of this study is to see if see if adding the specific combination of donors can result in acceptable levels of survival without evidence of disease.

The group in the trial

  • Haplo-Identical / Cord Blood TransplantTreatment being tested

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Co-Transplant of an Unmodified Haplo-Identical Graft With Cord Blood
Plain-language title
Tests a haplo and cord blood stem cell transplant for blood cancersGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
15 September 2026