Can blood tests predict transplant complications?
NCT ID NCT07805746
First seen Sep 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how levels of immune-signaling molecules called cytokines change in the blood just before and after a stem cell transplant. Researchers want to see if these patterns differ based on the patient's disease, such as myelofibrosis or acute leukemia, and the type of donor, such as a half-matched or fully matched donor. By comparing these groups, they hope to understand why some patients develop early inflammatory complications like graft-versus-host disease. The study involves collecting blood samples from adult patients at three time points around their transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blood sampling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which transplant patients face a higher risk of early inflammatory complications, such as graft-versus-host disease, and tailor monitoring or treatment accordingly.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a small number of participants, so the findings may not apply broadly. Measuring cytokines in the blood may not fully capture the complex immune response after transplant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patient hospitalized for an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for myelofibrosis, acute leukemia (AL), or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years and older * With one of the following conditions: * Acute leukemia (AL) * Myelofibrosis (MF) * Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) * Indicated for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation from: * a haploidentical donor with post-transplant cyclophosphamide OR * a geno-identical donor, without post-transplant cyclophosphamide OR * a pheno-identical donor, without post-transplant cyclophosphamide Exclusion Criteria: * Lymphoma * Non-malignant disease * Patient's refusal to participate in this study * Patient's refusal to have their data recorded in the EBMT registry * Transplant from an unrelated donor 9/10 * Person under legal guardianship or curatorship, or unable to give informed consent * Person subject to judicial protective measures, or deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
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