Could dead donors provide Life-Saving bone marrow?
NCT ID NCT05589896
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early study is testing whether bone marrow from deceased donors can be safely used for transplants in people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Twelve patients will receive the transplant along with chemotherapy or radiation. The main goal is to see if the new marrow starts making blood cells and to check for serious side effects over the first year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bone marrow from a deceased donor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new source of bone marrow for transplants, potentially helping more patients with blood cancers who lack a living donor.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (12 people) focused on safety. The approach may fail to engraft or cause serious side effects, and it's unknown if it will work as well as standard living-donor transplants.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Emory University - Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Methodist Hospital, Texas Transplant
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
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TriStar Bone Marrow Transplant
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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