New drug cocktail aims to tame deadly transplant complication

NCT ID NCT02891603

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 21, 2026 · Updated 41 times

Summary

This study tested whether adding pacritinib to standard immune-suppressing drugs (sirolimus and tacrolimus) could prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in 40 patients receiving stem cell transplants for blood cancers. GVHD occurs when donor immune cells attack the recipient's body. The trial measured immune cell activity and tracked how many patients developed GVHD. Results could lead to safer transplant procedures.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Pacritinib and Sirolimus

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could reduce the risk of serious GVHD after stem cell transplants, making the procedure safer for patients.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combo also carries risks like infection or side effects.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive graft versus host disease Hodgkins lymphoma myelodysplastic syndrome myeloproliferative neoplasm non-Hodgkin lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.