Blood cancer patients with penicillin allergy may get safer antibiotics
NCT ID NCT07133074
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether we can safely remove the "beta-lactam allergy" label from blood cancer patients who are not truly allergic. By doing so, doctors can use more effective antibiotics. The study will enroll 3,800 hospitalized adults with blood cancers and a reported allergy to penicillin or similar drugs. The goal is to improve antibiotic use and shorten hospital stays.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 3,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * all patients with a hematologic malignancy (including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma) admitted to an inpatient oncology service * reported history of a beta-lactam (BL) allergy (i.e., penicillin, cephalosporin, and/or carbapenem) Exclusion Criteria: * patients with a history of severe cutaneous adverse reaction * patients with a history of Stevens-Johnson syndrome * patients with a history of toxic epidermal necrolysis * patients with a history of drug-induced exfoliative dermatitis * patients with a history of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms * patients with a history of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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