Breakthrough transplant method aims to cure blood disease without toxic side effects

NCT ID NCT01659606

Summary

This study is testing a new, gentler bone marrow transplant procedure for people with dyskeratosis congenita, a rare genetic disorder that causes bone marrow failure. The standard transplant uses harsh drugs and radiation that can worsen lung/liver disease and cancer risk in these patients. This trial aims to see if avoiding those damaging agents can still successfully cure the blood disease while improving long-term safety and survival.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Boston Children's Hospital (pediatric patients)

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (adult patients)

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, Norway

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Conditions

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