New drug may keep aplastic anemia at bay after standard treatment ends

NCT ID NCT02979873

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study tests whether the drug sirolimus can prevent severe aplastic anemia from coming back after patients stop taking cyclosporine. About 84 people aged 2 and older who have responded to initial treatment will take sirolimus for 3 months or be monitored without it. The goal is to see if sirolimus lowers the chance of relapse over 2 years.

Disclaimer Read more

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for SEVERE APLASTIC ANEMIA are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.