Timing is everything: new trial aims to reduce transplant complications by adjusting when stem cells are given
NCT ID NCT07047456
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether changing the timing of stem cell infusion after a single umbilical cord blood transplant can lower the risk of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) in people with blood cancers. The study will enroll 134 participants who are in remission and receiving their first cord blood transplant. Researchers will compare different infusion times to see which leads to fewer severe aGVHD cases in the first 100 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only โ not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- umbilical cord blood stem cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a simple timing strategy to lower the risk of severe graft-versus-host disease after cord blood transplants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 134 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is a procedural change, not a new drug, so the impact may be modest.
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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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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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