New transplant approach aims to fix broken immune systems

NCT ID NCT04232085

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing a stem cell transplant using a milder chemotherapy regimen to treat people with severe immune deficiencies and inherited bone marrow failure. The goal is to see if donor cells can safely take over and rebuild a healthy immune system. Up to 27 participants will receive the transplant and be monitored for donor cell engraftment and survival at one year.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

stem cell transplant with reduced-intensity chemotherapy and post-transplant cyclophosphamide

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a safer way to replace a faulty immune system with a donor's healthy one, reducing long-term complications for people with severe immune disorders.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial (27 people) and the transplant still carries risks like graft-versus-host disease, infection, and organ damage. It may not work for all conditions tested.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bone Marrow Failure Disorders bone marrow failure syndrome dyskeratosis congenita Fanconi anemia Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome Immune Deficiency Disease immunodeficiency disease inborn error of immunity Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases telomere syndrome

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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