Cord blood transplants: a new hope for Hard-to-Treat blood diseases?

NCT ID NCT03016806

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 37 times

Summary

This study is testing whether umbilical cord blood stem cells from unrelated donors can safely and effectively restore blood cell production in people with serious conditions like leukemia, immune deficiencies, and inherited blood disorders. The main goal is to see how quickly the new cells start working (engraftment) and how often the transplant fails. Researchers are also tracking side effects like graft-versus-host disease, where donor cells attack the patient's body.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Wilmot Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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What this could mean

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

Active substance

umbilical cord blood stem cells

What this could lead to

If successful, this could improve the success rate of cord blood transplants for people with serious blood or immune disorders, offering a potential path to disease control.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase study (30 participants) focused on feasibility and safety. The transplant may fail to engraft, or patients may develop severe graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

aplastic anemia inborn error of immunity lymphoma metabolic disease Myelodysplastic Syndromes plasma cell myeloma

As listed by the trial registrant

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