Could a simple sugar protect bone marrow transplant patients?
NCT ID NCT04263597
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a sugar called 2'-fucosyllactose (2FL) is safe and can help maintain gut health in 70 people receiving a bone marrow transplant. The goal was to see if it reduces infections and a complication called graft-versus-host disease. Participants took the supplement by mouth, and researchers measured changes in gut bacteria and markers of inflammation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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0 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be scheduled for allogeneic stem cell transplant * All ages and underlying diagnoses, preparative regimens, stem cell sources and acute GVHD prophylaxes Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to take anything orally or enterally (i.e. intestinal failure) * Actively breastfeeding infants * Recent (within the week prior to enrollment) GI infection * Patients receiving anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide * Patients who have received probiotics or prebiotics during the previous month * Patients who have had any type of gut damage within the past 3 months such as previous bowel perforations, previous episode of Grade 4 neutropenic colitis or typhlitis * Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome, and patients with a history of bowel resections
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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