New hope for kids with transplant complication: belumosudil trial launches
NCT ID NCT07116031
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests the drug belumosudil in children aged 1 to 18 who have moderate-to-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after a stem cell transplant, and whose condition has not improved with at least two prior treatments. The trial has two phases: the first finds the right dose for younger children, and the second checks how well the drug works and how safe it is. About 37 children will take part, and the study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- belumosudil (also known as Rezurock)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with chronic graft-versus-host disease who have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 37 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The drug may cause side effects or fail to improve symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 37 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 year to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant must be 1 to \<18 years of age, at the time the consent/assent is signed. For Phase 1: participant must be 1 to \<12 years of age, at the time the consent/assent is signed. For Phase 2: participant must be 1 to \<18 years of age, at the time the consent/assent is signed. * Participant has undergone an allogeneic HCT * Has active moderate to severe cGVHD, defined using the NIH Consensus diagnosis and staging criteria for which systemic therapy is required * cGVHD is refractory to or has recurred after at least 2 prior lines of systemic treatment * Has received at least two lines of prior systemic therapy for cGVHD, but no more than 5 lines. * If participant receives corticosteroid therapy for cGVHD, the dose must be stable for at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose of the IMP * Has a Lansky-Play (if aged \<16 years) or Karnofsky (if aged ≥16 years) performance scale of ≥60 * Body weight of 8 kg and above * Contraceptive use by sexually active male and female should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies * The participant or their legally authorized representative (LAR) must be capable of giving signed informed consent * Life expectancy of \>6 months * Participants can take the IMP orally or via a nasogastric tube Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive underlying disease or post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the IMP. * Diagnosed with another malignancy (other than malignancy for which transplant was performed) within 3 years prior to the first dose of the IMP * History or other evidence of severe illness or any other conditions that would make the participant, in the opinion of the Investigator, unsuitable for the study (such as malabsorption syndromes, active, uncontrolled infections, or poorly controlled psychiatric disease) * Has a forced expiratory volume (in the first second; FEV1) ≤39% or has lung score of 3 * Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Participants who meet any of the following criteria regarding systemic GVHD treatments: * Participants who newly initiated any systemic GVHD treatment within 14 days prior to the first dose of belumosudil. * Participants receiving systemic GVHD treatments ibrutinib, ruxolitinib, mycophenolate (MMF), methotrexate, rituximab, axatilimab, or imatinib who are unable to meet the following requirements: * No dose increases from 14 days prior to belumosudil initiation and continuing for the first 14 days of belumosudil treatment (dose reductions and discontinuations are permitted during this period) * Ability to discontinue these therapies within 14 days after initiating belumosudil (allowing for a maximum overlap period of up to 14 days with belumosudil treatment) * Participants receiving other systemic GVHD treatments (apart from corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors) including investigational treatments who have not completed a washout period of at least 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to the first dose of belumosudil. No washout period is required for extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) or sirolimus therapy, but these must be discontinued before study treatment initiation. Note: Corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors may continue throughout the study. * The use of herbal and recreational drugs within 7 days before the start of study intervention * Participant has had previous exposure to belumosudil * Administration of live or live-attenuated vaccines is prohibited within 28 days or 5 elimination half-lives of the respective vaccine, whichever is longer, prior to IMP administration and until study intervention discontinuation * Treatment with any non-GVHD investigational agent, or any investigational device or procedure, within 28 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) of enrollment, prior to the first dose of the IMP * For Phase 1 only: Administration with strong CYP3A4 inducers is not allowed within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of the first dose of IMP until the study intervention discontinuation. * For Phase 1 only: PPIs are not allowed within 1 day or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of the first dose of IMP and Day 15 of Cycle 1. They can be restarted on Cycle 1 Day 16. * Absolute neutrophil count \<1.0 × 109/L. The use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is not allowed within 7 days prior to the ANC test to reach this level during screening * Platelet count \<25 × 109/L. Platelet transfusions are not allowed within 72 hours before hematology screening test. Participants with platelet transfusion refractoriness will be excluded. (Participants who have suboptimal responses to at least 2 transfusions will be considered as platelet transfusion refractory) * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3× upper limit of normal (ULN) (\> 5x ULN if abnormalities are due to cGVHD) * Total bilirubin \>1.5 × ULN (\>3 x ULN if Gilbert's syndrome or if abnormalities are due to cGVHD) * Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the revised Bedside Schwartz calculator * Participants with an active viral disease including hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) * Active uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * Not suitable for participation, whatever the reason, as judged by the Investigator, including medical or clinical conditions, or participants potentially at risk of noncompliance to study procedures The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
33 sites in 13 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles- Site Number : 8400009
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's National Medical Center - Washington- Site Number : 8400005
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center- Site Number : 8400002
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Investigational Site Number : 0560001
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 0560003
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 1240001
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1240002
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Investigational Site Number : 1560001
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200040, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560002
RECRUITINGSuzhou, 215025, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560003
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100045, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560004
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518026, China
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Investigational Site Number : 2500001
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500002
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13885, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2760001
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 3760001
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760002
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760003
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760004
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760005
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3800001
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00165, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800002
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20122, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800003
RECRUITINGTurin, Torino, 10126, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3920002
RECRUITINGTokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 5280001
RECRUITINGUtrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240002
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28009, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240003
RECRUITINGEsplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08950, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7920001
RECRUITINGIzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Investigational Site Number : 7920003
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Investigational Site Number : 8260001
RECRUITINGLondon, London, City of, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Investigational Site Number : 8260002
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, England, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York - York Avenue- Site Number : 8400001
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400008
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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