20-Year study to track rare bone marrow diseases
NCT ID NCT05012111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 16 times
Summary
This study follows people with acquired or inherited bone marrow failure for up to 20 years to learn how the diseases and treatments affect the body over time. Participants, aged 2 and older, will have regular check-ups and tests every 1 to 3 years. The goal is to better understand long-term outcomes, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide crucial insights into how bone marrow failure diseases progress and affect organs over time, guiding future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment, so it won't directly improve health. It may take many years to yield useful results, and some participants may find the frequent tests burdensome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2041
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects with Severe Aplastic Anemia, other acquired marrow failure syndromes, and inherited marrow failure syndromes. Family members of subjects with either suspected or confirmed inherited bone marrow failure.
- Ages
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2 to 99 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: To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria. Subjects and their family members who undergo screening but ultimately do not meet criteria for cohorts 1-5 will be removed from the study. Subjects may forgo screening and sign directly onto cohorts 1-5 if they meet criteria based on either prior NIH testing or external examinations. Family members will only be asked to be screened for participation onto this study after confirmation of eligibility by an affected participant. Cohorts 1-4 * Age \>=2 years * Diagnosis of acquired or inherited bone marrow failure or ineffective hematopoiesis or TBD (see below for cohort 3 specific criteria) * Ability and willingness to come to the NIH CC for consultation and testing * Ability of subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand the investigational nature of the protocol and their willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * For cohort 3 - TBD: Presence of a pathogenic, likely pathogenic, or known family mutation in a telomere maintenance gene OR If mutation negative or VUS, telomere length \<10th percentile in lymphocytes with at least two clinical features: 1) cytopenia (Hb \<10g/dL or ANC \<1.5x10\^9 or platelets \<100), 2) documented liver fibrosis by histology OR abnormal liver US / fibro scan consistent with fatty liver or fibrosis), 3) documented pulmonary fibrosis by histology / radiology OR PFTs showing FEV1 \<80% or DLCO \<60%, 4) family history of: marrow failure, myeloid malignancy, liver fibrosis or lung fibrosis. Cohort 5 * Age \>= 2 years * First degree family member with a known or suspected inherited bone marrow failure syndrome from a patient enrolled on this or another NIH protocol as determined by a PI or AI * Ability and willingness to safely provide blood, buccal swab, or fibroblasts for testing as stated by subject * Ability of subject or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) to understand the investigational nature of the protocol and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: -None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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