New drug combo shows promise in preventing transplant complications
NCT ID NCT03605927
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested whether adding a drug called BMS-986004 to standard immune-suppressing medicine could help prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in 45 adults with blood cancers or disorders receiving a stem cell transplant. GVHD occurs when donor immune cells attack the patient's body. The main goal was to see how many patients developed moderate to severe GVHD within 100 days after transplant. This is a phase 1 trial focused on safety and early effectiveness, not a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2023
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Hematologic malignancy or blood disorder requiring allogeneic HCT * Adequate vital organ function as defined per protocol * Karnofsky Performance Status Score (KPS) ≥ 80% * Participants must have an available 8/8 HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 matched-related or unrelated donor Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection not controlled with appropriate antimicrobial therapy * HIV, hepatitis B or C infection or known history of HIV, hepatitis B or C(all patients will be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C as part of standard pre-transplant testing, and will be excluded from this trial if positive) * Anti-thymocyte globulin, or cyclophosphamide administered within 14 days before or planned to receive with HCT conditioning or as part of GVHD prophylaxis in the 14 days after HCT * Known allergic reactions to components of the study drug * Concurrent treatment with another investigational drug * History of thromboembolism, transient ischemic attack, stroke, myocardial infarction within 3 months preceding the transplant, or uncontrolled congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmias. * Post-transplant maintenance therapies such as FLT3 inhibitor, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, JAK inhibitors etc. are not allowed if plan is to initiate such therapies \<90 days post-transplant. Patient will be eligible if plan to initiate maintenance therapy is after day 90 post-transplant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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