Cord blood cells aim to tame deadly transplant complication
NCT ID NCT07576699
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new treatment called CK0802 for people with severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) that does not respond to steroids. GVHD is a serious complication after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, where donor immune cells attack the patient's body. CK0802 uses immune cells from donated cord blood to try to calm this attack. The study will include 12 participants and will check for safety and whether the disease improves.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CK0802 (immune cells from donated cord blood)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with severe graft-versus-host disease that does not respond to steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial with only 12 participants. The treatment may not work or could cause serious side effects. It is not yet proven safe or effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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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12 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: * 1\. Age ≥12 years old (first 3 subjects will be ≥ 18 years) * 2\. Grade 2-4 acute GVHD (aGVHD) at baseline * 3\. No other prior aGVHD treatment * 4\. Steroid Refractory * Progressed after 3 days of treatment with 2 mg/kg methylprednisolone (MPE) * No improvement after 7 days of treatment with 2 mg/kg MPE * Progressed to a new organ after treatment with 1 mg/kg MPE for skin or upper gastrointestinal (UGI) aGVHD * Progressed from nadir during or after a steroid taper * 5\. Female subjects of childbearing potential (FPCP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test. * 6\. Agreed to abide by all protocol required procedures including study-related assessments, visits and long term follow up. * 7\. Willing and able to provide written informed consent. * 8\. Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. 30 days prior treatment with any other investigational agent after allogeneic HSCT. * 2\. Known HIV seropositivity. * 3\. Uncontrolled infection, not responding to appropriate antimicrobial agents after seven days of therapy. The Protocol PI is the final arbiter of eligibility. * 4\. Subjects with uncontrolled inter-current illness that in the opinion of the investigator would place the subject at greater risk of severe toxicity and/or impair the activity of CK0802. * 5\. Subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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