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Could cousins be as good as siblings for stem cell donation?
NCT ID NCT07662382
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using a cousin as a stem cell donor works as well as using a sibling for people with blood cancers. Researchers will compare survival, relapse, and side effects like graft-versus-host disease in patients who received a transplant from either a cousin or a sibling. The goal is to see if cousin donors can be a reliable option when a sibling is not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- What this could lead to
- If cousin donors prove as good as siblings, it could expand the donor pool for stem cell transplants, helping more patients find a match.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It also looks at past data, which may not predict future outcomes.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
This multicenter, retrospective observational study included adult patients with hematological malignancies undergoing their first haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at four clinical centers between 2017 to 2024. Eligible patients were identified through retrospective clinical records and stratified by donor kinship recorded at transplant, classified as either cousin or sibling donor graft recipients.
- 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: * Adult patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies, including acute leukemia (AL), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) * Receipt of first haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation between 2017 and 2024 * Documented exact date of transplantation available in medical charts * Verifiable donor kinship classified as either cousin or sibiling * Complete longitudinal follow-up data accessible for outcome assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of any form of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * An age difference of more than 18 years between the donor and recipient * Failure of successful infusion of donor-derived hematopoietic stem cells following conditioning regimen
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China
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