Can lower drug doses make stem cell transplants safer for seniors?
NCT ID NCT05849207
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is for people aged 65 and older with blood cancers who are getting a stem cell transplant. Researchers want to see if giving a lower dose of the drug cyclophosphamide after the transplant can reduce serious side effects while still controlling the cancer. The trial will test four different dose levels in a small group of 26 participants to find the safest and most effective dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cyclophosphamide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help older patients receive stem cell transplants with fewer severe side effects, making the treatment safer and more tolerable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 26 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Lowering the dose might increase the risk of graft-versus-host disease or transplant failure.
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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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About 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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.
- Ages
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65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient age \>/= 65 years * Patient and related Donor (if applicable) sign the Informed Consent Form for the study. If donor is unrelated, donor does not sign Informed Consent Form and this will not affect recipient study eligibility. * Patient meets standard criteria for allogeneic stem cell transplant * Patient is deemed suitable to receive Flu/TBI 800 conditioning regimen as standard of care transplant * Donor is willing to donate peripheral blood stem cells Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has a diagnosis of myelofibrosis * Patient has high titer antibodies (\>10,000 mean fluorescent intensity) against one or more donor HLA antigens * Patient has undergone prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant * Requiring sedation for cardiac MRIs. * Prohibited Implants and/or Devices: * Mechanical, magnetic or electrical activated implants (i.e. cardiac pacemakers, neurostimulators and infusion pumps) * Ferromagnetic implants and ferromagnetic foreign bodies, such as intracranial, aneurysm clips, shrapnel and intraocular metal chips as these could become dislodged. * Subjects with claustrophobia, problems being in enclosed spaces, or inability to lie supine.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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