Drug aimed at fixing bone marrow after transplant falls short in early study
NCT ID NCT03948529
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested the drug eltrombopag in 9 people whose bone marrow did not recover well after a stem cell transplant for leukemia. The goal was to see if the drug could increase platelet counts and reduce the need for transfusions. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Aug 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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6 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: * Diagnosis of poor graft function defined as: * Patient ≥ day+60 after allo-HCT, * Persisting thrombocytopenia on two different samples over at least two weeks (platelet \< 30G/L with transfusion requirement) +/- neutropenia (ANC \<1G/L) +/- anemia (Hb \<8g/dL or transfusion requirement), * Full donor chimerism on whole blood (≥ 95%), * Biopsy proven hypocellular marrow without evidence of myelodysplasia * No evidence for relapse, * No evidence for active acute or chronic graft versus host disease, * Absence of active viral infection (EBV, CMV, ADENOVIRUS, PARVOVIRUS B19), * Absence of B9/B12 deficiency, * Absence of hypothyroidism, * Absence of hypogonadism, * Absence of dialysis, * Absence of thrombotic microangiopathy, * Absence of macrophage activation syndrome, * No other known causes of poor graft function. * Written informed consent must be obtained before any study-trial specific procedure are performed, * Affiliation to a social security system. Exclusion Criteria: * Criteria for poor graft function not fulfilled (see above), * Patients aged less than 6 years old (or unable to swallow), * Hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh ≥ 5), * Patients with bone morrow fibrosis, * Patients with a cytogenetic abnormality of chromosome 7 * Hypersensitivity to eltrombopag or to any of the excipients, * Patients with any contra-indication to eltrombopag, filgrastim, * Unable to understand the investigational nature of the study or give informed consent, * History of congestive heart failure, arrhythmia requiring chronic treatment, arterial or venous, * Thrombosis (not excluding line thrombosis) within the last 1 year, or myocardial infarction within 3 months before enrollment, * ECOG Performance Status of 3 or greater, * Pregnant and/or lactating women, * Freedom privacy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHU
Lille, France
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