New antibiotic could shield blood cancer patients from deadly infections
NCT ID NCT05537896
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for people with blood cancers like leukemia who are getting chemotherapy or a stem cell transplant, which can cause very low white blood cell counts (neutropenia) for over a week. The goal is to see if the antibiotic eravacycline can prevent serious bacterial infections during this vulnerable time. About 55 participants will receive the drug, and researchers will track how many get breakthrough infections and any side effects.
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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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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
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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: * All patients receiving induction chemotherapy for treatment of acute leukemia or receiving preparative regimen for HSCT * Patient must provide informed consent. * Bilirubin ≤ 3 x the ULN and AST/ALT ≤ 5 x ULN Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection at the time of study enrollment. * Urinary tract infection receiving active treatment * Acute pancreatitis (not necessary to work-up unless symptomatic) * History of known hypersensitivity to eravacycline, tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, tigecycline, sarecycline, oxytetracycline, or omadacycline * Pseudomonas infection within 30 days prior to study enrollment * Receiving strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4 will be excluded from the study (see Appendix B for complete list of medications) * Pregnant or lactating women
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Locations
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Aaron Cumpston
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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