New drug combo aims to speed blood recovery in cancer transplants
NCT ID NCT07362810
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding IL-11 to the standard drug G-CSF helps blood cells recover faster after a stem cell transplant in people with multiple myeloma or lymphoma. About 224 adults will receive either the combination or G-CSF alone before their transplant. The goal is to see if the combo shortens the time for white blood cells and platelets to return to safe levels, reducing the need for transfusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- G-CSF and IL-11 (drugs to stimulate blood cell production)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could speed up recovery of platelets and red blood cells after transplant, reducing the need for transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 224 participants, so results are not yet proven. The added drug may cause side effects or not improve outcomes significantly.
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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 224 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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18 to 70 years
- 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: * Adults (≥18 years) with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma or lymphoma * Suitable candidates for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) * Zubrod (ECOG) performance status \< 4 * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \> 40% * No uncontrolled arrhythmia or unstable cardiac disease * Corrected QT interval (QTc) \< 470 ms * No symptomatic pulmonary disease, with acceptable pulmonary function tests * Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 4 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \< 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN) Exclusion Criteria: * Intolerance to auto-HSCT * Prior exposure to other stem cell mobilizing agents * Pregnancy or lactation * Psychiatric disorders precluding participation * Positive serology for HIV (HIV-1/2), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huadong Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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The first affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou university
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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Tongji Hospital of Tongji University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200065, China
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