Small step toward gene therapy for rare anemia
NCT ID NCT02678533
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether a combination of two drugs (G-CSF and plerixafor) could safely collect enough stem cells from the blood of children with Fanconi anemia for future gene therapy. Only 4 patients took part, and the main goal was to see if the cell collection process was feasible. The study did not test gene therapy itself, but lays groundwork for later trials.
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 plerixafor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this method could enable gene therapy for Fanconi anemia, potentially correcting the genetic defect.
- What could go wrong
- This was a tiny pilot study (4 patients) focused on feasibility, not treatment. Gene therapy itself was not tested here, and many steps remain before any cure is possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Finished
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May 2019
- 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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2 to 17 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: * Patient with Fanconi anemia * Patient from 2 to 17 years old * Potential indication for allogenic bone arrow graft without HLA-identical brotherhood available * Patient's weight \>10kg * Treated and followed for at least the previous two years in a specialized center where they got a full assessment of their disease * For women of childbearing age, not pregnant and use of an effective contraception during the entire participation in the research. * Affiliated or beneficiary of an health insurance regimen * Informed and signed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to follow the visits required by the protocol * Positive serology for HIV-1/2, HTLV-1/2, HCV and HbS * Bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic active infection with clinical signs * Personal history of cancer, myeloproliferative hematopathy or immune deficiency * Heart failure and / or heart rhythm disorder * History of allogeneic graft of hematopoietic stem cells * Patient with an HLA-identical brotherhood donor available * Myelodysplasia diagnose on myelogram * Cytogenetic abnormality on karyotype * Malignant solid tumor * Documented spontaneous genetic reversion of medullary process * Diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder that could compromise his/her ability to participate in the study * Any disorder according to the investigator, that could compromise the ability of patient to give his writing consent and/or to comply with requiring study's procedures * Current Pregnancy * Heart, kidney or liver failure * Current participation in another interventional clinical trial * Patient under Medical Assistance State * Hypersensitivity to plerixafor or any excipient contained in MOZOBIL® * Hypersensitivity to filgrastim or any of its' excipient
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital necker-Enfants malades
Paris, PARIS, 75015, France
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