Second chance: new combo may rescue failed stem cell transplants
NCT ID NCT02161783
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a combination of chemotherapy drugs (fludarabine and cyclophosphamide) plus low-dose radiation to prepare the body for a second stem cell transplant in people whose first transplant failed. The goal is to get the new donor cells to grow and start making blood cells by day 42. The trial enrolls 50 patients with primary or secondary graft failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Total Body Irradiation, and Hematopoietic stem cell infusion
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a reliable rescue treatment for patients whose stem cell transplant fails, helping their new immune system take hold.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (50 people) and the regimen carries risks like infection, graft-versus-host disease, and organ damage. Success is not guaranteed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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.
Who is studied
Graft failure for
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with primary or secondary graft failure, as defined below, may receive a second transplant: * Primary graft failure is defined as not achieving an ANC ≥0.5x10\^9/L for three consecutive days by day 35 - 42 following the first transplant. * Secondary graft failure is defined as achieving an ANC ≥0.5x10\^9/L for three consecutive days by day 35 - 42, but subsequently drops below 0.5x10\^9/L without recovery. * Loss of chimerism is defined as achieving an ANC ≥0.5x10\^9/L for three consecutive, but with less than 10% CD15+ donor cells in the marrow or peripheral blood. * Recipients should have acceptable organ function defined as: * Renal: creatinine \< 2.0 (adults) and creatinine clearance \> 30. For creatinine clearance \< 70, consultation with a BMT pharmacist is necessary for chemotherapy dose adjustments. * Hepatic: bilirubin, AST/ALT, ALP \< 10 x upper limit of normal * Cardiac: left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40% Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled infection at the time of transplant. * Patients with Fanconi Anemia or other DNA breakage syndromes.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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