Could extra white cells boost immune recovery in kids with tough leukemia?
NCT ID NCT05425043
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving children with hard-to-cure leukemia a transfusion of white blood cells (granulocytes) after a cord blood transplant helps their new immune system grow faster and safer. About 40 children under 16 will receive this extra transfusion, and researchers will check for side effects like cytokine release syndrome and whether the treatment helps control leukemia without causing graft-versus-host disease. The goal is to improve recovery and reduce complications in kids who need a transplant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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Up to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children, aged \<16 years, undergoing a first allogeneic, unrelated donor, T-cell replete, umbilical cord blood HSCT for high risk acute leukaemia. 2. Availability of at least a 6/8 allelic matched cord blood, of adequate cell dose, after allele-level matching at HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen)-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 3. Informed consent by parent or guardian. Age appropriate Assent will also be collected in those Children age 16 and under. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients participating in other HSCT clinical trial 2. The transplant not indicated according to National Health Service England (NHSE) and British Society of Bone Marrow Transplant (BSBMT) Paediatric Transplant Group. 3. Pooled Granulocyte Transfusion contraindicated for any reason 4. Previous T cell replete unrelated donor cord blood transplant 5. Patients with a previous history of sensitivity to granulocyte transfusion will be excluded from the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, MFT
Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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