Which drug better prevents transplant complications in older leukemia patients?
NCT ID NCT06083129
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests two drugs, Thymoglobulin and Grafalon, to see which one better prevents graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients aged 50-70 with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome. All participants receive a stem cell transplant from a matched unrelated donor. The study aims to reduce GVHD severity and improve recovery without increasing cancer relapse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Thymoglobulin and Grafalon (anti-thymocyte globulins)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify the better drug to prevent graft-versus-host disease, improving survival and quality of life for older leukemia patients after transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a head-to-head comparison of two existing drugs, so no breakthrough cure is expected. Results may show only a modest benefit, and individual responses can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 324 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
- Ages
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50 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: 1. Age ≥ 50 and ≤ 70 years 2. Patient between 50 and 55 years should be unfit for a myeloblative conditioning (SORROR score ≥2) 3. AML requiring allogeneic stem cell transplantation (intermediate or high-risk AML) in complete cytologic response (CR1 or above) or MDS requiring allogeneic stem cell transplantation (IPSS≥ 1.5 or IPSS-R \> 4.5 or IPSS-R \> 3-4.5 with risk features \[rapide blast increase, life-threatening neutropenia (\<0.3 G/L) or thrombopenia (\<30G/L) or high transfusion needs (\>2/month for 6 months)\] 4. Without an HLA matched related donor 5. Having an identified matched HLA 10/10 unrelated donor 6. With usual criteria for HSCT: 1. ECOG performans status ≤ 2 2. No severe and uncontrolled infection 3. Cardiac left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% 4. Lung DLCO \> 40% 5. Adequate organ function: ASAT and ALAT ≤ 3N, total bilirubin ≤ 2N, creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (except if those abnormalities are linked to the hematological disease) 7. With health insurance coverage 8. Having signed a written informed consent 9. Contraception methods must be prescribed during all the duration of the research NB: The authorized contraceptive methods are: * For women of childbearing age and in absence of permanent sterilization: oral, intravaginal or transdermal combined hormonal contraception, oral, injectable or transdermal progestogen-only hormonal contraception, intrauterine hormonal releasing system (IUS), sexual abstinence (only if this the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participants). * For man in absence of permanent sterilization: sexual abstinence, condoms Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cancer in the last 5 years (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or "in situ" carcinoma of the cervix) 2. Uncontrolled infection 3. Seropositivity for HIV or HTLV-1 or active hepatitis B or C 4. Yellow fever vaccine and all others live virus vaccines within 2 months before transplantation 5. Heart failure according to NYHA (II or more) or Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50%. 6. Lung DLCO ≤ 40% 7. Preexisting acute hemorrhagic cystitis 8. Renal failure with creatinine clearance \< 50ml / min 9. Pregnancy (β-HCG positive) or breast-feeding 10. Patients with any debilitating medical or psychiatric illness, which would preclude the realization of the SCT or the understanding of the protocol 11. Patient under state medical aid 12. Patient under legal protection (protection of the court, or in curatorship or guardianship). 13. For Grafalon: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients 14. For Thymoglobulin: Hypersensitivity to rabbit proteins or to any of the excipients 15. Participation in other interventional clinical trials 16. Any contraindication mentioned in the SmPC of all auxiliary medicinal products planned to be used in the trial: cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, fludarabine, treosulfan
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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
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The places running it
28 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, France
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CHRU Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, France
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CHRU Tours
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, France
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CHU Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, France
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CHU Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, France
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CHU Besançon
RECRUITINGBesançon, France
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CHU Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, France
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CHU Caen
RECRUITINGCaen, France
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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CHU Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, France
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CHU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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CHU Limoges
RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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CHU Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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CHU Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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CHU Nice
RECRUITINGNice, France
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CHU Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, France
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CHU Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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CHU Saint Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor AP-HP
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Necker AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Saint Louis AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Saint-Antoine AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, France
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IPC Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, France
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Oncopole Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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