Blood samples may reveal how to stop transplant complications
NCT ID NCT07150468
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study involved 146 patients with blood cancers who received a stem cell transplant from a donor. Researchers collected blood and tissue samples over a year to study immune cells linked to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a common complication where donor cells attack the patient's body. The goal was to understand the immune mechanisms behind GVHD to help develop future prevention strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward better ways to prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that only collected blood and tissue samples; it does not test any new treatment. The findings may not lead directly to a prevention strategy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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146 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
Patients and family donors undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation at Seoul Asan Medical Center
- Ages
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16 to 75 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. Patients: Patients aged 16 to 75 years receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies at Seoul Asan Medical Center. 2\. Family members: Family members of patients under 75 years of age who meet Criterion 1 and are willing to donate peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving cord blood transplantation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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