New cord blood matching method could expand transplant access for blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT01810588
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new approach to stem cell transplants for people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Patients receive a combination of umbilical cord blood and stem cells from a family member, with the cord blood chosen based on specific genetic markers rather than just cell count. The goal is to see if this matching method leads to successful engraftment and better long-term survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stem cell transplant (haploidentical donor cells and umbilical cord blood)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make stem cell transplants safer and more available for people with blood cancers who lack a perfect donor match.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 270 participants, so results are not yet proven. The procedure carries risks like infection, graft failure, and side effects from chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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270 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2012
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Subject must have a confirmed diagnosis of: 1. Previously Relapsed or refractory acute leukemia (myeloid or lymphoid) 2. Acute leukemia in first remission at high-risk for recurrence 3. Chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic, accelerated phase or blast-crisis 4. Recurrent or refractory malignant lymphoma or Hodgkin lymphoma 5. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, relapsed or with poor prognostic features 6. Multiple myeloma 7. Myelodysplastic syndrome 8. Chronic myeloproliferative disease 9. Hemoglobinopathies 10. Aplastic anemia 11. Other hematological disorder in need of allogeneic transplant (e.g. blastoid dendritic cell neoplasm) * Age ≥ 18 years * Likely to benefit from allogeneic transplant in the opinion of the transplant physician * An HLA-identical related or unrelated donor cannot be identified within an appropriate time frame. * Karnofsky (KPS) Performance status of \>= 70% * Acceptable organ function as defined below: Serum bilirubin: \< 2.0mg/dL ALT(SGPT): \< 3 X upper limit of normal Creatinine Clearance: \> 50 mL/min/1.73m2 (as estimated by the modified MDRD equation) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy is severely limited by concomitant illness or uncontrolled infection * Severely decreased Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) or impaired pulmonary function tests (PFT's) * Evidence of chronic active hepatitis or cirrhosis * Uncontrolled HIV disease * Pregnant or lactating
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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