Could a cancer drug ease a devastating transplant complication in kids?
NCT ID NCT03790332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested the drug ibrutinib in 59 children with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a serious condition that can occur after a stem cell transplant. The goal was to find the best dose and see if it is safe. Participants had moderate or severe cGVHD that did not improve with other treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 year to 21 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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Key Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Part A: Subjects with moderate or severe cGVHD after failure of 1 or more lines of systemic therapy 2. Part B: Subjects with moderate or severe cGVHD after failure of 1 or more lines of systemic therapy, or subjects with new onset moderate or severe cGVHD and in need of systemic immunosuppression 3. History of allogeneic stem cell transplantation 4. Age * Part A: ≥1 to \<12 years of age at the time of enrollment * Part B: ≥1 to \<22 years of age at the time of enrollment 5. Karnofsky or Lansky (subjects \<16 years of age) performance status ≥60 Key Eligibility: Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of single organ genito-urinary involvement as the only manifestation of cGVHD 2. Received an investigational agent within 28 days before enrollment. 3. Received donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 56 days before enrollment 4. Progressive underlying malignant disease or active post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease 5. Any uncontrolled infection or active infection requiring ongoing systemic treatment 6. Known bleeding disorders 7. Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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CHU Nantes - Hopital Enfant Adolescent
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T1C5, Canada
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Cancer Center for Children. The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dipartimento di Onco-Ematologia e Terapia Cellulare e Genica
Roma, 00165, Italy
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Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "LP.Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical
Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Federal State Budgetary Institution "Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Fondazione MBBM-Clinica Pediatrica
Monza, 20900, Italy
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hadassah Medical Centre
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus
Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hôpital Robert-Debré Ap-Hp
Paris, 75019, France
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Princess Maxima Center
Utrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands
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Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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S.C. Farmacia Pediatrica - Presidio Ospedaliero Infantile Regina Margherita
Turin, 10126, Italy
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Safari Day Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, Greater London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Schneider Children's Medical Center in Israel
Petah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul Saint Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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St. Anna Kinderspital
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2729, United States
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Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, 2031, Australia
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital
Ramat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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The Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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U.O.C. Ematologia Oncoematologia Pediatrica
Pavia, PV, 27100, Italy
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University of California
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Stem cell infusions put to the test against a tough transplant complication
- Can adding rituximab improve remission in chronic GVHD?
- Can a new pill tame the immune System's attack after stem cell transplants?
- Can a new pill outperform standard care for a tough transplant complication?
- Can meditation tame the Long-Term side effects of a stem cell transplant?
- Could a liquid form of a Graft-Versus-Host disease drug be as effective as the pill?