Engineered stem cells aim to speed recovery in blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04260698
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests omidubicel, an experimental stem cell transplant, for people with high-risk blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. The goal is to see if it helps the body rebuild its immune system faster after transplant. Participants receive omidubicel along with standard transplant care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- omidubicel (stem cell transplant)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, omidubicel could help patients with blood cancers recover their immune system faster after a stem cell transplant, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early expanded access study with a small number of participants. The treatment may not work for everyone, and stem cell transplants carry risks like infection and graft failure.
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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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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May 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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12 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: * Patients must be at least 12 years of age * Applicable disease criteria * Patients must have one or two partially HLA-matched CBUs * Back-up stem cell source * Sufficient physiological reserves * Females of childbearing potential agree to use appropriate method of contraception * Signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Extensive bone marrow fibrosis * Donor specific anti-HLA antibodies * Pregnancy * Medically unsuitable for transplant
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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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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Loyola University, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Stanford University Cancer Institute
Palo Alto, California, 94063, United States
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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