Can a blood test predict which cGVHD treatment works best?
NCT ID NCT04431479
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study enrolls 300 adults with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) who are about to start a new therapy. Researchers will collect blood samples and medical data before and after treatment to look for changes that might predict how well a patient responds. The goal is to find markers that could guide treatment decisions in the future.
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 could help doctors choose the most effective treatment for each patient with chronic graft-versus-host disease, improving outcomes and reducing trial-and-error.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not identify reliable predictors, and results may not change clinical practice for years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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211 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) who are starting a new therapy for GVHD
- 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: * Adults age 18 or older * Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant, with any graft source, donor type, and GVHD prophylaxis * No evidence of persistent or progressive malignancy at the time of enrollment * Agrees to be evaluated at the transplant center before a new line of treatment is started (may be concurrent with the enrollment visit), and later between 2-6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after index treatment is started or if an additional new therapy is started before 6 months * Signed, informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to comply with study procedures * Uncontrolled psychiatric disorder * Anticipated survival \< 6 months
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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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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Vancouver General Hospital/BC Cancer
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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- 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?