Can a lower drug dose improve life after stem cell transplant for older adults?
NCT ID NCT06799195
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is for adults aged 60 and older with blood cancers who need a stem cell transplant. It compares a standard high dose of a drug (cyclophosphamide) with a lower dose, both combined with another drug (sirolimus), to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The goal is to see if the lower dose helps patients feel better and have a higher quality of life after transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cyclophosphamide (attenuated dose) and Sirolimus
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safer way to prevent graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants, improving quality of life for older adults with blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial, so results may not apply to all patients. The lower drug dose might not prevent GVHD as effectively, and side effects are still possible.
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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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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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.
- Ages
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60 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 aged 60 years or older * Diagnosis of a hematological malignancy or other serious hematological disorder that requires an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation * Planned to receive any reduced-intensity conditioning regimen (any graft source is acceptable) and availability of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donor at HLA loci A, B, C, and HLA-DR beta chain antigen (DRB1) * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of 70% or higher. Exclusion criteria: * Previous history of one or more prior allogeneic stem cell transplants (i.e., second or third allogeneic transplant) * Planned use of high doses of cyclophosphamide (e.g., a total cyclophosphamide dose of approximately 50 mg/kg or more) as part of the conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplant. A lower dose of cyclophosphamide (e.g., fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and low-dose total body irradiation regimen that uses 2 doses of cyclophosphamide at 14.5 mg/kg) is acceptable. * Known diagnosis of liver cirrhosis or other advanced liver disease that may impact cyclophosphamide metabolism. * Diagnosis of myelofibrosis * Creatinine clearance less than 40 mL/min/1.73 m², which may increase the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) * Systolic cardiac dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 45%. * Use of a haploidentical or mismatched donor. * Any other condition judged by the physician to increase the risk of toxicities associated with PTCy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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