Can we safely use less blood for leukemia patients?
NCT ID NCT06710418
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether giving blood transfusions only when hemoglobin drops below 7 gm/dL (instead of 9 gm/dL) is safe and maintains quality of life in leukemia patients after chemotherapy or stem cell transplant. About 50 adults with certain blood cancers will be randomly assigned to one of two transfusion thresholds. The goal is to see if the lower threshold is feasible and doesn't cause more bleeding or worse quality of life, which could help conserve blood supplies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Packed red blood cell transfusion
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using a lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusions is safe and effective, helping conserve blood supplies and reduce side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The restrictive threshold might not maintain quality of life as well as the liberal one.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosis of "high-grade" myeloid neoplasm (≥ 10% blasts in blood or bone marrow) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (other than acute promyelocytic leukemia \[APL\]) or B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia (ALL) according to the 2022 WHO classification. Outside diagnostic material is acceptable to establish diagnosis * Plan to undergo intensive chemotherapy induction or post-remission therapy for their diagnosis (defined as "7+3," hyper-cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone \[CVAD\], or regimen with cytarabine backbone ≥ 1,000mg/m\^2), or allogeneic HSCT, expected to induce anemia requiring PRBC transfusion AND platelet counts of ≤ 30,000/uL for ≥ 5 days following the therapy (as determined by principal investigator) * Plan to get all post-chemotherapy/post-HSCT care at the University of Washington (UW)/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring a prophylactic platelet transfusion at thresholds \> 10,000/uL * Patients requiring systemic anticoagulation, anti-platelet agent, or antifibrinolytic therapy that will not be held once platelets reach a level of \< 50,000/uL * Patients with grade ≥ 2 bleeding (as determined by the WHO Bleeding Criteria) at the time of randomization * Arterial or venous thrombotic event, including myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to initiation of the chemotherapy/HSCT * Patients requiring renal replacement therapy at the time of randomization * Patients who decline transfusion for personal or religious beliefs * Pregnancy or lactation
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Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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