Blood markers may predict dangerous transplant complication
NCT ID NCT01520623
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 70 patients who had a stem cell transplant for blood cancer. Researchers measured levels of complement proteins in the blood to see if they are linked to graft-versus-host disease, a common and serious side effect. The goal is to better understand how inflammation affects transplant success and find new targets for treatment.
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 research could point toward new ways to prevent or treat graft-versus-host disease without weakening the anti-cancer effect of the transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures biological markers, so it cannot directly prove any new therapy works. The results may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2010
- Finished
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Jul 2013
- 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 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Allografted patients with myeloablative conditioning for an haematological malignancy * Age \> 18 years old and \< 65 years. * The patient must have access to social insurance according to local regulations. * Patient must give a written informed consent (personally signed and dated) before completing any study related procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old and \> 65 years * Patient with active infection HIV, HTLV1, Hepatite B ou C * Uncontrolled infection(s), (i.e. documented bacterial, parasitical, or fungal infection). * Patient with lupus * Patient with transaminases \> 5N, TP\<30% with Facteur V \< 30% before allogreffe * Creatinine clearance \< 50ml/min * Absence of any psychological condition potentially hampering signing informed consent * Patient refused to sign informed consent
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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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Necker Hospital
Paris, 75, France
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Saint Antoine Hospital
Paris, 75012, France
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Saint Louis Hospital
Paris, 75010, France
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