New stem cell transplant could reduce immune suppression in bone marrow failure patients
NCT ID NCT03579875
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a special stem cell transplant for people with inherited bone marrow failure disorders like Fanconi anemia. The transplant uses a technique to remove certain immune cells, aiming to reduce the need for long-term immune-suppressing drugs and lower infection risk. Up to 48 participants will receive the transplant and be monitored for complications and recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stem cell transplant with T cell depletion
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a safer transplant option for people with inherited bone marrow failure, reducing the need for long-term immune-suppressing drugs and lowering infection risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are still risks of graft failure, infection, and other transplant complications.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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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Up 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.
Patient Selection: Inclusion Criteria: For FA patients: * Diagnosis of Fanconi anemia * Age \<65 years of age * Has one of the following risk factors: * Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) * Myelodysplastic features * High risk genotype * Immunodeficiency associated with history of recurrent infections * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% if ≥ 16 years of age or Lansky play score ≥ 50% for patients \<16 years of age * Adequate pulmonary, cardiac and liver function * Voluntary written consent (minor assent if appropriate) prior to the performance of any study related procedures not part of standard medical care For TBD patients: • Diagnosis of TBD * Age \<70 years of age * Has one of the following risk factors: * Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) * Myelodysplastic features * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% if ≥ 16 years of age or Lansky play score ≥ 50% for patients \<16 years of age * Adequate pulmonary, cardiac and liver function * Voluntary written consent (minor assent if appropriate) prior to the performance of any study related procedures not part of standard medical care Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding as the treatment used in this study are Pregnancy Category D. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 14 days of study registration * Active, uncontrolled infection within 1 week prior to starting study therapy * Malignant solid tumor cancer within previous 2 years Donor Selection (Inclusion Criteria): meets one of the following match criteria: * an HLA-A, B, DRB1 matched sibling donor (matched sibling) * an HLA-A, B, DRB1 matched related donor (other than sibling) * a related donor mismatched at 1 HLA-A, B, C and DRB1 antigen * 7-8/8 HLA-A,B,C,DRB1 allele matched unrelated donor per current institutional guidelines Patients and donors are typed for HLA-A and B using serological or molecular techniques and for DRB1 using high resolution molecular typing. If a donor has been selected on the basis of HLA-A, B, C and DRB1 typing as above, preference will be made for donors matched at the HLA-C locus. * Body weight of at least 40 kilograms and at least 12 years of age * Willing and able to undergo mobilized peripheral blood apheresis * In general good health as determined by the medical provider * Adequate organ function defined as: * Hematologic: hemoglobin, WBC, platelet within 10% of upper and lower limit of normal range of test (gender based for hemoglobin) * Hepatic: ALT \< 2 x upper limit of normal * Renal: serum creatinine \< 1.8 mg/dl * Performance of a donor infectious disease screen panel including CMV Antibody, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Hepatitis C Antibody, HIV 1/2 Antibody, HTLVA 1/2 Antibody, Treponema, and Trypanosoma Cruzi (T. Cruzi) plus HBV, HCV, WNV, HIV by nucleic acid testing (NAT); and screening for evidence of and risks factors for infection with Zika virus, or per current standard institutional donor screen - must be negative for HIV and active hepatitis B * Not pregnant - females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of mobilization start * Voluntary written consent (parent/guardian and minor assent, if \< 18 years) prior to the performance of any research related procedure
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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