New stem cell approach aims to cure rare immune disease
NCT ID NCT02629120
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 16 times
Summary
This study tests a high-dose stem cell transplant for people with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a condition that weakens the immune system. Participants receive donor stem cells along with drugs to prevent rejection and graft-versus-host disease. The goal is to improve transplant success while reducing complications.
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 (donor peripheral blood stem cells) with conditioning drugs (alemtuzumab, busulfan) and immunosuppressants (cyclophosphamide, sirolimus)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a safer, more effective stem cell transplant option for people with chronic granulomatous disease, potentially controlling the disease long-term.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are serious risks like graft-versus-host disease, infection, and organ damage from the conditioning chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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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4 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: * Must have confirmed Chronic Granulomatous Disease. * Must have sufficient complications from underlying disease to warrant undergoing transplantation (either a history of or ongoing inflammation/CGD related autoimmunity OR a CGD related infection while on prophylaxis) OR or have a Quartile 1 and/or 2 residual oxidase production level. * Ages 4 years - 65 years * HLA-matched family donor graft or an HLA matched unrelated peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) graft (10/10 or 9/10 mismatch) available * Must be HIV negative * When discharged from the hospital must be able to stay within one hour s travel of the NIH for the first 3 months after transplantation and have a family member or other designated companion to stay with during the post transplant period. * Must provide a durable power of attorney for health care decisions to an appropriate adult relative or guardian in accordance to NIH -200 NIH Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decision Making . * If of child-bearing potential, must agree to consistently use contraception from one month prior to, and throughout, study participation, and for 3 months post-study. Acceptable forms of contraception are: * Contraceptive pills or patch, Norplant , Depo-Provera , or other FDA-approved contraceptive method * Male partner has previously undergone a vasectomy. * Male participants will be advised to consistently use contraception throughout study participation and for 3 months post-transplant. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or equivalent performance status greater than or equal to 3 (See Supportive Care guidelines, available at http://intranet.cc.nih.gov/bmt/clinicalcare) * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 40% * Transaminases \> 5x upper limit of normal based on the participant s clinical situation and at the discretion of the investigator * Psychiatric disorder or mental deficiency severe enough as to make compliance with the HSCT treatment unlikely, and/or making regulatorily and legally effective informed consent impossible * Major anticipated illness or organ failure incompatible with survival from AlloPBSC transplant * Pregnant or lactating * HIV positive * Uncontrolled seizure disorder * Individuals older than 65 are excluded. It is known from standard transplantation that these participants have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality related to transplantation. Given the investigational nature of this protocol, the risk benefit ratio is not warranted to include these participants at this time. * Any condition or circumstance which the PI feels would create difficulty in maintaining compliance with the requirements of this protocol. * Individuals who are not willing to submit their information as part of the Alemtuzumab (Campath) Distribution Program application or participants whom the Distribution Program committee has determined are not qualified to receive alemtuzumab. --NOTE: Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) (intravenous \[IV\] formulation) is no longer distributed commercially. In order to receive product, the physician must contact the program for the patient. If the patient is not willing to consent to submit their info (demographics, contact information, and rationale for use) to the program such that we can obtain the drug, then we cannot proceed with conditioning; therefore no transplant will occur on this protocol. * Patients with a CRP greater than 100 mg/L within 30 days of anticipated transplant. * If the underlying inflammation is controlled for one month with repeat CRP testing showing a level of less than 100 on at least two separate testings, the patient will be reconsidered for transplant. If during this time period a CRP of greater than 100 is measured, then the patient would no longer be eligible for transplant.
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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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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States