New stem cell approach could fix immune systems in kids
NCT ID NCT02990819
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase II trial tests a stem cell transplant from unrelated or partially matched family donors for children and young adults with severe immune deficiencies. The stem cells are specially processed to remove certain immune cells, aiming to reduce complications. The goal is to see if this approach leads to stable donor cell engraftment and improved survival.
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 alpha/beta T and CD19+ cell depletion
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer way to restore immune function in children with life-threatening immune disorders using donor stem cells.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase II trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include graft failure, graft-versus-host disease, and infection.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2016
- 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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Up to 25 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: 1. Ages 0-25 years at time of enrollment 2. Diseases: * Immunodeficiencies for which allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is indicated, including severe combined immunodeficiencies, immunodeficiency polyendocrinopathy X-linked syndrome (IPEX), X-linked lymphoproliferative disease, chronic granulomatous disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), hyperIgM, and other life-threatening immunodeficiencies. * Immune dysregulation syndromes, including refractory or recurrent hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with genetic mutations, refractory multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis, other macrophage activating syndrome (MAS) refractory to standard therapy. 3. Clinical status * Lansky or Karnofsky performance \>=60 * Organ Function: 1. Serum creatinine \<1.5 x upper limit of normal for age Hepatic: ALT \<=250; AST \<=350 2. Cardiac shortening fraction \>=27% 3. Bilirubin \<2.5x normal (unless elevation due to Gilberts disease). 4. No active untreated infection 4. Signed informed consent 5. No HLA matched related donor available. 6. Females of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infections * HLA matched related or unrelated donor able to donate mobilized peripheral stem cells. * Pregnant Females * Matched related donor available for bone marrow donation Donors Selection Criteria: * Donor selection will comply with 21 CFR 1271 * Unrelated donor matched or up to one antigen mismatch as per National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). * Haploidentical parent or sibling able to undergo mobilization for peripheral stem cell collection. Maternal donor preferred over paternal donor if both equally haploidentical. * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) procedures apply for determining donor eligibility, including donor screening and testing for relevant communicable disease agents and diseases. * Unrelated donor identified through the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and fulfills the NMDP criteria for donation. Unrelated donor willing and able to undergo mobilization of peripheral stem cells and apheresis
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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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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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