New stem cell transplant aims to cut dangerous side effects in blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05735717
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special stem cell transplant for children and adults with blood cancers like leukemia. The transplant uses stem cells that have had certain immune cells removed to lower the risk of graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication. About 70 participants will receive chemotherapy and the modified stem cells. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and helps the body accept the new cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- T cell receptor alpha/beta depleted stem cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a safer stem cell transplant option for people with blood cancers, reducing the risk of graft-versus-host disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase II study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are still risks like graft failure, infection, or the cancer returning.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
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 60 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: * Histological confirmation of hematological malignancies * Acute leukemias * Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and related precursor neoplasms * Favorable risk AML is defined as having one of the following: * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)/lymphoma * Myelodysplasia (MDS) IPSS INT-2 or High Risk (i.e. RAEB, RAEBt) or Refractory Anemia with severe pancytopenia, transfusion dependence, or high risk cytogenetics or molecular features. * Age 60 years of age or younger at the time of consent * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% or Lansky play score 50% for ≤16 years of age. * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding. * Active uncontrolled infection within 1 week of starting preparative therapy * Known seropositive for HIV or known active Hepatitis B or C infection with detectable viral load by PCR. * Any prior autologous or allogeneic transplant * CML blast crisis * Active central nervous system malignancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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