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Could donor stem cells repair hearts damaged by chemo?

NCT ID NCT02962661

Disease control Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times

Summary

This early-stage trial is testing whether stem cells from a donor can help control heart failure in people whose hearts were weakened by a type of chemotherapy called anthracyclines. About 72 participants will either receive standard care alone or standard care plus stem cells given through a vein or directly into the heart. The main goal is to check for side effects and see if the stem cells improve heart function.

What this could mean

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Active substance
donor bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a new treatment for heart failure caused by chemotherapy, potentially improving heart function and quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 72 participants, so it is not yet proven to work. There may be side effects from the stem cell infusions or injections.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

About 72 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2020

Expected to finish

Jul 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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. Patients with LVEF \</= 40% documented from treatment with anthracyclines for any malignancy at any dose at any time without evidence of other causes of cardiomyopathy. 2. Age \>/= 18 and \</= 90 years of age. English and non-English speaking patients are eligible. 3. Documented NYHA class I, II and III. 4. For patients who have received trastuzumab: Persistent LV dysfunction must be present 90 days after discontinuation of trastuzumab. 5. Able to perform 6 minute walk test. 6. Been treated with appropriate maximal medical therapy for heart failure. 7. Patient or legally authorized representative able to sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidence of Ischemic Heart Disease as determined by study cardiologist. 2. Significant Valvular Disease. (AS with AVA \<1.5 and severe AR and MR) 3. History of Familial Cardiomyopathy. 4. Recent documented myocarditis within 2 months of enrollment. 5. History of Infiltrative cardiomyopathy or restrictive cardiomyopathy. 6. Presence of left ventricular thrombus as documented by echocardiography or left ventriculogram. 7. Liver function tests \> 3 x upper limit of normal. 8. NYHA class IV heart failure. 9. Inotropic dependence. 10. Unstable or life-threatening arrhythmia. 11. For patients not on anticoagulants, INR\>1.5 12. Mechanical or Bioprosthetic heart valve. 13. Cardiogenic shock. 14. Breastfeeding and/or pregnant women. 15. Autoimmune disorders on current immunosuppressive therapy. 16. Active infection not responding to appropriate therapy as determined by Study Chair. 17. Trastuzumab treatment within the last 3 months. 18. Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) placement within the last 30 days. 19. AICD firing within the last 30 days.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer cardiomyopathy cardiomyopathy due to anthracyclines heart failure hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiomyopathy Heart failure Hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm Malignant solid neoplasm

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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