Experimental combo for Graft-Versus-Host disease fails to enroll
NCT ID NCT01453140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mix of drugs (cyclophosphamide, sirolimus, low-dose IL-2, and azacitidine) to treat severe graft-versus-host disease that didn't respond to steroids. Only 3 patients were enrolled before the trial was stopped early. The goal was to see if the treatment could control the immune reaction after a stem cell transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cyclophosphamide, sirolimus, low-dose IL-2, and azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a new way to control severe graft-versus-host disease when steroids fail.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 3 participants, so results are very limited. The combination of drugs carries risks like infection and organ damage.
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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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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Aug 2011
- Finished
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Jul 2012
- 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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18 to 70 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: * Patients must have a documented clinical diagnosis of grade II-IV acute graft-versus- host disease defined as graft versus host disease (GVHD) occurring within the first 100 days of transplantation * Patients must be steroid-refractory defines as progression after 3 days of corticosteroid therapy or no response after 5 days of corticosteroid therapy. * Progression is defined as up-grading * No response is defined as no down-grading * Progression after 3 days requires patients to have received at least 2 mg/mg/day for a total of 6 mg/kg of methylprednisolone or its equivalent. * No response after 5 days requires patient to have received at least 2 mg/kg/d for a total of 10 mg/kg of methylprednisolone or its equivalent. * Patients with exacerbation of GVHD during steroid taper will require re-treatment with 2mg/kg/d of corticosteroids and will need to meet the criteria * Age 18-70 * Patients must have received an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant within 100 days of study enrollment. * Serum creatinine \< 2 mg/dL Exclusion Criteria: * Patients cannot have active central nervous system (CNS) disease. * Patients must not have received cyclophosphamide for GVHD prophylaxis * Patients must not have pneumonia requiring oxygen supplementation * Unable or unwilling to sign informed consent.
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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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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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