Can immune cell clues predict transplant success in leukemia?
NCT ID NCT03921047
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracks T-cell changes in 250 acute myeloid leukemia patients receiving a stem cell transplant. By analyzing blood samples with advanced gene sequencing, researchers hope to understand if the immune system plays a key role in recovery and complications. The goal is to find patterns that could predict graft-versus-host disease or relapse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict and manage complications like graft-versus-host disease or relapse after stem cell transplant for AML.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve outcomes for participants and may not lead to any new tests or therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with AML scheduled to undergo HSCT
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Diagnosis of AML scheduled to undergo HSCT at University of Southern California (USC) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide consent because of severe mental disorders * Donor unwilling to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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