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Sickle Cell DiseasePhase 1NCT03249831

A Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease

A Phase 1 study testing Cyclophosphamide, Pentostatin and Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin in people with Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Disorder, run by City of Hope Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

Blood stem cells can produce red blood cells (which carry oxygen), white blood cells of the immune system (which fight infections) and platelets (which help the blood clot). Patients with sickle cell disease produce abnormal red blood cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 years
What is being tested?
Cyclophosphamide, Pentostatin and Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
4 Jan 2019to 25 Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Confirmed diagnosis of hemoglobin SS or S-βº Thalassemia sickle cell disease
  • Severe disease status as defined by presence of one or more of the following:
  • Clinically significant neurologic event (stroke) or any neurological deficit lasting > 24 hours; or increased transcranial Doppler velocity (>200 m/s). A stroke is defined as a sudden neurologic change lasting more than 24 hours that is accompanied by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes.
  • History of ≥ 1 episodes of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in the 2-year period preceding enrollment despite the institution of supportive care measures (i.e. asthma therapy and/or hydroxyurea).
  • History of ≥ 2 severe vaso-occlusive pain crises (VOC) per year in the 2-year period preceding enrollment despite the institution of supportive care measures (i.e. a pain management plan and/or treatment with hydroxyurea). A severe VOC is defined as an episode of pain lasting more than 2 hours severe enough to require care at a medical facility. Note that priapism that lasts more than 2 hours and requires care at a medical facility is also considered a VOC.
  • Osteonecrosis of ≥ 2 joints despite the institution of supportive care measures.
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  • Prior treatment with regular RBC transfusion therapy, defined as receiving ≥ 8 transfusions per year for > 1 year to prevent vaso-occlusive clinical complications (i.e. pain, stroke, and acute chest syndrome)
  • No HLA matched sibling or 10/10 matched unrelated donor
  • Related donor who:
  • Is genotypically haploidentical on HLA-A, B, C and DRB1 loci AND
  • Meets institutional criteria
  • Failed prior hydroxyurea therapy or have intolerance to hydroxyurea
  • Meets protocol specified organ function criteria
  • Women of childbearing potential or sexually active male: Agreement to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and 6 months post-transplant.

Who cannot join

  • Prior stem cell transplant
  • Prior bone marrow transplant
  • Concurrent other investigational agents, chemotherapy, biological therapy or radiation therapy
  • Planned use of moderate and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors
  • Active infection
  • Major surgery within the last 30 days
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  • Clinically significant liver fibrosis or cirrhosis if on chronic transfusion therapy > 6 months
  • Active malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancers)
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to any in the pre- or post-transplant regimen.
  • Women of childbearing potential: pregnant or breastfeeding

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California, 91010

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Induction of Mixed Chimerism in Sickle Cell Disease Patients With COH-MC-17: a Non-Myeloablative, Conditioning Regimen and CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant

Blood stem cells can produce red blood cells (which carry oxygen), white blood cells of the immune system (which fight infections) and platelets (which help the blood clot).

Patients with sickle cell disease produce abnormal red blood cells. A blood stem cell transplant from a donor is a treatment option for patients with severe sickle cell disease. The donor can be healthy or have the sickle cell trait. The blood stem cell transplant will be given to the patient as an intravenous infusion (IV). The donor blood stem cells will then make normal red blood cells - as well as other types of blood cells - in the patient. When blood cells from two people co-exist in the patient, this is called mixed chimerism.

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Most children are successfully treated with blood stem cells from a sibling (brother/sister) who completely shares their tissue type (full-matched donor). However, transplant is not an option for patients who (1) have serious medical problems, and/or (2) do not have a full-matched donor. Most patients will have a relative who shares half of their tissue type (e.g. parent, child, and brother/sister) and can be a donor (half-matched or haploidentical donor).

Adult patients with severe sickle cell disease were successfully treated with a half-matched transplant in a clinical study. Researchers would like to make half-matched transplant an option for more patients by (1) improving transplant success and (2) reducing transplanted-related complications.

This research transplant is being tested in this Pilot study for the first time. It is different from a standard transplant because:

  1. Half-matched related donors will be used, and
  2. A new combination of drugs (chemotherapy) that does not completely wipe out the bone marrow cells (non-myeloablative treatment) will be used to prepare the patient for transplant, and
  3. Most of the donor CD4+ T cells (a type of immune cells) will be removed (depleted) before giving the blood stem cell transplant to the patient to improve transplant outcomes.

It is hoped that the research transplant:

  1. Will reverse sickle cell disease and improve patient quality of life,
  2. Will reduce side effects and help the patient recover faster from the transplant,
  3. Help the patient keep the transplant longer and
  4. Reduce serious transplant-related complications.
Read the detailed description

This is a pilot study to determine the safety and feasibility of the COH-MC-17 regimen and ability of the regimen to induce a mixed chimeric status in severe sickle cell disease patients (hemoglobin SS or S-βº Thalassemia). The COH-MC-17 regimen consists of a non-myeloablative regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit-anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)) followed by a CD4+ T-cell-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplant (HaploHCT).

Being tested
Cyclophosphamide, Pentostatin, Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate mofetil
Keywords
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Disorders, Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemia, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Haploidentical Transplant, Nonmyeloablative Conditioning, CD4+ T cell, CD4+ T cell-depleted Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, Mixed Chimerism
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    Also called Cytoxan

    Orally daily

  • PentostatinDrug

    Also called NIPENT

    Intravenous

  • Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulinDrug

    Also called Rabbit ATG, Thymoglobulin

    Intravenous

  • TacrolimusDrug

    Also called PROGRAF®

    Initially IV. If patient tolerates, convert to oral.

  • Mycophenolate mofetilDrug

    Also called MMF, CellCept®, Myfortic

    IV or oral

  • CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic TransplantBiological

    Also called CD4+ T-cell depleted HaploHCT, CD4+ T-cell depleted hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) product

    Infusion

Study groups in NCT03249831
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsExperimentalParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Pentostatin; Drug: Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin; Drug: Tacrolimus; Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil; Biological: CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Toxicity per NCI-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0

    Measured: Day -22 to 2 years post-transplant

  2. Unacceptable Toxicity at least possibly related to COH-MC-17

    Measured: Day -22 to Day +60 post-transplant

  3. Mixed Chimerism defined as 30-90% donor cells

    Measured: Day +60 post-transplant

  4. Feasibility of producing an infusion ready CD4+ T-cell-depleted hematopoietic product

    Measured: From apheresis to Day 0

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Adverse events of Grade 3 or higher

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  2. Neutrophil count ≥ 500/mm3, time to recovery

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  3. Platelet count ≥ 20,000/mm3, time to recovery

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  4. Marrow failure

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  5. Sickle cell disease related complications

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  6. Non-relapse mortality

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  7. Acute Graft versus Host Disease per 1994 Keystone Consensus Criteria

    Measured: Day + 100 post-transplant

  8. Chronic Graft versus Host Disease per 2014 National Institutes of Health Consensus Criteria

    Measured: Day+ 180, + 1 year and +2 years post-transplant

  9. Overall Survival

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  10. Disease-Free Survival

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  11. Event-Free Survival

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  12. Disease Relapse

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  13. Persistent post-immunosuppressant mixed chimerism

    Between 5% and 95% donor chimerism at two years post- transplant, at least 6 months post- immunosuppressant

    Measured: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  14. Persistent immunosuppressant -dependent mixed chimerism

    Between 5% and 95% donor chimerism at two years post- transplant and on immunosuppressant

    Measured: +2 years post-transplant

  15. Complete chimerism: >95% donor chimerism

    Measured: +2 years post-transplant

  16. Primary donor graft failure: Defined as < 5% donor chimerism by Day + 30 post- transplant

    Measured: Day +30 post-transplant

  17. Secondary donor graft failure: Defined as < 5% donor chimerism beyond Day +30 in patients with prior documentation of ≥ 5% donor cells by Day +30

    Measured: > Day + 30 up to 2 years post-transplant

  18. Donor chimerism in blood

    Measured: Day +30, Day +60, Day +100, Day+180, and +1 yr, +1.5 yr, +2yr post-transplant

  19. Donor chimerism in bone marrow

    Measured: Day + 100, Day + 180 and + 1 yr post-transplant

  20. Percent HbS levels

    Measured: Baseline, and then Day + 30, Day + 100, Day + 180, +1 yr, +1.5, +2yr post-transplant

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Aug 2017
  2. Study start4 Jan 2019
  3. Primary completion25 Jan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion25 Jan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03249831
Sponsor's protocol ID
16453
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
10 Aug 2017
Last updated
5 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Cyclophosphamide, Pentostatin and Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin in people with Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Disorder, run by City of Hope Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Toxicity per NCI-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (time frame: Day -22 to 2 years post-transplant). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Mar 2026.

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