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Aplastic AnemiaPhase 2NCT04558736

Haploidentical HCT for Severe Aplastic Anemia

A Phase 2 study testing Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, run by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

This study is a prospective, single center phase II clinical trial in which patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA) ) will receive a haploidentical transplantation. The purpose of this study is to learn more about newer methods of transplanting blood forming cells donated by a family member that is not fully… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome
What is being tested?
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
21 Jan 2021to 1 Jul 2030
Phase
Phase 2
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 Up to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age less than or equal to 21 years at time of enrollment.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of SAA or a single lineage cytopenia
  • SAA or single lineage cytopenia will be defined as follows:
  • i. Bone marrow cellularity < 25% or hypocellular marrow for age, AND
  • ii. One or more of the following (in peripheral blood): (i) Neutrophils < 0.5 x10^9/L (ii) Platelets < 20 x10^9/L, or platelet transfusion dependence (iii) Hemoglobin <8g/dL, or red blood cell transfusion dependence
  • Does not have a suitable HLA-matched sibling donor (MSD) or volunteer 10/10 HLA-matched unrelated donor (MUD) available in the necessary time for progenitor cell donation.
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  • Failed at least one trial of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) by being refractory (persistence of severe cytopenias and fulfillment of SAA disease criteria at least 3 months after initial IST) or having relapsed (initial improvement of cytopenias after first-line IST but then a later return to fulfillment of SAA disease criteria when IST is decreased or ceased). IST could have included ATG based regimens, calcineurin inhibitors and/or other higher dose therapy directed at the treatment of primary SAA. Patients with very severe aplastic anemia who are likely not to benefit from IST do not need to have failed a trial of IST and can proceed directly to HCT if they meet the rest of the criteria.
  • Has a suitable single haplotype matched (≥ 3 of 6) family member donor.
  • Patient and/or legal guardian must sign informed consent for HCT.
  • Adequate organ function defined as:
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% or shortening fraction ≥ 25%.
  • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 50 ml/ min/1.73m2.
  • Forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥ 50% of predicted value; or pulse oximetry
  • ≥ 92% on room air if patient is unable to perform pulmonary function testing.
  • Karnofsky or Lansky (age-dependent) performance score ≥ 50.
  • Bilirubin ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal for age.
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal for age.
  • Females and males of childbearing potential must agree to practice 2 effective methods of contraception at the same time or agree to abstinence until after the last dose of chemotherapy has been administered
  • At least single haplotype matched (≥ 3 of 6) family member.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • HIV negative.
  • Not pregnant as confirmed by negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days prior to enrollment (if female).
  • Not breast feeding.
  • Related donors must be ruled out for telomere disease by appropriate clinical and diagnostic measures (for example, clinical evaluation, telomere length testing, genetic testing, and/or bone marrow examination).
  • The HAPLO donor and/or legal guardian must be able to sign informed consent documents.
  • The potential HAPLO donor must be willing and able to donate PBSCs.

Who cannot join

  • Diagnosis of Fanconi anemia. Fanconi anemia must be excluded by diepoxybutane (DEB) or equivalent testing.
  • Known clinical or genetic diagnosis of dyskeratosis congenita
  • Clonal cytogenetic abnormalities consistent with pre-myelodysplastic syndrome (pre- MDS) or MDS on marrow examination (e.g. Monosomy 7).
  • Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
  • Presence of anti-donor HLA antibodies (positive anti-donor HLA antibody is defined as a positive cross-match test of any titer by complement- dependent cytotoxicity or flow cytometric testing or the presence of anti- donor HLA antibody to the high expression loci HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, or DPB1 with mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) > 1000 by solid phase immunoassay).
  • Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.
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  • Prior solid organ transplant.
  • Known life-threatening reaction (i.e., anaphylaxis) to ATG that would prohibit use for the patient.
  • Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection at the time of enrollment. Uncontrolled is defined as progression or no clinical improvement on appropriate medical treatment.
  • Female patients who are pregnant (per institutional practice) or breast- feeding.
  • Prior malignancies except resected basal cell carcinoma or treated cervical carcinoma in situ. Cancer treated with curative intent > 5 years previously will be allowed. Cancer treated with curative intent ≤ 5 years previously will not be allowed unless approved by the PI.
  • Alemtuzumab or ATG within 2 weeks of enrollment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Amr Qudeimat, MD contact

866-278-5833

referralinfo@stjude.org

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

    Amr Qudeimat, MD, 866-278-5833, referralinfo@stjude.org

    Amr Qudeimat, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patients With Severe Aplastic Anemia

This study is a prospective, single center phase II clinical trial in which patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA) ) will receive a haploidentical transplantation. The purpose of this study is to learn more about newer methods of transplanting blood forming cells donated by a family member that is not fully matched to the patient. This includes studying the effects of the chemotherapy, radiation, the transplanted cell product and additional white blood cell (lymphocyte) infusions on the patient's body, disease and overall survival. The primary objective is to assess the rate of engraftment at 30 days and overall survival (OS) and event free survival (EFS) at 1 year post-hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).

Primary Objectives

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  • To estimate the rate of engraftment at 30 days after TCR αβ+ T-cell-depleted graft infusion in patients receiving a single dose of post graft infusion cyclophosphamide.
  • To estimate the overall survival and event free survival at 1-year post transplantation.

Secondary Objectives

  • To calculate the incidence of acute and chronic GVHD after HCT.
  • To calculate the rate of secondary graft rejection at 1-year post transplantation
  • To calculate the cumulative incidence of viral reactivation (CMV, EBV and adenovirus).
  • To describe the immune reconstitution after TCR αβ+ T-cell-depleted graft infusion at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year.

Exploratory Objectives

  • To longitudinally assess the phenotype and epigenetic profile of T-cells in SAA patients receiving HCT for SAA.
  • To assess the phenotype and epigenetic profile of T-cells in DLI administered to SAA patients post HCT.
  • To longitudinally assess CD8 T cell differentiation status in SAA patients using an epigenetic atlas of human CD8 T cell differentiation.
  • To examine the effector functions and proliferative capacity of CD8 T cells isolated from SAA patients before and after DLI.
  • Quantify donor derived Treg cells at different time points in patients received HCT.
  • Determine Treg activation status at different stages after HCT.
  • Are specific features of the DLI product associated with particular immune repertoire profiles post-transplant?
  • How does the diversity and functional profile of the DLI product alter the response to pathogens in the recipient?
  • Do baseline features of the recipient's innate and adaptive immune cells correlate with post-transplant immune repertoires and response profiles?
Read the detailed description

Immunosuppressant therapy (IST) is the main treatment for SAA for patients who do not have an HLA-matched sibling donor available for transplant. But some patients with SAA do not respond to IST and some others relapse after IST. HCT using an unrelated but HLA-matched donor is the only curative option for these patients but many patients lack a suitable HLA-matched donor. St Jude is trying to increase donor options for these patients by using novel therapeutic strategies by combining two widely used of GVHD prophylaxis methods: i) selective T cell depletion and ii) use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide. This will allow expansion of the donor pool to include haploidentical donors as well as reduce the risk of GVHD. The goal of this protocol is to test whether combining these GVHD prophylaxis approaches will allow use of haploidentical donors, reduce risk of GVHD, reduce transfusion dependence and improve immune reconstitution.

For this study chemotherapy, antibodies and radiation will be given to prepare the body to receive donor cells. Participants will then be given the donor cell infusion.

Patients will receive two types of donor blood cell products - a progenitor blood cell infusion and then a donor lymphocyte infusion. Both the progenitor blood cell and the donor lymphocyte infusion will be processed in a laboratory at St. Jude using a machine called the CliniMACS™.

In this clinical trial, participants will receive a special type of progenitor blood cells (called TCRαβ- depleted blood cells) from the donor.

After the donor progenitor cells have started to grow within the body (engraftment), participants will receive a second product that contains mature immune cells. These immune cells called CD45RA-depleted lymphocytes or donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) will help fight infections in the body after the transplant and strengthen the developing immune system.

Being tested
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit), Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Mesna, G-CSF
Keywords
Haploidentical Transplant
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Aplastic, Bone Marrow Failure Disorders

What participants receive

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

  • Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit)Drug

    Also called thymoglobulin, rabbit ATG

    Given intravenously (IV)

  • FludarabineDrug

    Also called Fludara Flu Dara

    Given intravenously (IV)

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    Also called CYTOXAN

    Given intravenously (IV)

  • MesnaDrug

    Also called MESNEX

    Given intravenously (IV)

  • G-CSFDrug

    Also called Neupogen, Filgrastim

    Filgrastim is a human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), produced by recombinant DNA technology. Dosage and Route of Administration: 5mcg/kg subcutaneous or intravenous daily until ANC >2000 for 2 consecutive days, or as clinically indicated

  • Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI)Radiation

    Also called TLI

    TLI will be given at 800 cGy total dose in 4 fractions.

  • CliniMACSDevice

    Also called Cell Selection System

    The mechanism of action of the CliniMACS Cell Selection System is based on magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS). The CliniMACS device is a powerful tool for the isolation of many cell types from heterogeneous cell mixtures, (e.g. apheresis products). These can then be separated in a magnetic field using an immunomagnetic label specific for the cell type of interest, such as CD3+ human T cells.

  • HPC, A InfusionBiological

    Given intravenously Day 0-HPC, A Infusion (TCR αβ+/CD19+-depleted graft)

  • CD45RA-depleted DLIBiological

    CD45RA-depleted DLI will be given at least ONE week after engraftment

Study groups in NCT04558736
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Haploidentical HCTExperimentalTo assess the safety and efficacy of haploidentical donor transplantation for patients with severe aplastic anemia who lack an available HLA-matched donor. The goal of this study is to develop a novel, reduced-toxicity, post-transplant pharmacologic immunosuppression (GVHD prophylaxis)- free, highly tolerogenic haploidentical transplant regimen that is associated with few post- transplant complications or late toxicities and is available promptly to all patients, irrespective of matched donor availability. Cells for infusion are prepared using the CliniMACS System.
Receives: Drug: Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit); Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mesna; Drug: G-CSF; Radiation: Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI); Device: CliniMACS; Biological: HPC, A Infusion; Biological: CD45RA-depleted DLI

What is being measured

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

  1. Engraftment

    Rate of patients engrafting at day 30 after TCR αβ+ T-cell-depleted graft infusion in patients receiving a single dose of post graft infusion cyclophosphamide.

    Measured: 30 days

  2. Overall and event free survival

    Rate of overall survival and event free survival at 1-year post transplantation.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Graft vs host disease

    Incidence of acute and chronic GVHD after hematopoietic cell transplant

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Graft rejection

    Rate of secondary graft rejection at 1-year post transplantation

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Viral reactivation

    Cumulative incidence of viral reactivation post-transplant (CMV, EBV and adenovirus)

    Measured: 1 year

  4. Immune reconstitution

    We will record immune reconstitution parameters, including the order and magnitude of recovery of the different subtypes of leukocytes. Results will be summarized by descriptive statistics. The pattern of immune reconstitution will be evaluated using longitudinal approaches such as mixed effect models or generalized estimating equation (GEE) approach.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Sep 2020
  2. Study start21 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2029 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2030 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04558736
Sponsor's protocol ID
HAPSAA
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
9 Sep 2020
Last updated
16 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual participant de-identified datasets containing the variables analyzed in the published article will be made available (related to the study primary or secondary objectives contained in the publication). Supporting documents such as the protocol, statistical analyses plan, and informed consent are available through the CTG website for the specific study. Data used to generate the published article will be made available at the time of article publication. Investigators who seek access to individual level de-identified data will contact the computing team in the Department of Biostatistics (ClinTrialDataRequest@stjude.org) who will respond to the data request.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, run by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 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 26 inclusion and 12 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Sep 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Contact Amr Qudeimat, MD (866-278-5833, referralinfo@stjude.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Engraftment (time frame: 30 days). The study lists 2 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 16 Sep 2026.

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