Post-transplant cyclophosphamide strategies to prevent graft-versus-host disease after mismatched unrelated donor stem cell transplant
Official title: A Platform Protocol to Investigate Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide-Based Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Mismatched Unrelated Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Run by Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research · NCT06859424 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This platform tests whether adding different drug combinations with post-transplant cyclophosphamide prevents graft‑versus‑host disease better than the standard regimen for adults getting mismatched unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplants for blood cancers.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years to 66 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 358 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Research network |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, cyclophosphamide |
| Locations | 13 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 12 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 25, 2025 |
| Main results expected | June 2028 |
| Study ends | June 2028 |
| Registry record updated | March 17, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06859424 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (per protocol age limits for conditioning type) with AML, ALL, MDS, or CML planning a mismatched unrelated donor (4/8–7/8) T‑cell–replete peripheral blood stem cell transplant after myeloablative or reduced‑intensity conditioning and with HCT‑CI <5 are the intended candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who have fully matched related donors, are receiving non‑PBSC grafts (e.g., cord blood or bone marrow), exceed the trial age or comorbidity criteria, or have nonmalignant indications are unlikely to benefit from these investigational arms.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This platform protocol compares post‑transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy)‑based drug combinations to a standard GVHD prophylaxis regimen in patients receiving mismatched unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies. Eligible participants receive myeloablative or reduced‑intensity conditioning and are assigned to the control arm or to one of multiple investigational arms (ACCEL‑001, ACCEL‑002, with others possible over time). The protocol collects clinical outcomes, safety data, patient‑reported physical and emotional well‑being, and blood and stool samples, and uses a shared comparator arm to compare new regimens. Investigational arms specify their own dosing, endpoints, and sample size calculations within the platform framework.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these regimens could reduce the frequency and severity of acute and chronic GVHD and improve survival and quality of life after mismatched unrelated donor transplant.
How similar studies have gone: PTCy has shown promising results reducing GVHD in haploidentical and some unrelated‑donor transplants, but using a platform to test multiple PTCy‑based combinations specifically in mismatched unrelated donor PBSC transplants is a more recent and less extensively proven approach.
Who can join: the full rules
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Inclusion Criteria, MAC RECIPIENTS: 1. Age 18 to \< 66 years (chemotherapy-based conditioning) or \< 61 years (TBI-based conditioning) at the time of signing informed consent 2. Patient or legally authorized representative has the ability to provide informed consent according to the applicable regulatory and institutional requirements 3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 4. Planned MAC regimen (see Table 8 in Section 7.4 for allowed MAC regimens) 5. Available partially HLA-MMUD (4/8-7/8 at HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 is required) with age 16-35 6. Product planned for infusion is MMUD T-cell replete PBSC as allograft 7. HCT-CI \< 5 (Appendix H - Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Comorbidity Index Scoring). The presence of prior malignancy will not be used to calculate HCT-CI for this trial, to allow for the inclusion of patients with secondary or therapy-related AML or MDS. 8. One of the following diagnoses: 1. AML, ALL, or other acute leukemia in first remission or beyond with ≤ 5% marrow blasts and no circulating blasts or evidence of extramedullary disease. Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start of conditioning. 2. Patients with MDS with no circulating blasts and with \< 10% blasts in the bone marrow (higher blast percentage allowed in MDS due to lack of differences in outcomes with \< 5% vs 5-10% blasts in MDS). Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start of conditioning. 9. Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45% based on most recent echocardiogram or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) results 10. Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 45mL/min calculated by equation 11. Pulmonary function: diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected for hemoglobin ≥ 50% and forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) predicted ≥ 50% based on most recent PFT results 12. Liver function acceptable per local institutional guidelines 13. KPS of ≥ 70% (Appendix I - Performance Status) Inclusion Criteria, RIC/NMA RECIPIENTS: 1. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent 2. Patient or legally authorized representative has the ability to provide informed consent according to the applicable regulatory and local institutional requirements 3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 4. Planned NMA/RIC regimen (see 5. Table 9 in Section 7.4 for allowed NMA/RIC regimens) 6. Available partially HLA-MMUD (4/8-7/8 at HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 is required) with age 16-35 7. Product planned for infusion is MMUD T-cell replete PBSC allograft 8. One of the following diagnoses: 1. Patients with acute leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with no circulating blasts, no evidence of extramedullary disease, and with \< 5% blasts in the bone marrow. Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start of conditioning. 2. Patients with MDS with no circulating blasts and with \< 10% blasts in the bone marrow (higher blast percentage allowed in MDS due to lack of differences in outcomes with \< 5% vs 5-10% blasts in MDS.) Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start of conditioning. 3. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or other leukemias (including prolymphocytic leukemia) with chemosensitive disease at time of transplantation. 4. Higher-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) according to CMML-specific prognostic scoring system or high-risk MDS/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) not otherwise specified are eligible, provided there is no evidence of high-grade bone marrow fibrosis or massive splenomegaly at the time of enrollment. 5. Patients with lymphoma with chemosensitive disease at the time of transplantation. 6. Patients with primary myelofibrosis or myelofibrosis secondary to essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera or MDS with grade 4 fibrosis. 9. Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40% based on most recent echocardiogram or MUGA results with no clinical evidence of heart failure 10. Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 45mL/min calculated by equation 11. Pulmonary function: DLCO corrected for hemoglobin ≥ 50% and FEV1 predicted ≥ 50% based on most recent PFT results 12. Liver function acceptable per local institutional guidelines 13. KPS of ≥ 60% (Appendix I - Performance Status) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Suitable HLA-matched related or 8/8 high-resolution matched unrelated donor available 2. Subject unwilling or unable to give informed consent, or unable to comply with the protocol including required follow-up and testing 3. Subjects with a prior allogeneic transplant 4. Subjects with an autologous transplant within the past 3 months 5. Subjects who are breastfeeding or pregnant 6. Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection at the time of the transplant preparative regimen 7. Concurrent enrollment on a GVHD prevention clinical trial 8. Subjects who undergo desensitization to reduce anti-donor HLA antibody levels prior to transplant 9. Patients who are HIV-positive with persistently positive viral load. HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy (ART) with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial. Patients with well-controlled HIV are eligible provided resistance panels are negative, the patient is compliant with ART, and their disease remains well controlled.
Where it's running
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University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States Recruiting -
City of Hope
Duarte, California, United States Recruiting -
Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States Recruiting -
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
University of Kansas Medical Center
Westwood, Kansas, United States Recruiting -
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States Recruiting -
MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting -
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Recruiting -
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Leigh Anne Blackmon, MSW
- Email: accelerate@nmdp.org
- Phone: 763-406-8087
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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