Clinical trial Recruiting at 2 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 3 Months and up

Transplant for Patients with Fanconi Anemia Using Adjusted Chemotherapy

Official title: A Phase II Trial of HSCT for the Treatment of Patients With Fanconi Anemia Lacking a Genotypically Identical Donor, Using a Risk-Adjusted Chemotherapy Only Cytoreduction With Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine

Run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · NCT02143830 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new way to use lower doses of chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant to see if it can safely help people with Fanconi anemia and serious blood disorders.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages3 Months and up
SexAll
Enrollment70 (estimated)
SponsorChildren's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionscyclophosphamide, fludarabine, chemotherapy
Locations3 sites (New York, New York and 2 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedApril 2014
Main results expectedDecember 2026
Study endsDecember 2028
Registry record updatedNovember 12, 2025
Trial IDNCT02143830 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include patients diagnosed with Fanconi anemia who also have severe marrow failure, myelodysplastic syndrome, or acute myelogenous leukemia.

Probably not a fit

Patients without a diagnosis of Fanconi anemia or those who do not meet the specific hematologic criteria may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a risk-adjusted chemotherapy regimen combined with a stem cell transplant for patients with Fanconi anemia and severe hematologic conditions. Participants will receive a preparative regimen that includes lower doses of busulfan, fludarabine, anti-thymocyte globulin, and cyclophosphamide, followed by a transplant using either mismatched related or matched unrelated donors. The study is designed to minimize transplant-related side effects while effectively treating severe marrow failure, myelodysplastic syndrome, or acute myelogenous leukemia.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could lead to safer transplant procedures with fewer side effects for patients with Fanconi anemia.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promise with similar chemotherapy approaches in stem cell transplants, suggesting potential for success in this trial.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must have a diagnosis of Fanconi anemia
* Patients must have one of the following hematologic diagnoses:

  1. Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA), with bone marrow cellularity of \<25% OR Severe Isolated Single Lineage Cytopenia and at least one of the following features:

     1. Platelet count \<20 x 109/L or platelet transfusion dependence\*
     2. ANC \<1000 x 109/L
     3. Hgb \<8 gm/dl or red cell transfusion dependence\*
  2. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) (based on WHO or IPSS Classification
  3. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (untreated, in remission or with refractory or relapsed disease)
* Donors will be either human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatible unrelated or HLA-genotypically matched related donors (no fully matched sibling donor).
* Patients and donors may be of either gender or any ethnic background.
* Patients must have a Karnofsky adult, or Lansky pediatric performance scale status \> 70%.
* Patients must have adequate physical function measured by:

  1. Cardiac: asymptomatic or if symptomatic then 1) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at rest must be \> 50% and must improve with exercise or 2) Shortening Fraction \> 29%
  2. Hepatic: \< 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) alanine transaminase (ALT) and \< 2.0 mg/dl total serum bilirubin.
  3. Renal: serum creatinine \<1.5 mg/dl or if serum creatinine is outside the normal range, then CrCl \> 50 ml/min/1.73 m2
  4. Pulmonary: asymptomatic or if symptomatic, DLCO \> 50% of predicted
* Each patient must be willing to participate as a research subject and must sign an informed consent form.
* Female patients and donors must not be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of signing consent. Women must be willing to undergo a pregnancy test prior to transplant and avoid becoming pregnant while on study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active CNS leukemia
* Female patients who are pregnant (positive serum or urine HCG) or breast-feeding.
* Active uncontrolled viral, bacterial or fungal infection
* Patient seropositive for HIV-I/II; HTLV -I/II

Where it's running

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York, United States
    Completed

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.