Preventing GvHD after stem cell transplant for blood cancers
Treatments studied
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer, Immune system & allergy, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a common complication after a stem cell transplant. It is for people with certain blood cancers who are getting a stem cell transplant from a half-matched family member or unrelated donor.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older and weigh at least 77 pounds (35 kg).
- You must have one of these blood cancers: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
- You must have a half-matched (haploidentical) family donor or an unrelated volunteer donor available for stem cell donation.
- You must be in reasonably good health, with no serious infections or organ problems.
- You cannot have had a prior stem cell transplant.
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