Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Thalassemia Major: A Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04009525 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2019 by Yongrong Lai, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : July 5, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 5, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Thalassemia Major | Drug: Busulfan Drug: Cyclophosphamide Drug: Fludarabine Drug: Thymoglobulin Drug: cyclosporine A Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Drug: Tacrolimus Drug: Methotrexate Drug: Basiliximab Drug: Ruxolitinib | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 800 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Thalassemia Major: A Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 1, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 31, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 31, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: MSD-HSCT
matched sibling donors hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Drug: Busulfan
Busulfan(4 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Bu Drug: Cyclophosphamide Cyclophosphamide(50 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Cy Drug: Fludarabine Fludarabine(50 mg/m2/day,3 days)
Other Name: Flu Drug: Thymoglobulin Thymoglobulin(2.5 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: ATG Drug: cyclosporine A cyclosporine A
Other Name: CsA Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Mycophenolate mofetil(0.25g/day)
Other Name: MMF Drug: Methotrexate Methotrexate
Other Name: MTX |
Experimental: URD-HSCT
unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Drug: Busulfan
Busulfan(4 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Bu Drug: Cyclophosphamide Cyclophosphamide(50 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Cy Drug: Fludarabine Fludarabine(50 mg/m2/day,3 days)
Other Name: Flu Drug: Thymoglobulin Thymoglobulin(2.5 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: ATG Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Mycophenolate mofetil(0.25g/day)
Other Name: MMF Drug: Tacrolimus Tacrolimus
Other Name: FK506 Drug: Methotrexate Methotrexate
Other Name: MTX Drug: Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib |
Experimental: haplo-HSCT
haplo-identical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Drug: Busulfan
Busulfan(4 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Bu Drug: Cyclophosphamide Cyclophosphamide(50 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: Cy Drug: Fludarabine Fludarabine(50 mg/m2/day,3 days)
Other Name: Flu Drug: Thymoglobulin Thymoglobulin(2.5 mg/kg/day,4 days)
Other Name: ATG Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Mycophenolate mofetil(0.25g/day)
Other Name: MMF Drug: Tacrolimus Tacrolimus
Other Name: FK506 Drug: Methotrexate Methotrexate
Other Name: MTX Drug: Basiliximab Basiliximab
Other Name: Simulect |
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]2-years overall survival
- Thalassemia-free survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]2-years thalassemia-free survival
- Engraftment [ Time Frame: 30 days ]Myeloid engraftment at day +30
- Transplant Related Mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Transplant-related mortality by 1 year
- Cumulative Incidence of acute Graft Versus Host Disease [ Time Frame: 180 days ]Acute graft versus host disease at day +180
- Cumulative Incidence of chronic Graft Versus Host Disease [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Chronic graft versus host disease by 2 years
- Cumulative Incidence of Infectious Complications [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Cumulative incidence of bacterial, fungal and viral infections by 2 years

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 20 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with thalassemia major.
- Indication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- A cardiac ejection fraction of >50%; normal pulmonary function tests and pulmonary examination results; and normal kidney function.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Aspartate aminotransferase levels > 4-fold the upper limit of the normal range for our institution's lab criteria;
- Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infections;
- Any other restriction for transplantation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04009525
Contact: Yongrong Lai, MD | +86(0771)5356510 | laiyongrong@hotmail.com | |
Contact: Qiaochuan Li, MD | +86(0771)5356510 | 2402576451@qq.com |
China, Guangxi | |
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University | Recruiting |
Nanning, Guangxi, China, 510515 | |
Contact: Yongrong Lai, MD +86(0771)5356510 laiyongrong@hotmail.com | |
Contact: Meiqing Wu, MD +86(0771)5356510 453433378@qq.com | |
Sub-Investigator: Jianming Luo, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Xiaojun Huang, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Jiong Hu, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Xiaolin Yin, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Hong Chen, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Jinxiong Huang, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Hongxia Yao, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Jishi Wang, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Tonghua Yang, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Yongrong Lai, MD | First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University |
Responsible Party: | Yongrong Lai, Director of the Hematology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04009525 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GX-HSCT-MT 2019 |
First Posted: | July 5, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 5, 2019 |
Last Verified: | July 2019 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
thalassemia major hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
Thalassemia beta-Thalassemia Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn Cyclosporine Mycophenolic Acid Cyclophosphamide Busulfan Methotrexate Fludarabine Tacrolimus |
Cyclosporins Thymoglobulin Basiliximab Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Myeloablative Agonists Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal Abortifacient Agents Reproductive Control Agents |