A Modified Dose of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (rATG) in Children and Adults Receiving Treatment to Help Prepare Their Bodies for a Bone Marrow Transplant (NCT04872595)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study is to see if conditioning regimens that include personalized rabbit ATG (P-rATG) help the immune system recover sooner and decrease the chances of transplant-related side effects. Participants in this study will be children and adults who have acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and will receive a standard conditioning regimen to prepare the body for an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT). The conditioning regimen will include r-ATG, one of two combinations of chemotherapy, and possibly total body irradiation (TBI).
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (33 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (13 items).
Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active extramedullary disease.
- Patients with active central nervous system malignancy.
- Uncontrolled infection at the time of allo-HCT.
- Patients who have undergone previous allo-HCT.
- Patient seropositivity for HIV I/II and/or HTLV I/II.
- Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Patients unwilling to use contraception during the study period.
- Patient or parent or guardian unable to give informed consent or unable to comply with the treatment protocol including research tests. Donor Inclusion Criteria:
- Related or Unrelated Donors: °8/8 HLA matched at A, B, C, and DRB1 loci, as tested by DNA analysis.
- Able to provide informed consent for the donation process per institutional standards.
- Meet standard criteria for donor collection (e.g. National Marrow Donor Program Guidelines or collecting center guidelines as approved by treating physician).
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.