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

Last updated: March 16, 2026
Sponsor: Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Post-polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis

Leukemia

White Cell Disorders

Treatment

Supportive Care: Prophylaxis against infections

Post-transplant Abatacept

Post-transplant Ruxolitinib

Clinical Study ID

NCT06859424
ACCELERATE
  • Ages 18-66
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare drug combinations to learn which drugs work best to prevent graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) in people who have received a stem cell transplant. The source of stem cells is from someone who is not related and has a different blood cell type than the study participant. The researchers will compare the new drug combination to a standard drug combination. They will also learn about the safety of each drug combination.

Participants will:

  • Receive the standard or new drug combination after transplant

  • Visit the doctor's office for check-ups and tests after transplant that are routine for most transplant patients

  • Take surveys about physical and emotional well-being

  • Give blood and stool samples.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria, MAC RECIPIENTS:

  1. Age 18 to < 66 years (chemotherapy-based conditioning) or < 61 years (TBI-basedconditioning) at the time of signing informed consent

  2. Patient or legally authorized representative has the ability to provide informedconsent according to the applicable regulatory and institutional requirements

  3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for theduration 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) withage 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 thistrial, to allow for the inclusion of patients with secondary or therapy-related AMLor MDS.

  8. One of the following diagnoses:

  9. AML, ALL, or other acute leukemia in first remission or beyond with ≤ 5% marrowblasts and no circulating blasts or evidence of extramedullary disease.Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be accepted within 45 days priorto the anticipated start of conditioning.

  10. Patients with MDS with no circulating blasts and with < 10% blasts in the bonemarrow (higher blast percentage allowed in MDS due to lack of differences inoutcomes with < 5% vs 5-10% blasts in MDS). Documentation of bone marrowassessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start ofconditioning.

  11. Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45% based on most recentechocardiogram or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) results

  12. Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 45mL/min calculated by equation

  13. 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

  14. Liver function acceptable per local institutional guidelines

  15. 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 informedconsent according to the applicable regulatory and local institutional requirements

  3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for theduration 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) withage 16-35

  7. Product planned for infusion is MMUD T-cell replete PBSC allograft

  8. One of the following diagnoses:

  9. Patients with acute leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with nocirculating blasts, no evidence of extramedullary disease, and with < 5% blastsin the bone marrow. Documentation of bone marrow assessment will be acceptedwithin 45 days prior to the anticipated start of conditioning.

  10. Patients with MDS with no circulating blasts and with < 10% blasts in the bonemarrow (higher blast percentage allowed in MDS due to lack of differences inoutcomes with < 5% vs 5-10% blasts in MDS.) Documentation of bone marrowassessment will be accepted within 45 days prior to the anticipated start ofconditioning.

  11. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or other leukemias (includingprolymphocytic leukemia) with chemosensitive disease at time oftransplantation.

  12. Higher-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) according to CMML-specificprognostic scoring system or high-risk MDS/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)not otherwise specified are eligible, provided there is no evidence ofhigh-grade bone marrow fibrosis or massive splenomegaly at the time ofenrollment.

  13. Patients with lymphoma with chemosensitive disease at the time oftransplantation.

  14. Patients with primary myelofibrosis or myelofibrosis secondary to essentialthrombocythemia, polycythemia vera or MDS with grade 4 fibrosis.

  15. Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40% based on most recentechocardiogram or MUGA results with no clinical evidence of heart failure

  16. Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 45mL/min calculated by equation

  17. Pulmonary function: DLCO corrected for hemoglobin ≥ 50% and FEV1 predicted ≥ 50%based on most recent PFT results

  18. Liver function acceptable per local institutional guidelines

  19. KPS of ≥ 60% (Appendix I - Performance Status)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Suitable HLA-matched related or 8/8 high-resolution matched unrelated donoravailable

  2. Subject unwilling or unable to give informed consent, or unable to comply with theprotocol 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 transplantpreparative regimen

  7. Concurrent enrollment on a GVHD prevention clinical trial

  8. Subjects who undergo desensitization to reduce anti-donor HLA antibody levels priorto transplant

  9. Patients who are HIV-positive with persistently positive viral load. HIV-infectedpatients on effective anti-retroviral therapy (ART) with undetectable viral loadwithin 6 months are eligible for this trial. Patients with well-controlled HIV areeligible provided resistance panels are negative, the patient is compliant with ART,and their disease remains well controlled.

Study Design

Total Participants: 358
Treatment Group(s): 24
Primary Treatment: Supportive Care: Prophylaxis against infections
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
July 25, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2028

Study Description

This platform protocol will evaluate the safety and efficacy of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) based graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis after mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Participants with malignant hematologic diseases eligible per inclusion criteria, receiving MMUD peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) after myeloablative conditioning (MAC) or reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) will be eligible to be enrolled by participating transplant centers. The platform protocol will estimate endpoints and provide a comparator arm for investigational interventional arms (ISAs).

Two investigational ISAs are part of the platform protocol - ACCEL-001 and ACCEL-002. The ISAs describe the specific features of the intervention being studied and treatment of participants assigned to that intervention, the specific target population, sample size required based on comparison to the control arm, specific study objectives, statistical methods for evaluating the interventions, and other specific intervention-related information and assessments. Additional ISAs may be added or closed throughout the lifetime of the trial.

Connect with a study center

  • University of Alabama Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama 35294
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • City of Hope

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Stanford

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Stanford

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Westwood, Kansas 66205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02446
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan 48201
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MD Anderson

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MD Anderson

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville 4752031, Virginia 6254928 22903
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Seattle, Washington 98109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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