A Study of Emapalumab for Pediatric Aplastic Anemia

Last updated: April 2, 2025
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Anemia

Aplastic Anemia

Red Blood Cell Disorders

Treatment

Emapalumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06430788
23-278
  • Ages < 25
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether upfront emapalumab treatment can help in sAA (Aplastic Anemia) treatment planning and increase the effectiveness of standard treatment options.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing workup for suspected newly diagnosed sAA:

  • Patients with severe cytopenias and a hypocellular marrow concerning for sAA

  • Patients that meet the definition for suspected sAA (Camitta Criteria) asfollows:

Marrow Cellularity: <25%, or 25-50% with <30% residual hematopoietic cells Peripheral cytopenias (at least 2 of 3) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): <500 x 10^9/L Platelets: <20 x 10^9/L Absolute Reticulocyte Count: <60 x 10^9/L

  • Patients that do not have evidence of leukemia or MDS

  • Patients < 25 years of age at time of diagnosis

  • Able to tolerate emapalumab and IST (with standard institutional organ functioncriteria)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled infection at presentation.

  • Patients who have undergone previous treatment for sAA.

  • Patients with known inherited bone marrow failure

  • Patient who has completed a full workup for sAA including having results back fromtelomere testing, DEB and genetics (when applicable), as well as having anappropriate willing and available donor and would otherwise be admitted for HSCTwithin 2 weeks of enrolling on the trial

  • Patients with leukemia or MDS

  • Patient or parent or guardian unable to give informed consent or unable to complywith the treatment protocol including research tests.

Study Design

Total Participants: 55
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Emapalumab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
May 21, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
May 21, 2029

Connect with a study center

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Data collection only)

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Data Collection AND Specimen Analysis)

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy (Data Collection Only )

    Richmond, Virginia 23219
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Data Collection Only )

    Richmond, Virginia 23219
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Data Collection AND Data Analysis)

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

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