We have highlighted some clinical trials currently recruiting patients. Each has a specific purpose related to aplastic anemia, MDS, or PNH. These clinical trials (also known as research studies) were obtained from www.clinicaltrials.gov, the federal web site that presents information on clinical trials worldwide. To narrow down your search criteria, use the advanced search feature found on the home page.
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Search for aplastic anemia studies actively recruiting patients. The following are a sample of the 79 open studies recruiting aplastic anemia patients in the United States.
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Study Purpose |
Study Coordinator |
| Transplantation of Partially Mismatched Related or Matched Unrelated Bone Marrow for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia |
The main goal of this study is to determine if it is feasible for SAA patients to be transplanted using non-myeloablative conditioning and post transplantation cyclophosphamide with partially HLA-mismatched donors. | This study is being conducted at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Contact: Amy DeZern, MD 410-502-7208 adezern1@jhmi.edu Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02224872 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Eltrombopag In Patients With Severe and Very Severe Aplastic Anemia |
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of eltrombopag given to patients with moderate to very severe aplastic anemia. | This study is being conducted at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah Contact: Renee Rinaldi, BS 801-585-5341 renee.rinaldi@hsc.utah.edu or Marc Nuttall, MD, marc.nuttall@hsc.utah.edu Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01703169 |
Seach for myelodysplastic syndromes studies actively recruiting patients. The following MDS studies are a sample of the 311 studies recruiting MDS patients in the United States.
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Title/Link to more information |
Study Purpose |
Study Coordinator |
| Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Acute Myeloid Leukemia | The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and toxicity associated with the administration of ipilimumab in terms of dose limiting toxicities (DLT), and maximally-tolerated dose (MTD) in a cohort of patients with high risk myelodysplastic syndrome who failed hypomethylating therapy, and patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who underwent induction therapy but are not planned for further intensive chemotherapy. | This study is being conducted by the National Cancer Institute in Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Texas Yale New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center—contact Steven D. Gore, MD 203-737-7103 steven.gore@yale.edu Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center—contact Doug Smith, MD, 410-614-5068 bdsmith@jhmi.edu Washington University—contact Mark A. Schroeder, MD 314-454-8304 mschroed@dom.wustl.edu Columbia University Medical Center—contact Mark G. Frattini 212-851-4872 mgf2122@columbia.edu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—contact Joshua Zeidner 919-962-5164 Joshua_Zeidner@med.unc.edu Duke University Medical Center—contact Herbert Hurwitz 919-681-6006 Herbert.Hurwitz@dm.duke.edu Texas Oncology at Baylor Irving Cancer Center—contact Moshe Levy 214-370-1033 mylevy@gmail.com Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01757639 |
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Event Free Survival With Iron Chelation Therapy Study |
The primary purpose of this study is to prospectively assess the efficacy and safety of iron chelation therapy with deferasirox compared to placebo in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (low/int-1 risk) and transfusional iron overload. | This study is being conducted by Novartis Pharmceuticals Contact: 1-888-669-6682 Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00940602 |
| A Study To Evaluate PF-04449913 With Chemotherapy In Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome |
This is a study to evaluate PF-04449913 (an inhibitor of the Hedgehog pathway) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and high-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome in combination with standard agents used to treat these diseases |
This study is being conducted in AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, KS, MD, MO, NJ, NY, OH, TN, TX, WA, and Canada. Contact: Pfizer CT. gov Call Center Esperanza Papadopoulos, M.D 1-800-718-1021 Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01546038 |
Please search for a list of current paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria studies actively recruiting patients. The following are a recent sample of the 7 studies recruiting PNH patients in the United States.
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Study Coordinator |
| A Phase I Study to Assess the Safety APL-2 as an Add-On to Standard of Care in Subjects With PNH | This study will be the initial exploration of APL-2 in patients with PNH. The assessments of the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD following administration of single and multiples doses of APL-2 will guide decisions to further develop the drug. | This study is being conducted at the University of Louisville, KY Contact: Candace Depp pnh@apellis.com Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02264639 |