Active clinical trials for "Graft vs Host Disease"

RATIONALE: Bone marrow from donors may be able to treat patients with severe aplastic anemia and patients whose bodies have rejected previous bone marrow transplantation. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation in treating patients who have severe aplastic anemia or whose bodies have rejected previous bone marrow transplant.

The purpose of this pilot study is to provide preliminary data about the efficacy and the safety of the combination of tacrolimus with everolimus in the prophylaxis of the graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) in patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

This is a single center, single arm, prospective, phase II clinical study. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib in the treatment of steroid dependent/refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (allo HSCT).

Background: About half the people who have a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using donor cells get Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD). This is chronic graft versus host disease. Immune cells from the donor may see the body tissues in the person as foreign and attack, causing damage. The skin is the most commonly affected organ. Most cGVHD therapies have serious side effects. The cream ruxolitinib inhibits proteins that may play a role in cGVHD. Objective: To test the safety and effectiveness of topical ruxolitinib 1.5 percent cream in people with cGVHD of the skin. Eligibility: People ages 12 and older with epidermal skin cGVHD Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Physical exam Blood and urine tests Skin sample taken (biopsy) to confirm the diagnosis. At the baseline visit, participants will have: Skin disease measured with rulers, photographs, and tracing the outline of skin lesions To complete questionnaires about their symptoms Blood and urine tests Some participants will also have a skin biopsy, or total body photographs while they wear only underwear. Participants will get the ruxolitinib cream and a placebo cream to apply to 2 separate areas of disease. They will do this twice a day for 6 weeks, if they do not have serious side effects. Neither the study team nor the participant will know which area will get ruxolitinib cream and the placebo cream. Participants will write down: When they apply the creams Any side effects Any medications they take Most participants will have 4 visits during the 6 weeks they use the creams. Some will have 3 visits and a phone call to see how they are doing. All participants will get a call 4-6 weeks after they stop. Visits include physical exams, blood tests, skin disease measurements, questionnaires, and photos.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of GLASSIA as an add-on biopharmacotherapy to standard-of-care steroid treatment as the first-line treatment in participants with acute GvHD with lower GI involvement.

This is an Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase II Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of PRO 140 for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) in Patients Undergoing Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation.

Background: - Sometimes after stem cells are transplanted, donor cells attack the recipient s cells and cause tissue damage. This is called acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). Researchers want to see if bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) can help treat GVHD. BMSC can travel in the body and help repair tissue. The BMSC in this study were grown from bone marrow from healthy volunteers. Objectives: - To test whether BMSC are safe to use soon after GVHD is diagnosed and to see how the body s immune system responds to BMSC. Eligibility: - People over 4 years old who had a stem cell transplant at NIH and now have acute GVHD. People who have had certain previous immunosuppressive therapy may be ineligible. Design: Participants will be screened with medical history, physical exam, and blood tests. They will have a GVHD exam, including skin and stool tests. They must have a functioning central line. Participation will last 11 weeks: 4 8 weeks of cell infusions, then follow-up for the rest of the weeks. Up to 12 cell infusions: Participants will come to the clinic twice weekly. They will get medicine to prevent side effects (like Tylenol and Benadryl). BMSC will be given through a small plastic tube in an arm vein or through an IV catheter. It will last 20 60 minutes. Participants will be monitored for 1 hour. Follow-up visits: Up to twice a week, participants will have physical exam and blood tests. They may have a GVHD exam. Participants who have a tissue biopsy outside the study will be asked to send a sample to the study.

RATIONALE: A donor peripheral stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Once the donated stem cells begin working, the patient's immune system may see the remaining cancer cells as not belonging in the patient's body and destroy them. Giving an infusion of donor T cells may helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of donor T cells in treating patients with high-risk hematologic cancer who are undergoing donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant. Note: Only Phase I portion of study was performed. Due to slow accrual, study was closed before Phase II portion of study.

Primary Objective: 1. To determine whether rhG-CSF treatment will increase the frequency of donor-derived cells contributing to repair of damaged epithelial/endothelial or solid organ-specific tissue caused by graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients who underwent sex-mismatched stem cell transplantation. Secondary Objective: 1. To determine whether rhG-CSF treatment can alleviate GVHD-induced damage to epithelial/endothelial or solid organ-specific tissue.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the response to treatment for extensive chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGvHD)is improved with the addition of myfortic alongside cyclosporine A and prednisone, compared to the reference treatment of cyclosporine A and prednisone alone.