Abatacept for GVHD Prophylaxis After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

To assess the tolerability of the costimulation blocking agent abatacept (CTLA4-Ig) when added to the standard graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis regimen of a calcineurin inhibitor and methotrexate in patients receiving early alemtuzumab followed by fludarabine, thiotepa, melphalan, and alemtuzumab for conditioning.

NCT: NCT02867800

Locations: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02867800?recrs=ad&cond=Sickle+Cell+Anemia&locn=Ann+%26+Robert+H.+Lurie+Children%E2%80%99s+Hospital+of+Chicago&cntry=US&age=0&draw=2&rank=4