Recruiting
Phase 2

Allogeneic HSCT

Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Code:

NCT01861106

Conditions

GATA2

Immunodeficiency

MDS

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 6 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Allogeneic HSCT

Busulfan Test dose

Fludarabine (Fludara, Berlex Laboratories)

Busulfan (Busulfex)

Cyclophosphamide (CTX, Cytoxan)

Study Details

Brief summary:

Background:

\- GATA2 deficiency is a disease caused by mutations in the GATA2 gene. It can cause different types of leukemia and other diseases. Researchers want to see if a stem cell transplant can be used to treat this condition. A stem cell transplant will give stem cells from a matching donor (related or unrelated) to a recipient. It will allow the donor stem cells to produce healthy bone marrow and blood cells that will attack the recipient s cancer cells.

Objectives:

\- To see if stem cell transplants are successful at treating GATA2 mutations and related conditions.

Eligibility:

\- Recipients who are between 6 and 70 years of age and have GATA2 deficiency.

Design:

  • All participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood samples will be collected. Recipients will have imaging studies and other tests.
  • Recipients will have chemotherapy or radiation to prepare for the transplant. On the day of the transplant, they will receive the donated stem cells.
  • Recipients will stay in the hospital until their condition is stable after transplant.
  • Frequent blood tests and scans will be required for the first 6 months after the transplant, followed by less frequent visits over time....

Conditions

GATA2

Immunodeficiency

MDS

Study ID

NCT01861106

Start date

Jul 24, 2013

Status verified date

Aug 11, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 6 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

INCLUSION CRITERIA- Recipient

1. Patient age of 6-70 years.
2. Mutation in the GATA2 gene, or evidence of loss of expression of one allele of GATA2, by cDNA analysis performed by a CLIA certified laboratory, or the clinical syndrome of MonoMAC.
3. Clinical history of at least one serious or disfiguring infection and/or GATA2 bone marrow immunodeficiency disorder with lose of one or more immune populations in the bone marrow including monocytes, Natural Killer (NK) cells, and B-lymphocytes, with or without additional cytopenias involving the red blood cell, neutrophil, or platelet compartment.
4. Availability of a 10/10 or 9/10 or 8/10 HLA-matched related or unrelated donor, or a haploidentical related donor.
5. Patients may have evidence of MDS with one or more peripheral blood cytopenias and greater than 5% blasts but must have less than 10% blasts in the bone marrow in the absence of filgrastim in order to proceed directly to transplant. The majority of patients with MDS will have less than 5% blasts.
6. Disease status: Patients are to be referred in remission for evaluation. Should a patient have progressive disease with >10% blasts on screening/baseline bone marrow biopsy, the patient may receive standard treatment under the current study prior to proceeding with transplant. Once the patient has <10% blasts, they may proceed to transplant. The patient may also be referred back to their primary hematologist or oncologist for treatment. If this course of action is not in the best interest of the patient according to the clinical judgment of the PI/LAI, then the patient may receive standard treatment for the malignant disease or hematological disorder under the current study. If under either of these settings, it becomes apparent that the participant will not be able to proceed to transplant, then he/she must come off study. Recipient-Subjects receiving a standard therapy will be told about the therapy, associated risks, benefits and alternatives of the proposed therapy, and availability of receiving the same treatment elsewhere, outside of a research protocol.
7. Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40%, preferably by 2-D echocardiogram obtained within 90 days prior to initiation of conditioning therapy.
8. Creatinine: Adult patients: <= 2.0 mg/dl and creatinine clearance >= 30 ml/min; Pediatric patients (<18 years old): creatinine <1.5 mg/dL and a creatinine clearance, using the Schwartz Formula, > 30 mL/min/1.73m\^2.
9. Serum conjugated bilirubin < 2.5 mg/dl; serum ALT and AST <= 5 times upper limit of normal.
10. Pulmonary function tests: FEV1 and DLCO >30% Note: For children who are unable to cooperate for PFTs, the criterion is: No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and no requirement for supplemental oxygen therapy
11. Ability of patient or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) (if the patient is deemed by the treating physician to be cognitively impaired or questionably impaired in such a way that the ability of the patient to give informed consent is questionable) to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study or written informed consent obtained from parent or legal guardian if subject is a minor.
12. As therapeutic agents used in this trial may be harmful to a fetus, women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for at least one-year post-allo HSCT. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in the study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
13. All transplant patients remain in the NIH hospital or, if discharged, stay close to the NIH for a minimum of 100 days after transplant or longer, if there are complications. An adult caregiver must be with the patient at all times from discharge to day 100.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA- Recipient

1. Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents with the exception of virus- specific cytotoxic T-cells for the treatment of viral infection/reactivation prior to allo HSCT
2. HIV-positive patients are ineligible because these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated.
3. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to agents (steroids, cyclophosphamide, busulfan) used in the study
4. Chronic active hepatitis B. Patient may be hepatitis B core antibody positive. For patients with a concomitant positive hepatitis B surface antigen, patients will require a hepatology consultation. The risk-benefit profile of transplant and hepatitis B will be discussed with the patient, and eligibility determined by the PI or Lead Associate Investigator.
5. History of psychiatric disorder which may compromise compliance with transplant protocol, or which does not allow for appropriate informed consent.
6. Active infection refractory to antimicrobial therapy.
7. Active CNS involvement by malignancy (patients with known positive CSF cytology or parenchymal lesions visible by prior CT or MRI).
8. Pregnant or lactating.
9. The effects on breast-milk are unknown and may be harmful to the infant; therefore, women should not breast feed during the interval from study entry to one year post-transplant.
10. Presence of active malignancy in another organ system other than the hematopoietic, except when driven by viruses in which case the immune reconstitution after transplant may control the malignancy. This includes solid tumors not in remission.
11. No available 10/10 or 9/10 or 8/10 HLA-matched related or unrelated donor, or haploidentical related donor.

Study Design

Enrollment

144 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Arm A

10/10 HLA Matched Related Donor or Unrelated Donor or 9/10 HLA with DQ mismatch Transplant

active comparator: Arm B

9/10 or 8/10 HLA Match Related Donor or Unrelated Donor or Haploidentical Donor Transplant

active comparator: Arm C (combined with Arm B per Amendment N)

Haploidentical Related Donor Transplant

active comparator: Arm D (Deleted this arm per amendment I)

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant

no intervention: Arm E (Deleted this arm per amendment O)

Donor

Interventions

Allogeneic HSCT

Stem cell transplant

Busulfan Test dose

0.8 mg/kg IV infusion over 3 hours one time dose administered 5 to 14 days prior to start of preparative regimen (Days -11 to -20)

Fludarabine (Fludara, Berlex Laboratories)

40 mg/m2 IV (in the vein) over 30 minutes (in the vein) once daily on Days -6, -5, -4, and -3 or 30 mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes (in the vein) once daily on Days -6, -5, -4, -3, and -2

Busulfan (Busulfex)

3.2 mg/kg IV (in the vein) over 3 hours once daily on Days -6, -5, -4 and -3 (weight based dosing). If in Arm B and if poor or very poor risk clonal chromosomal abnormalities, busulfan will also be given on day -2.

Cyclophosphamide (CTX, Cytoxan)

14.5 mg/kg IV (in the vein) infusion over 30 minutes once daily on days -6 and -5 (weight based dosing) or 50 mg/kg IV infusion over 2 hours on day -6 (weight based dosing). For post-transplant, 50/kg IV once daily x2 doses on days +3 and +4

Total Body Irradiation (TBI)

200 cGy on Day -1

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)

15mg/kg IV over 2 hours BID starting on day +5 will continue until day +35 (+/- 2 days)

Tacrolimus

0.02mg/kg IV continuous infusion over 24 hours starting on day +5 until day +180

Equine Anti-Thymocyte Globulin

(Deleted this intervention per amendment I): 30mg/kg IV (in the vein)once daily x 3 days on Days -6, -5, -4 (3 doses total)

Primary outcome measure

  • To determine whether allogeneic HSCT approach results in engraftment and restores normal hematopoiesis by one year in patients with mutations GATA2. [ Time Frame: 1 year after completing ASCT ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Danielle E Pregent-Arnold, M.D.

(240) 281-3922danielle.arnold@nih.gov

Locations

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Recruiting

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

More Information

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Last update posted

Aug 31, 2026

Last verified

Aug 11, 2026

Keywords

  • Allogeneic Donors
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Myelodysplasia
  • Haploidentical

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Cancer Institute (NCI) on 2026-08-31.