Phase I / II Clinical Trials

Diseases Treated:

Hemophilia B

Eligibility:

• Male
• At least 18 years old
• Diagnosis of hemophilia B

Diseases Treated:

Neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma

Eligibility:

This study is open to St. Jude patients only.

• Known or suspected neuroblastoma or pheochromocytoma
• At least 1 year old

 

Diseases Treated:

 Low-grade glioma

Eligibility:

• At least 6 years old and younger than 22
• Diagnosis of low-grade glioma

Diseases Treated:

Aplastic Anemia

Eligibility:

• 21 years old and younger
• Diagnosis of severe aplastic anemia
• No available matched donor

Diseases Treated:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Eligibility:

• Younger than 22 years old
• Diagnosis of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) with minimal residual disease (MRD) between 0.1 and 4.99% after prior chemotherapy, relapse or stem cell transplant

Diseases Treated:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Eligibility:

Donor eligibility includes:

• At least 18 years old
• At least single haplotype matched family member

Recipient eligibility includes:

• 21 years old or younger*
• Diagnosed with relapsed and/or refractory CD19-positive leukemia
• Not suitable for autologous CD19-CAR T-cell therapy

* Initial 3 participants must be at least 16 years old.

Diseases Treated:

Brain Tumors

Eligibility:

• Between 6 and 21 years old
• Diagnosis of localized low-grade glioma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, meningioma or germ cell tumor 
• Initiating focal cranial radiation therapy (photon or proton)
• Able to swallow pills
• Participant and parent/legal guardian speak, read and understand English
• Normal ECG and laboratory tests
• Adequate vision and hearing

Diseases Treated:

Sickle cell disease

Eligibility:

This is a non-therapeutic clinical trial that is open only to patients at St. Jude or Methodist Healthcare.

• Between 6 and 25 years old
• Diagnosed with sickle cell disease
• Seeking care for acute vaso-occlusive crisis pain at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Methodist Healthcare
• Speaks English

Diseases Treated:

• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Myeloid sarcoma
• Myelodysplastic syndrome

Eligibility:

• 21 years old and younger
• Diagnosed with one of the following that has come back or did not improve after bone marrow transplant
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • Myeloid sarcoma
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
  • Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
• Has a family member who is a suitable stem cell donor

Diseases Treated:

Craniopharyngioma

Eligibility:

• 21 years old or younger
• Diagnosis of craniopharyngioma

Eligibility:

• Child is greater than or equal to twelve (12) months and less than twenty-four (24) months.
• Child has adequate blood, liver and kidney function.
• Child has no history of lung disease, asthma, and hospitalization for respiratory illness, immunodeficiency, sickle cell disease, or any other serious underlying condition.

Diseases Treated:

Low-Grade Glioma

Eligibility:

At least 2 years old and younger than 25 years old

Diagnosis of progressive or relapsed low-grade glioma 

Diseases Treated:

Medulloblastoma (includes all variants of medulloblastoma and posterior fossa PNET)

Eligibility:

• Diagnosis of newly medulloblastoma
• At least 3 years old and younger than 22 years old (Strata W, S or N) OR
• At least 22 years old and younger than 40 years old AND has SHH medulloblastoma (Stratum S)
• Has not received previous treatment with radiation therapy or chemotherapy
• Must start treatment within 36 days of surgery to remove the tumor