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Not yet recruitingNCT07634536Updated Sep 30, 2026

Automated Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

A Phase 2 interventional study of VMAT-Based Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI) and Fludarabine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloproliferative Neoplasm and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, sponsored by Stanford University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-30.

Sponsored by Stanford University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Intensive conditioning regimens used in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) help to eliminate hematologic tumors and reduce the risk of relapse, but are also characterized by high toxicity. Total marrow and lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) is a specialized radiation technique that specifically targets marrow and lymphoid tissue to maximize antitumor efficacy while reducing off target toxicity. Despite these benefits, TMLI is technically challenging and time consuming. The radiation oncology team at Stanford has developed an automated TMLI platform to overcome these challenges. In this phase II trial, automation will be incorporated into a previously validated conditioning regimen of fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/TMLI HCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis to confirm the feasibility and safety of automation in patients receiving allogeneic HCT for high-risk myeloid malignancies.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for 20 Gy Arm (Cohort A)

  1. Age, Performance Status, and Graft Criteria require all of the following bullet points:

    • Age 18 to 60 years (inclusive)
    • HCT Co-Morbidity score (HCT-CI) \< 5 (http://www.qxmd.com/calculate-online/hematology/hct-ci)(31)
    • Adequate performance status is defined as Karnofsky score ≥ 70%
    • Patients must be receiving an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell graft
    • Patients and selected donor must be HLA typed at high resolution using DNA based typing at the following HLA-loci: HLA-A, -B, -C and DRB1. Donors may be an 8/8 matched sibling donor, 8/8 matched unrelated donor, haploidentical related donor, or 7/8 mismatched unrelated donor.
  2. Eligible Diseases (Any one of the following)

    Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Must have at least one of the following characteristics:

    • Blasts >5% in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow after >2 prior lines of AML directed therapy, present during the trial screening window
    • Adverse plus risk by AlloHCT Refined ELN Criteria: defined as having complex cytogenetics, TP53 mutation, or MECOM rearrangement confirmed at any time point.(32)

    Myelodysplastic syndrome Must have at least one of the following characteristics at the time of conditioning:

    • Blasts >10% in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow after >1 prior line of therapy.
    • TP53 mutation confirmed at any time point

    Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) or MDS/MPN overlap. Must have at least one of the following characteristics:

    • Blasts >10% in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow during the trial screening window
    • TP53 mutation confirmed at any time point
  3. Adequate organ function is defined as all of the following:

    Cardiac: Absence of decompensated congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmia and left ventricular ejection fraction > 45% confirmed by MUGA or echocardiography Pulmonary: DLCO, FEV1, FVC > 50% predicted, and absence of O2 requirements. Liver: Transaminases \< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis (as indicated by provider documentation).

    Renal: Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL (adults) and creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min.

  4. Must be FIRST allogeneic HCT
  5. Sexually active females of childbearing potential and males with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate birth control during study treatment.
  6. Voluntary written consent

Inclusion Criteria for 12 Gy Arm (Cohort B)

  1. Age, Performance Status, and Graft Criteria require all of the following bullet points:

    Age 18 to 70 years (inclusive) Adequate performance status is defined as Karnofsky score ≥ 70% Patients must be receiving an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell graft Patients and selected donor must be HLA typed at high resolution using DNA based typing at the following HLA-loci: HLA-A, -B, -C and DRB1. Donors may be an 8/8 matched sibling donor, 8/8 matched unrelated donor, haploidentical related donor, or 7/8 mismatched unrelated donor.

  2. Eligible Diseases (Any of the following) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Myelodysplastic syndrome Myeloproliferative neoplasm MDS/MPN overlap
  3. Must have relapse after prior allo HCT
  4. Adequate organ function is defined as all of the following:

    Cardiac: Absence of decompensated congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmia and left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% confirmed by MUGA or echocardiography Pulmonary: DLCO, FEV1, FVC > 40% predicted, and absence of O2 requirements. Liver: Transaminases \< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis (as indicated by provider documentation).

    Renal: Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL (adults) and creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min. Sexually active females of childbearing potential and males with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate birth control during study treatment.

  5. Voluntary written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or breast feeding. The agents used in this study include Pregnancy Category D: known to cause harm to a fetus. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to starting therapy.
  2. Untreated active infection. Controlled or asymptomatic infections requiring continued antimicrobial therapy are permissible.
  3. Active HIV infection, defined as HIV infection with detectable viral load
  4. Active central nervous system malignancy
  5. GVHD requiring systemic therapy including > 0.25 mg/kg prednisone (or equivalent) or other systemic therapy for GVHD (e.g., tacrolimus, sirolimus, ruxolitinib, belumosodil, ibrutinib, axatilimab).
  6. Any other medical or psychological condition that is deemed serious and unsafe for clinical trial participation.
  7. Exposure to prior radiation that is deemed unsafe for clinical trial participation.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A: Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI) 200 cGy BID Conditioning Regimen

    Participants receive fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and TMLI 200 cGy BID conditioning followed by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). Post-transplant GVHD prophylaxis includes cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus.

    Radiation: VMAT-Based Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI) · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Biological: Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT) · Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) · Drug: Tacrolimus

  • Experimental
    Cohort B: Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation 150 cGy BID Conditioning Regimen

    Participants receive fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and TMLI 150 cGy BID conditioning followed by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). Post-transplant GVHD prophylaxis includes cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus.

    Radiation: VMAT-Based Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI) · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Biological: Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT) · Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) · Drug: Tacrolimus

Interventions

  • RadiationVMAT-Based Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI)

    Patients receive VMAT-based TMLI with daily image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for treatment localization and verification prior to radiation delivery.

  • DrugFludarabine

    Fludarabine 25 mg/m² IV administered daily on Days -7 through -3.

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Cyclophosphamide 14.5 mg/kg IV on Days -7 and -6 as part of conditioning and 50 mg/kg IV on Days +3 and +4 as post-transplant GVHD prophylaxis.

  • BiologicalAllogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT)

    Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation administered on Day 0.

  • DrugMycophenolate mofetil (MMF)

    Mycophenolate mofetil initiated on Day +5 and continued through Day +35 for GVHD prophylaxis.

  • DrugTacrolimus

    Mycophenolate mofetil initiated on Day +5 and continued through Day +35 for GVHD prophylaxis.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM)

    Death without prior disease relapse following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 after transplantation

  2. Neutrophil Engraftment

    Neutrophil engraftment following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Through Day 100 after transplantation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Risk of Relapse

    Disease relapse following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

  2. Disease-Free Survival (DFS)

    Disease-free survival following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

  4. Incidence of Grade II-IV Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

    Incidence and severity of Grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

  5. Incidence of Grade III-IV Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

    Incidence and severity of Grade III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

  6. Bearman Regimen-Related Toxicity

    Regimen-related toxicity assessed using the Bearman Toxicity Scale. Toxicity will be evaluated by organ system and graded according to severity (Grades I-IV).

    Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant

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Study locations

1 site
  • Stanford University
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
    • Hany Elmariah, MD · Contact · he3@stanford.edu · 650-723-0822
    • Hany Elmariah, MD · Principal investigator
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07634536
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 9, 2026
Start date
Nov 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Aug 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 30, 2026

Study contacts

Hany Elmariah
Contact
he3@stanford.edu
650-723-0822
Hany Elmariah, MD
principal investigator · Stanford University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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