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Brief Title: Comparing Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide as GVHD Prophylaxis to Standard of Care for Acute Leukemia Patients
Official Title: Comparing Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide With Calcineurin Inhibitors as A GVHD Prophylaxis to Standard Care of Methotrexate and Calcineurin Inhibitors for Acute Leukemia Incorporating Patient Pharmacogenomics Profiling
Study ID: NCT04314219
Brief Summary: This randomized clinical trial will evaluate two approaches of GvHD prophylaxis; the standard of care GVHD prophylaxis regimen (methotrexate/calcineurin inhibitors) and post-transplant cyclophosphamide with calcineurin inhibitors for their efficacy as a new GVHD prophylaxis strategy.
Detailed Description: An open-label randomized clinical trial will be performed. Eligible patients are females and males, between 14 and 65 years undergoing allo-HCT for treatment of Acute Leukemia (AML or ALL). Patients must have a matching related peripheral blood stem cell donor. Patients from or referred to the KFSH\&RC for allogeneic transplant consideration will be offered the opportunity to participate in this trial. Treatment Description: Patients will be randomized on one of the arms; an intervention or a standard of care arm.
Minimum Age: 14 Years
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, , Saudi Arabia
Name: Riad O El Fakih, MD
Affiliation: KFSH&RC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Mahmoud D Aljurf, MD, MPH
Affiliation: KFSH&RC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Marwan Y Shaheen, MD
Affiliation: KFSH&RC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR