A Study of Emapalumab for Pediatric Aplastic Anemia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-25
SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to find out whether upfront emapalumab treatment can help in sAA (Aplastic Anemia) treatment planning and increase the effectiveness of standard treatment options.

Funding Source- FDA OOPD

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with severe cytopenias and a hypocellular marrow concerning for sAA

Patients that do not have evidence of leukemia or MDS

Patients < 25 years of age at time of diagnosis

Able to tolerate emapalumab and IST (with standard institutional organ function criteria)

Disqualifiers

Uncontrolled infection at presentation.

Patients who have undergone previous treatment for sAA.

Patients with known inherited bone marrow failure

Patient who has completed a full workup for sAA including having results back from telomere testing, DEB and genetics (when applicable), as well as having an appropriate willing and available donor and would otherwise be admitted for HSCT within 2 weeks of enrolling on the trial

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Emapalumab

Treatment groups

35 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups