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Framework for Optimizing, Refining, and Unifying Management of HSCT in Pediatric ALL
Sponsor: Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Summary
Current therapeutic strategies for high-risk or relapsed ALL patients often involve intensive treatments, including allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). HSCT remains a cornerstone of therapy, offering curative potential; however, it is associated with considerable risks, including non-relapse mortality (NRM), significant morbidity, and long-term complications that continue to be major concerns. In response to these challenges, the FORUM consortium has made substantial progress in improving outcomes for children with ALL undergoing HSCT. The consortium focuses on reducing life-threatening and lifelong complications, ultimately aiming to enhance quality of life for these high-risk patients. Building on the robust evidence generated by FORUM1, the FORUM2 study has been designed to further optimize the role of HSCT in ALL across all age groups and donor settings within a harmonized and internationally coordinated framework. The FORUM2 study introduces a master protocol structure that encompasses multiple hypothesis-driven substudies, each addressing a specific determinant of HSCT outcomes. This design enables simultaneous or sequential evaluation of novel strategies while ensuring uniform governance, endpoint definitions, and data-quality standards. The overarching objective is to refine the role of HSCT in ALL by reducing treatment-related toxicity while preserving the essential graft-versus-leukemia effect.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Months - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2026-01-15
Completion Date
2032-12-01
Last Updated
2025-12-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Total Body Irradiation 8 Gy
Total Body Irradiation 8 Gy administered in combination with VP16 as part of the conditioning regimen
Ruxolitinib
Ruxolitinib plus corticosteroids in treatment-naïve acute graft-versus-host disease
Blinatumomab
Up to four cycles of blinatumomab as post-HSCT maintenance therapy
Cyclophosphamide
In vivo T-cells depletion/modulation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide
Total Body Irradiation 12 Gy
Total Body Irradiation 12 Gy administered in combination with VP16 as part of the conditioning regimen
Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids alone in treatment-naïve acute graft-versus-host disease
αβ T-cells depletion
Ex vivo graft manipulation based on selective depletion of T-cell receptor αβ (TCR αβ+)/CD19+ lymphocytes from the graft (αβ T-cells depletion)
Locations (9)
St'Anna Children Hospital
Vienna, Austria
University Hospital Motol
Prague, Czechia
Rigshopsitalet, University Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark
HUS-Yhtymae (HUS Helsinki University Hospital)
Helsinki, Finland
Robert- Debré Academic Hospital
Paris, France
Goethe-Universität
Frankfurt, Germany
IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Roma, RM, Italy
University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
University of Medical Sciences
Poznan, Poland