Biologically Focused Therapy of Treatment-Refractory MDS Patients

This non interventional study examines the feasibility of using patient specific therapeutic screening method, ex vivo to enhance current treatment recommendations in a clinically feasible time frame of 30 days.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Provide informed consent;

   - Myelodysplastic syndrome as defined by WHO classification (see Appendix 2), or MDS/MPN
   with >= 5% blasts in the bone marrow or peripheral blood, including chronic
   myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) 1 and 2 by WHO classification

   - Relapsed/refractory disease, defined as failed or are ineligible for hypomethylating
   agent therapy

   - Cytogenetics reported

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Hypoplastic MDS

   - Patients without adequate marrow samples for ex vivo analysis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years - N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Jack Taw
650-723-2781
Not Recruiting

Our research team includes physicians, residents, medical students, research assistants, and volunteers. Our research topics include medical imaging, device validation,  mobile application development, and pharmaceutical trials.  

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