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Pilot Trial of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Lymphoma Patients Receiving Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Therapy.

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment40 people
  • Recruiting US sites1
  • SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • RegistryNCT06218602

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

Pilot Trial of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Lymphoma Patients Receiving Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Therapy.: a one-minute explainerNCT062186021 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexAll
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • At least 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent.
  • Histologically/cytologically confirmed diagnosis of B-cell lymphomas.
  • Is being planned to received FDA approved standard of care anti-CD19 Axicabtagene Ciloleucel.
  • Participants must have received or is receiving high-risk broad-spectrum antibiotics for minimum of two days within 180 days of scheduled Axicabtagene ciloleucel infusion. High-risk broad-spectrum antibiotics include carbapenems (meropenem, imipenem, doripenem), anti-pseudomonal antibiotics (cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, ceftazidime) or anaerobic antibiotics including metronidazole, clindamycin, amoxicillin-sulbactam.
  • An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2. Evaluation of ECOG is to be performed within 7 days prior to the date of signing study consent.
  • The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial.
  • Absolute neutrophil counts should be greater than 1000/ul at the time of administration of fecal enema.
  • Adequate hepatic function defined by a total bilirubin level ≤ 1.5 ≤ x the upper limit of normal (ULN)[except if Gilberts syndrome and then total bilirubin ≤ 3x is allowed], an AST, level ≤ 2.5 x ULN, and an ALT level ≤ 2.5 x ULN. If liver metastases are present, then AST and ALT levels must be ≤ 4 x ULN
  • Adequate renal function defined by an estimated creatinine clearance >30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula or by a creatinine clearance measurement from a 24-hour urine collection.
  • Highly effective contraception for both male and female subjects if the risk of conception exists. Highly effective contraception must be used 30 days prior to first study-drug administration, for the duration of trial treatment, and for at least for 12 months after treatment for females and 4 months after treatment for males. Should a female patient (or male participant's sexual partner) become pregnant or should either the female patient (or male participant's partner) suspect she is pregnant while the participant's study-participation is ongoing, the treating physician should be informed immediately.

You cannot join if

  • If participant received major surgery within last 4 weeks, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting study treatment.
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed.
  • Has a diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency (excluding IgA deficiency).
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the study subject's best interest to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • For women of childbearing age, a serum pregnancy test will be required within 72 hours prior to enrollment. If the serum test is positive, patient will not be allowed to enroll in the trial.
  • Participants with history of irritable bowel disease and inflammatory bowel disease will be excluded from clinical trial.
  • Participants with difficulties in oral administration or at risk of aspiration (e.g., neurological issues)

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (Drug): Given by PO
  • Chemotherapy (Procedure): Given by Infusion
  • CAR-T Therapy (Procedure): Given by Infusion

The study

Treatment groups

Randomized · Single Group · masking: None

Arm A (Experimental)

Will receive FMT therapy (both as a colonoscopy / FMT procedure and as capsules taken by mouth) plus the scheduled chemotherapy and CAR-T cell therapy.

Arm B (Experimental)

Will receive no FMT therapy and only receive their scheduled chemotherapy and CAR-T cell therapy.

What it involves

Procedures

As the registry describes them. Requirements to join, such as a tissue sample, are in the eligibility list above even when on-study procedures are optional. Ask the study team which steps apply to you.

  • endoscopy: Part of the study plan

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Safety and adverse events (AEs) (Through study completion; an average of 1 year.)

Planned enrollment: 40 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Aug 16, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

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