Engraftment Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if budesonide prophylaxis starting day 5 after transplant reduces engraftment fever in autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients.
Interventions
budesonide starting day 5 after transplant
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* • Patients 18-80 years of age with a diagnosis of a hematological malignancy * Meet the BMT program criteria to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologi malignancies
Exclusion criteria
* • Patients enrolled in investigational clinical trials * Sct for non hematologic malignancies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| non-infectious fever | 30 days post stem cell transplant | non infectious fever defined as fever without identified infection that occurs up to 3 days prior and 10 days after the day of engraftment in patients on budesonide prophylaxis compared to patients who will not receive prophylaxis |
Countries
United States