About this trial
The High-Altitude Hematology Observation-Stem Cell Transplantation (HALO-SCT) study is the first prospective real-world cohort of hematologic diseases and transplantation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, together with their donors, are systematically enrolled. The registry collects demographic, diagnostic, treatment, prognosis, and medical expense information, as well as biospecimens for future analyses. Historical data are incorporated, and prospective data collection is ongoing with long-term follow-up planned. The registry is designed as a sustainable research infrastructure to provide comprehensive data on disease incidence, treatment patterns, outcomes, and resource utilization in a high-altitude setting.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients diagnosed with hematologic diseases who are admitted to the HSCT center of Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital on or after September 1, 2023.
Planned or actual hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Provision of signed informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Inability to provide long-term follow-up data due to severe comorbidities or logistical reasons.
Substance abuse compromising adherence.
Any condition judged by investigators to jeopardize safety or compliance.
Trial population
Patients with hematologic diseases undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and their donors at the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The registry systematically captures demographic, clinical, and outcome data under real-world conditions in a high-altitude environment.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Time to neutrophil engraftment
Defined as the first of 3 consecutive days with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 0.5 × 10⁹/L without primary graft failure. Patients who die without engraftment before day +60 will be censored.
Secondary outcomes
Incidence of acute GVHD
Proportion of patients developing grade I-IV acute GVHD, excluding events occurring after donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI). Diagnosis and grading based on consensus criteria (e.g., MAGIC).
Overall survival
OS is defined as time from HSCT to death from any cause. Patients alive at last follow-up will be censored.
Disease-free survival
DFS is defined as survival without relapse or progression. Patients alive without relapse at last follow-up will be censored.
Cumulative incidence of relapse
Cumulative incidence of relapse/progression, with non-relapse mortality treated as a competing risk.
Sponsors and contacts
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Yigeng Cao,MD,PhD
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University
Sponsor institution