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Condition (MeSH)

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 77 trials for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 10.

MeSH D016511 Congenital / Hereditary / Neonatal C16 C18 C20 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 9 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 20 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 2 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 27 Phase 1 Phase 1 9 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 20 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 2 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 27

Trials per phase (log scale)

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56 of the 77 trials are tagged with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Severe Combined Immunodeficiency trials start? (28)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 6

1990: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1992: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1996: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 1997: 1 trials (Phase 1 1) 2000: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2001: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 1 2) 2002: 2 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2004: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 1 1) 2005: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2007: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1/2 3) 2008: 2 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2009: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2010: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 2) 2011: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2012: 5 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 3) 2013: 3 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2014: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 2015: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1 1) 2016: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 2018: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 1) 2019: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2020: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1) 2021: 2 trials (Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2022: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2023: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 2024: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2025: 2 trials (Phase 1/2 2)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 3
2025 2
2024 1
2023 1
2022 3
2021 2
2020 4
2019 2
2018 6
2016 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.8 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 5 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 54 months across 36 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 9
Phase 1/2 20
Phase 2 8
Phase 2/3 1
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 1
Not applicable 7
Observational 27
Expanded access 2

How many Severe Combined Immunodeficiency trials are recruiting? (11)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 2
Recruiting 12
Enrolling by invitation 5
Active, not recruiting 4
Available 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Severe Combined Immunodeficiency trials? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 10
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 6
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 3
Phenox GmbH 2

Which drugs are being tested for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Busulfan 11
Cytoxan 3
Melphalan 3

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
SQ Fludarabine 6
Alemtuzumab s.c. 4
Palifermin before only 3
Total Body Irradiation 3
data collection 2

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Severe Combined Immunodeficiency trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Infection 13 2
Pyrexia 13 2
Fever 5 1
Infection requiring hospitalization 5 1
Device related infection 4 1

Which publications cover Severe Combined Immunodeficiency? (138)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Prevalence (27)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Severe combined immunodeficiency Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 United States US Exact
Severe combined immunodeficiency Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 United States US Unspecified
Severe combined immunodeficiency Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 United States US Exact
Severe combined immunodeficiency Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 France Not stated Exact
Severe combined immunodeficiency Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 Costa rica Not stated Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Severe combined immunodeficiency 183660 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Severe combined immunodeficiency 183660 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

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