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Defects in the immune cells can hinder the immune system's ability to fight infection. A stem cell transplant can replace non-working immune system cells with a donor's fully functioning immune cells, but if inflammation is present, the immune cells from the donor may not graft successfully. The proposed trial tests whether emapalumab or fludarabine and dexamethasone can help prepare the body to receive a stem cell transplant by reducing inflammation, so that the immune system will be able to produce fully functioning immune cells. Participants will receive emapalumab or a combination of fludarabine and dexamethasone over the course of four days in the hospital prior to a planned transplant procedure. This study has two study groups: 1. Participants in Group A have a high CXCL9, a specific cytokine, level and will receive emapalumab on Days -22, -15, -8, and -1. 2. Participants in Group B have a generalized inflammation and will receive fludarabine and dexamethasone from Days -22 to -18 (5 days). All study participants are eligible to receive one additional emapalumab 3mg/kg in the first 30 days post-transplant if they begin to have CXCL9 levels that are trending up. Participants will receive personalized rATG dosing. Participants will remain in the hospital according to the usual standard of care guidelines for stem cell transplant. Subject status and follow-up examination/data collection will occur on days 0, 7, 14, 21,30, 45, 60, 7, 100, 180, 270, and 365, then quarterly until 3 years post-transplant.
Age
Any age
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
