EBV Vaccine Trial Recruits

NIAID researchers seek to enroll healthy volunteers ages 18-29 living in D.C., Maryland and Virginia in an investigational Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) vaccine clinical trial. If you are eligible, consider joining to help stop the spread of EBV, the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis (mono) and associated with some cancers. Compensation will be provided, up to $2,220 over the course of the trial. For more information, contact the Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment at (866) 444-2214 (TTY users dial 711) or ccopr@nih.gov. Refer to study #21-I-0005. Online: https://go.usa.gov/xsYK5.

Severe Aplastic Anemia Study Seeks Volunteers

NHLBI seeks adults with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) for a research study determining viability and safety of early initiation of oral therapy with cyclosporine and eltrombopag in patients with SAA. All patients will receive standard treatment with cyclosporine, eltrombopag and horse antithymocyte globulin (h-ATG) unless there is complete count recovery with oral therapy. Compensation will be provided. For more information, call the Office of Patient Recruitment at 1-866-444-2214 (TTY users dial 711). Refer to study 20-H-0033. Online: https://go.nih.gov/KnlRIpY.