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Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Congenital Immunodeficiencies

Allogeneic and Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Congenital Immunodeficiencies or Patients With Autoinflammatory/Immunodysregulatory Conditions: Busulfan-Based Conditioning With Campath- 1H or h-ATG, Radiation, and Sirolimus

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00426517
Enrollment
48
Registered
2007-01-24
Start date
2007-01-19
Completion date
2019-11-01
Last updated
2021-05-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Inherited Immune Deficiencies

Keywords

MUD Transplant, Transplant, AlloPBSC, HLA Matched Transplant, BMT, Congenital Immunodeficiency, Bone Marrow Transplant

Brief summary

This study uses transplantation to treat patients with problems in their immune system. The immune system cells come from the bone marrow where they grow from special cells called stem cells. Giving patients stem cells from someone else may help to cure many patients with certain immune diseases. This is called 'bone marrow transplantation'. This procedure can have side effects that are life-threatening. To try to make transplantation safer we are using lower doses of the medications used in preparing the patient for the transplant. 'Conditioning' treatments are given to patients to create space in their bone marrow. This lets the cells of the donor go into the bone marrow and produce normal immune cells. This study will use lower doses of a drug called busulfan and lower doses of radiation than what are currently being used in other kinds of bone marrow transplantation for other diseases. Another problem that can occur with bone marrow transplantation is 'graft-versus-host disease'. This happens when the cells of the donor attacks different parts of the patient s body. This study will use a medicine called sirolimus instead of the usual medicine, cyclosporine, to prevent graft-versus-host disease. To go onto this study, you must have: 1. A severe immune deficiency, such as chronic granulomatous disease or leukocyte adhesion deficiency. 2. Have problems from the disease that call for stem cell transplantation. 3. You must also be between the ages of 2 and 40 years. Two groups of patients are included in this study: 1. Patients who have a brother or sister that have stem cells that match the patient. This is known as an allogeneic matched sibling transplant. 2. Patients who do not have a matched sibling donor but have a donor that matches in the National Marrow Donor Program. This is know as matched unrelated donor transplantation. Patients will have the following procedures: * To create space in the bone marrow, patients are given two drugs, Campath-1H and busulfan. To prevent the body from getting rid of the donated cells, patients are given sirolimus. On the day before the BMT, patients in the matched unrelated donor group also receive a low-dose of whole-body radiation. This will further improve the chances that the patients body will accept the donor cells. * Patients will get the donor stem cells through an intravenous (IV) line that goes into a vein in their body. The cells make their way to the bone marrow space and slowly refill the marrow over the next several weeks. Patients will usually stay in the hospital for 30 days after the transplant. * For the first 3 months after the transplant, patients are watched closely. The patients will have frequent visits to the clinic. During these visits the patient will have a physical examination and blood tests. The doctor and nurse will also check any symptoms the patient may have. At day 100 after the transplant a sample of bone marrow is taken. * Patients will continue to be followed periodically for at least 5 years after the transplant.

Detailed description

This is an open-label pilot study of HLA-matched allogenic and matched unrelated donor (MUD) hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplant (also referred to as peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) or bone marrow transplant (BMT)) for patients with X-linked severe combined immune deficiency (XSCID). XSCID is caused by mutations in the IL2RG gene encoding the interleukin receptor signaling gamma chain \[gamma c\]). The study population are older children (greater than or equal to 2 years of age) and adults (less than or equal to 40 years of age) who are experiencing deteriorating and/or dysfunctional immunity and any of a constellation of severe or chronic medical problems warranting transplantation. The study is designed to evaluate whether the use of uniquely designed transplant conditioning and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) prevention regimens achieve sufficient engraftment of donor hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to facilitate robust restoration of cellular immunity (T cell/NK cell number and function) including thymic function, and humoral immunity (B cell number and function) while at the same time enhancing tolerance of the donor graft in a fashion that reduces the occurrence of GvHD but not at significantly enhancing the risk of post-transplant virus infection. One target population are XSCID patients who received matched sibling or haploidentical lymphocyte-depleted transplants as infants with little or no myeloid conditioning, resulting in variable restoration of T cell immunity, but little or no restoration of NK or B cell immunity. Another target population are XSCID patients with partial production or function of gamma c or XSCID patients with clonal somatic reversion of the mutation in the IL2RG gene, who have less severe immune deficiency in childhood. A subset of patients from all of these target XSCID populations may experience progressive deterioration of immune function leading to acute and chronic medical problems that warrant consideration of allogeneic or MUD transplant to restore immunity. The conditioning and GvHD prevention regimens for this HSC transplant protocol are designed to use mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) or bone marrow (BM) (if mobilization is not possible) from either an HLA-matched related sibling donor (alloPBSC) as first choice or from an HLA matched unrelated donor (MUD) for those without an appropriate HLA-matched related sibling donor. If there is no appropriately matched sibling donor nor MUD adult donor available, then an appropriately matched cord blood from the cord blood registries may be used for small children XSCID recipients. For the alloPBSC (or alloBM) transplantation (referred to as Group 1), we propose using a busulfan-based, nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen combined with horse Anti-human Thymocyte Globulin (h-ATG) immune suppression conditioning plus post-transplant sirolimus for tolerance inducing immunosuppressant to prevent GvHD. For the MUD or unrelated cord blood transplantation (referred to as Group 2), we will use a similar conditioning regimen, with a few modifications that include addition of total body irradiation with shielding and reduction in busulfan dosing, changes designed to address the increased risk of graft rejection with HLA-matched but unrelated donor HSC.

Interventions

Conditioning with Campath 1 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 5 days

DRUGBusulfan

Busulfan 5-10 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 2 days based on patient underlining immune deficiency disorder

DRUGHorse Anti-human Thymocyte Globulin (h-ATG)

Conditioning with h-ATG 40 mg/kg total dose over 4 days given intravenously

DRUGTotal Body Irradiation (TBI)

TBI 200 - 300 centigray (cGy) in two fractions at day -2 or same day depending on patient underlining immune deficiency disorder

DRUGSirolimus or equivalent based on response

post Transplantation immunosuppressants

Sponsors

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* INCLUSION CRITERIA: PATIENTS (RECIPIENT) * Must have confirmed genetic diagnosis of XSCID (common gamma chain disorder) by identification of a mutation in the IL2RG gene or by demonstrating failure to detect gamma c protein in patient immune blood cells. * Must have sufficient complications from underlying disease to warrant undergoing transplantation as defined as follows:. Clinical Criteria: (greater than or equal to 1 must be present) i. Infections (not including molluscum, warts or mucocutaneous candidiasis; see vii and viii below): 3 significant new or chronic active infections during the 2 years preceding evaluation for enrollment, with each infection accounting for one criteria. Infections are defined as an objective sign of infection (fever \>38.30C \[1010F\] or neutrophilia or pain/redness/swelling or radiologic/ultrasound imaging evidence or typical lesion or histology or new severe diarrhea or cough with sputum production). In addition to one or more of these signs/symptoms of possible infection, there also must be at least 1 of the following criteria as evidence of the attending physician's intent to treat a significant infection (a. and b.) or objective evidence for a specific pathogen causing the infection (c.) 1. Treatment (not prophylaxis) with systemic antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral antibiotics . 14 days OR 2. Hospitalization of any duration for infection OR 3. Isolation of a bacteria, fungus, or virus from biopsy, skin lesion, blood, nasal washing, bronchoscopy, cerebrospinal fluid or stool likely to be an etiologic agent of infection ii. Chronic pulmonary disease as defined by: 1. Bronchiectasis by x-ray computerized tomography OR 2. Pulmonary function test (PFT) evidence for restrictive or obstructive disease that is . 60% of Predicted for Age OR 3. Pulse oximetry . 94% in room air (if patient is too young to comply with performance of PFTs). iii. Gastrointestinal enteropathy: 1. Diarrhea-watery stools . 3 times per day (of at least 3 months duration that is not a result of infection as defined in criterion # i. above) OR 2. Endoscopic evidence (gross and histologic) for enteropathy (endoscopy will only be performed if medically indicated) OR 3. Other evidence of enteropathy or bacterial overgrowth syndrome: including malabsorption of fat soluble vitamin(s), abnormal D-xylose absorption, abnormal hydrogen breath test, evidence of protein losing enteropathy (for example increasingly high or frequent dosing of intravenous gamma globulin supplement required to maintain blood IgG level). iv. Poor nutrition: Requires G-tube or intravenous feeding supplement to maintain weight or nutrition. v. Auto- or allo-immunity: Examples must include objective physical findings that include, but are not limited to any one of alopecia, severe rashes, uveitis, joint pain with redness or swelling or limitation of movement that is not a result of infection, lupus-like lesions, and granulomas (Does not include auto- or allo-immune enteropathy which is criterion iii). Where possible and appropriate, diagnosis will be supported by histopathology or other diagnostic modality. vi. Failure to grow in height: . 3rd percentile for age vii. Skin molluscum contagiosum OR warts (this criterion is satisfied if molluscum consists of 10 lesions or there are two or more lesions at each of two or more widely separated anatomic sites; or there are 3 warts at different anatomic sites at the same time; or the patient has both molluscum and warts) viii. Mucocutaneous candidiasis (chronic oral thrush or candida esophagitis or candida intertriginous infection or candida nail infections; must be culture positive to satisfy this criterion) ix. Hypogammaglobulinemia: requires regular IgG supplementation Ages 2 years 40 years. HLA-matched family donor available or an HLA matched unrelated PBSC graft (10/10 or 9/10 mismatch) available, or a minimum of 4/6 HLA matched cord blood product. (If the size of the cord blood graft is less than 3.0 x 10(7) cells, a second appropriate 4/6 or greater match cord blood product must be available). Must be HIV negative. Must be able to stay within one hour s travel of the NIH for the first 3 months after transplantation and have a family member or other designated companion to stay with during the post transplant period. Must provide a durable power of attorney for health care decisions to an appropriate adult relative or guardian in accordance to NIH -200 NIH Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decision Making. If of child-bearing potential, must agree to consistently use contraception throughout study participation and for 3 months post-study. Acceptable forms of contraception are: * Condoms, male or female, with or without a spermicide * Diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide * Intrauterine device * Contraceptive pills or patch, Norplant, Depo-Provera, or other FDA-approved contraceptive method * Male partner has previously undergone a vasectomy

Exclusion criteria

PATIENT (RECIPIENT) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or equivalent performance status of 3 or more (See Supportive Care guidelines, available at http://intranettst2.cc.nih.gov/bmt/clinicalcare). * Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40%. * Transaminases greater than 5 times upper limit of normal based on the patient s clinical situation and at the discretion of the investigator. * Liver alkaline phosphatase \>10x upper limit of normal based on the patient's clinical situation and at the discretion of the investigator * Psychiatric disorder or mental deficiency severe enough as to make compliance with the BMT treatment unlikely, and/or making informed consent impossible. * Major anticipated illness or organ failure incompatible with survival from AlloPBSC, MUD or unrelated cord blood transplant * Pregnant or lactating. * HIV positive. * Uncontrolled seizure disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Stem Cell Transplant Engraftment1 yearEngraftment of allogeneic or matched unrelated (including cord blood) hematopoietic progenitor cells using moderate-dose busulfan and Campath-1H with or without whole body irradiation so as to attain phenotypic correction of congenital immunodeficiencies.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Participants With Established Stable Mixed Chimerism1 yearNumber of participants with myeloid chimerism of greater than 10% of donor cells at 1 year post transplant
Days to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/L1 yearRapidity of immune reconstitution based on number of days to CD3 count greater than 100 u/L.
Days to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)1 yearRecovery is defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of ≥ 0.5 x 109 /L (500/mm3 ) for three consecutive laboratory values obtained on different days. Date of ANC recovery is the date of the first of three consecutive laboratory values where the ANC is ≥ 0.5 x 109 /L.
Engraftment Without Development of GVHD1 yearParticipants who achieved engraftment without development of graft versus host disease (GVHD).
Days to Platelet Recovery1 yearPlatelet recovery is defined as platelet value ≥ 20 × 109/L for three consecutive days and no platelet transfusions administered for previous seven consecutive days. The date of platelet recovery is the date of the first of three consecutive laboratory values ≥ 20 × 109/L.
Incidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease1 yearNumber of events of Cytomegalovirus disease based on clinical sequelae that requires treatment (not reactivation)
Number of RBC Transfusions Per Subject1 yearAverage number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion per subject

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell Transplant
Conditioning with Campath 1 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 5 days, Busulfan 10 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 2 days
7
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant
Conditioning with Campath 1 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 5 days, Busulfan 5 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 2 days, and Total Body Irradiation (TBI) 200 cGy in two fractions on the same day
36
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)
Conditioning with ATG 40 mg/kg total dose over 4 days IV, Busulfan 5 mg/kg total dose over 2 days IV, and TBI 300 cGy in two fractions at day -2
3
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord Blood
Conditioning with Campath 1 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 5 days, Busulfan 5 mg/kg total dose given intravenously over 2 days, and Total Body Irradiation (TBI) 200 cGy in two fractions on the same day
2
Total48

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMatched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantMatched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantMatched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
23 Participants3 Participants3 Participants2 Participants31 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
13 Participants0 Participants4 Participants0 Participants17 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
32 Participants3 Participants7 Participants1 Participants43 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
30 Participants3 Participants5 Participants0 Participants38 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
33 Participants3 Participants5 Participants2 Participants43 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 79 / 361 / 30 / 2
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 717 / 361 / 32 / 2
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 74 / 360 / 30 / 2

Outcome results

Primary

Stem Cell Transplant Engraftment

Engraftment of allogeneic or matched unrelated (including cord blood) hematopoietic progenitor cells using moderate-dose busulfan and Campath-1H with or without whole body irradiation so as to attain phenotypic correction of congenital immunodeficiencies.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantStem Cell Transplant Engraftment7 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantStem Cell Transplant Engraftment31 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Stem Cell Transplant Engraftment3 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodStem Cell Transplant Engraftment0 Participants
Secondary

Days to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)

Recovery is defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of ≥ 0.5 x 109 /L (500/mm3 ) for three consecutive laboratory values obtained on different days. Date of ANC recovery is the date of the first of three consecutive laboratory values where the ANC is ≥ 0.5 x 109 /L.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)19.42 DaysStandard Deviation 4.57
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)77.44 DaysStandard Deviation 192.34
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Days to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)25.5 DaysStandard Deviation 15.88
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodDays to Absolute Neutrophil Recovery (ANC)NA Days
Secondary

Days to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/L

Rapidity of immune reconstitution based on number of days to CD3 count greater than 100 u/L.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/L355 DaysStandard Deviation 201.8
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/L284 DaysStandard Deviation 296.64
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Days to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/L16 DaysStandard Deviation 3.46
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodDays to CD3 Count Greater Than 100 u/LNA Days
Secondary

Days to Platelet Recovery

Platelet recovery is defined as platelet value ≥ 20 × 109/L for three consecutive days and no platelet transfusions administered for previous seven consecutive days. The date of platelet recovery is the date of the first of three consecutive laboratory values ≥ 20 × 109/L.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to Platelet Recovery31 DaysStandard Deviation 20.21
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantDays to Platelet Recovery31.9 DaysStandard Deviation 30.48
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Days to Platelet Recovery32.6 DaysStandard Deviation 20.31
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodDays to Platelet RecoveryNA Days
Secondary

Engraftment Without Development of GVHD

Participants who achieved engraftment without development of graft versus host disease (GVHD).

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantEngraftment Without Development of GVHD6 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantEngraftment Without Development of GVHD30 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Engraftment Without Development of GVHD3 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodEngraftment Without Development of GVHDNA Participants
Secondary

Incidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease

Number of events of Cytomegalovirus disease based on clinical sequelae that requires treatment (not reactivation)

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantIncidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease0 Number of eventsStandard Deviation 0
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantIncidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease0 Number of eventsStandard Deviation 0
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Incidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease0 Number of eventsStandard Deviation 0
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodIncidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease0 Number of eventsStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Number of RBC Transfusions Per Subject

Average number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion per subject

Time frame: 1 year

Population: The analyses include only those who underwent transplant

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantNumber of RBC Transfusions Per Subject1.71 transfusions per personStandard Deviation 1.79
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantNumber of RBC Transfusions Per Subject7.08 transfusions per personStandard Deviation 12.18
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Number of RBC Transfusions Per Subject4 transfusions per personStandard Deviation 1
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodNumber of RBC Transfusions Per SubjectNA transfusions per person
Secondary

Participants With Established Stable Mixed Chimerism

Number of participants with myeloid chimerism of greater than 10% of donor cells at 1 year post transplant

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Matched Related Donor Stem Cell TransplantParticipants With Established Stable Mixed Chimerism7 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell TransplantParticipants With Established Stable Mixed Chimerism30 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant (MUD-non CGD)Participants With Established Stable Mixed Chimerism3 Participants
Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant (MUD-CGD) Cord BloodParticipants With Established Stable Mixed ChimerismNA Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026