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T-Cell Depletion, Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT), and T-Cell Infusions in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Other Diseases

Phase II Feasibility Study of T-Cell Depletion in Allogeneic Unrelated Bone Marrow Transplantation (MUD ALLO BMT) Followed by Delayed T-Cell Infusions

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00589602
Enrollment
13
Registered
2008-01-09
Start date
2004-01-31
Completion date
2014-12-31
Last updated
2017-05-30

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

Conditions

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Malignant Plasma Cell Neoplasms, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition, Secondary Myelofibrosis

Keywords

Adult leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, plasma cell disorders

Brief summary

RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer and abnormal cells and helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Removing the T cells from the donor cells before transplant may stop this from happening. Giving an infusion of the donor's T cells (donor lymphocyte infusion) after the transplant may help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying T-cell depletion in donor stem cell transplant followed by delayed T cell infusions in treating patients with hematologic cancer or other disease.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine if T-cell depletion of a peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) graft followed by delayed add-backs of defined doses of donor lymphocytes decreases the rate of graft-versus-host disease and its complications in matched unrelated donor (MUD) allogeneic peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation in patients with hematologic cancers or other diseases. * Determine whether targeted T-cell dosages in the PBPC graft can be achieved in these patients by positive CD34+ selection using the Baxter Inc. Isolex 300i v. 2.5. * Determine the effects of T-cell depletion on the rate of engraftment in these patients. * Develop a matched unrelated donor (MUD) allogeneic transplantation regimen that will decrease overall treatment-related mortality in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized study. * Myeloablative preparative regimen: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV once daily on days -5 and -4 followed by total body irradiation twice daily on days -3, -2, and -1. Patients also receive tacrolimus on day -1 administered by continuous IV infusion over 24 hours. * Peripheral blood progenitor cell graft transplantation: Patients receive T-cell depleted, peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) by IV infusion on day 0. Beginning 1 day after completion of the PBPC infusion, patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously once daily until blood counts recover. * Post transplantation T cell add-backs: Patients receive defined doses of donor T cells by IV infusion on days 45 and 100, in the absence of active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring steroids\*. NOTE: \*A T cell add-back may be given in the presence of GVHD, if the investigator considers the risk from relapse or overwhelming viral infection to outweigh the risk of exacerbating GVHD. Patients will be followed periodically for relapse and survival.

Interventions

T-cell depletion will be accomplished using CD34 selection with the Baxter Isolex 300i v. 2.5 device. The desirable T-cell dose will be \>0.5 x 105 but \<1.0 x 105 CD3+ cells per kg. The targeted CD34 cell dose will be \>2 x 106 cells/kg.

PROCEDUREallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

PROCEDUREperipheral blood stem cell transplantation

Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Treatment will be delivered using 6MV photons twice daily for 3 days

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
The Cleveland Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of any of the following hematologic cancers or other diseases: * Acute myelogenous leukemia * Relapsed or refractory disease with poor-risk cytogenetics * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Relapsed or refractory disease with poor-risk cytogenetics * Chronic myelogenous leukemia * Persistent disease after at least 6 months of treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) * Myelodysplasia, meeting 1 of the following criteria: * French-American-British Classification of refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) or RAEB with transformation * International Prognostic Scoring System score \> 2 * Lymphoid malignancies, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and prolymphocytic leukemia * Relapsed or refractory disease after at least 1 prior therapy * Myelofibrosis * Transfusion dependent (RBC's, platelets, or both) * Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (transfusion dependent) * Myeloproliferative disorder * Eosinophilic leukemia * Severe aplastic anemia * Corrected reticulocyte count \< 1% * Platelet count \< 30,000/mm³ (untransfused) * Bone marrow biopsy with \< 15% cellularity * Plasma cell leukemia * No essential thrombocytopenia or polycythemia vera * No matched related donor available * Must have an 8/8 or 7/8 serologic HLA matched unrelated donor available PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 45% (if \< 45%, then cardiac consult required) * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * FEV\_1 and DLCO ≥ 45% predicted * Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL * Bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/dL * HIV negative PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation * No concurrent administration of steroids with T-cell add-backs INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patient actual weight must not be greater than 1.5x their ideal body weight * Cardiac ejection fraction \>45%. If less than 45%, a Cardiac consult will be obtained. * A suitably matched unrelated donor that is at least a 7 out of 8 HLA serologic match. * Patient is not pregnant. * FEV 1 and DLCO \> 45% predicted on pulmonary function testing. * Serum creatinine \<2.0 mg/dl, serum bilirubin \<2.0 mg/dl. * Patient and donor are HIV negative. * Diagnosis of one of the following diseases * Acute myelogenous leukemia * Relapsed disease, * Refractory disease, or * With poor-risk cytogenetics * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Relapsed disease, * Refractory disease, or * With poor-risk cytogenetics * Chronic myelogenous leukemia * Persistent disease after at least 6 months of treatment with Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) * Myelodysplasia * FAB Classification of RAEB or RAEB-T -Or- * IPSS score \>2 * Lymphoid malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and prolymphocytic leukemia * Relapsed or refractory disease after at least 1 prior therapy * Myelofibrosis * Transfusion dependence (RBC's, platelets, or both) * Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) * Transfusion dependent * Myeloproliferative Disorder * Eosinophilic Leukemia * Severe aplastic anemia (\<1% corrected reticulocyte count, \<30,000 untransfused platelet count, bone marrow biopsy with \<15% cellularity) * Plasma cell leukemia * Patients with ET or PV will not be candidates unless their disease has transformed to end stage myelofibrosis or acute leukemia, for which eligibility criteria for myelofibrosis or acute leukemia would apply. * Patient must signed written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to give informed consent * Absence of any of the above mentioned medical conditions * Availability of matched-related donor * History of prior allogeneic BMT

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment-related Mortality (TRM)180 days after transplantThe complication rate in matched unrelated donor (MUD) allogeneic bone marrow transplant (allo BMT) is known to be high. Graft failure and severe graft versus host disease (GvHD) are the most significant contributors to treatment related mortality (TRM). This treatment regimen will be considered unacceptable if the number of patients that experience TRM is 55% or greater, and effective if TRM is 33% or less.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Rate of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)D+100 from transplant
Number of Participants With Duration of Absolute NeutropeniaD+100 from transplant
Number of Participants Able to Receive T-cell Add Backsthrough D+100Patients receive defined doses of donor T cells by IV infusion on days 45 and 100, in absence of active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring steroids.
Number of Participants With Relapse-free Survivalafter 7 years of follow upnumber of patients that were still alive and relapse free

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Patients were recruited from local hospital from January, 2006 through January, 2009.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
T-Cell Depletion Transplant
Our protocol is designed to attempt to improve the current results of MUD allo BMT and will be a major step towards the introduction and refinement of graft engineering. Our approach will address in a rational fashion all major technical and clinical aspects of MUD allo BMT. Peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy; cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; total-body irradiation; 'allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation' peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy: T-cell depletion cyclophosphamide: T-cell depletion tacrolimus: T-cell depletion allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: T-cell depletion peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: T-cell depletion total-body irradiation: T-cell depletion
13
Total13

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDid not collect enough CD34+ cells1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicT-Cell Depletion Transplant
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
12 Participants
Age, Continuous46 years
Region of Enrollment
United States
13 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
12 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
9 / 12

Outcome results

Primary

Treatment-related Mortality (TRM)

The complication rate in matched unrelated donor (MUD) allogeneic bone marrow transplant (allo BMT) is known to be high. Graft failure and severe graft versus host disease (GvHD) are the most significant contributors to treatment related mortality (TRM). This treatment regimen will be considered unacceptable if the number of patients that experience TRM is 55% or greater, and effective if TRM is 33% or less.

Time frame: 180 days after transplant

Population: Patients that received treatment

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
T-Cell Depletion TransplantTreatment-related Mortality (TRM)8 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Able to Receive T-cell Add Backs

Patients receive defined doses of donor T cells by IV infusion on days 45 and 100, in absence of active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring steroids.

Time frame: through D+100

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
T-Cell Depletion TransplantNumber of Participants Able to Receive T-cell Add Backs3 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Duration of Absolute Neutropenia

Time frame: D+100 from transplant

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
T-Cell Depletion TransplantNumber of Participants With Duration of Absolute Neutropenia10 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Relapse-free Survival

number of patients that were still alive and relapse free

Time frame: after 7 years of follow up

Population: All patients that received treatment

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
T-Cell Depletion TransplantNumber of Participants With Relapse-free Survival2 participants
Secondary

The Rate of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)

Time frame: D+100 from transplant

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
T-Cell Depletion TransplantThe Rate of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)11 participants

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