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Sirolimus, Tacrolimus, Thymoglobulin and Rituximab as Graft-versus-Host-Disease Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Haploidentical and HLA Partially Matched Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

A Pilot Phase II Study of Sirolimus, Tacrolimus, Thymoglobulin and Rituximab as Graft-versus-Host-Disease Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Haploidentical and HLA Partially Matched Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01116232
Enrollment
4
Registered
2010-05-04
Start date
2010-08-31
Completion date
2013-06-30
Last updated
2019-03-26

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

Conditions

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Keywords

graft versus host disease, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission, adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission, adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities, adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR-ABL negative, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia, progressive hairy cell leukemia, initial treatment, prolymphocytic leukemia, recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, refractory hairy cell leukemia, relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia, stage I adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage II adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage III adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia, T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia, untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia, untreated hairy cell leukemia, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage I adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage II adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, cutaneous B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage I cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage II cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage III cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, stage I mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, stage II mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, stage III mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, stage IV mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, adult grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis, adult nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult Burkitt lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, contiguous stage II adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, contiguous stage II grade 1 follicular lymphoma, contiguous stage II grade 2 follicular lymphoma, contiguous stage II grade 3 follicular lymphoma, contiguous stage II mantle cell lymphoma, contiguous stage II marginal zone lymphoma, contiguous stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage I adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage I adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage I adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage I adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage I adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage I adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage I grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage I grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage I grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage I mantle cell lymphoma, stage I marginal zone lymphoma, stage I small lymphocytic lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult Burkitt lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II grade 1 follicular lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II grade 2 follicular lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II grade 3 follicular lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II mantle cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II marginal zone lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage III adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage III marginal zone lymphoma, stage III small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV marginal zone lymphoma, stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, intraocular lymphoma, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, primary myelofibrosis, stage I multiple myeloma, stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, refractory multiple myeloma, de novo myelodysplastic syndromes, previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable

Brief summary

This Phase II clinical trial was designed for patients with hematologic malignancies in need of donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant, and have no HLA matched donor. Therefore It will test the efficacy of combining sirolimus, tacrolimus, antithymocyte globulin, and rituximab in preventing graft versus host disease in transplants from HLA Haploidentical and partially mismatched donors.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the incidence and severity of acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation who are receiving sirolimus, tacrolimus, anti-thymocyte globulin, and rituximab as GVHD prophylaxis. * Assess time to engraftment absolute neutrophil count (\> 0.5 x 10\^9/L for 3 consecutive days) and platelet count (\> 20 x 10\^9/L for 3 consecutive days) in these patients. * Determine the safety, as defined by serious adverse events and adverse events related to this immunosuppressive regimen, in the first 6 months after treatment. Secondary * Assess the incidence of chronic GVHD measured within 2 years after transplantation. * Assess overall and disease-free survival at 2 years after transplantation. * Examine the incidence of opportunistic infections including fungal infections, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and viral infections (cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus, herpes simplex virus, BK virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder). * Assess the incidence of thrombotic microangiopathy within 100 days of transplantation. * Perform immunocorrelative studies, including T-cell, B-cell, NK-cell, regulatory cell, and allo-reactive T-cell measurement studies via flow cytometry, at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after transplantation. OUTLINE: Patients receive rituximab IV on days -7 and 3, tacrolimus IV continuously (may switch to orally when the patient is able to eat) and oral sirolimus beginning on day -3, and anti-thymocyte globulin IV over 6 hours on days -3 to -1. Tacrolimus and sirolimus are tapered at the discretion of the treating physician. All patients also receive a standard transplant-preparative regimen and undergo transplantation on day 0. Blood samples are collected before the preparative regimen and at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after transplantation for correlative immunologic studies. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 2 years.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALanti-thymocyte globulin

Infuse the first dose over a minimum of 6 hours, and subsequent doses over a minimum of 4 hours via a 0.22 micron in-line filter.

BIOLOGICALrituximab

The total dose chosen for this protocol is 28 mg/kg divided in two doses (14 mg/kg on days -7 and +3). Initial infusion: Start rate of 50 mg/hour; if there is no reaction, increase the rate by 50 mg/hour increments every 30 minutes, to a maximum rate of 400 mg/hour. Subsequent infusions: If patient did not tolerate initial infusion follow initial infusion guidelines. If patient tolerated initial infusion, start at 100 mg/hour; if there is no reaction, increase the rate by 100 mg/hour increments every 30 minutes, to a maximum rate of 400 mg/hour. Note: If a reaction occurs, slow or stop the infusion. If the reaction abates, restart infusion at 50% of the previous rate. In patients who tolerated the Rituximab well in the past, a rapid infusion rate can be used over 90 minutes with 20% of the dose administered in the first 30 minutes and the remaining 80% is given over 60 minutes.

DRUGsirolimus

For adults, Sirolimus will be administered at 12 mg orally loading dose on day -3, followed by 4 mg orally single morning daily dose (target serum level 3-12 ng/ml by HPLC).

DRUGtacrolimus

Tacrolimus will be administered intravenously at a dose of 0.03 mg/kg (ideal body weight) q 24h by continuous infusion starting on Day -3. Intravenous Tacrolimus will be discontinued once the patient starts eating and the drug will then be given orally at a dose of approximately 4 times the intravenous dose.

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

laboratory biomarker analysis

PROCEDUREallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

PROCEDUREmanagement of therapy complications

management of therapy complications

PROCEDUREperipheral blood stem cell transplantation

peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of a hematological malignancy, including: * Non-Hodgkin lymphoma * Hodgkin lymphoma * Acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Myelodysplastic syndrome (treated or untreated) * Chronic myelogenous leukemia * Multiple myeloma * Chronic lymphocytic leukemia * Myelofibrosis and other myeloproliferative disorders * No suitable related HLA-matched or unrelated HLA-matched (8/8 or 7/8 matched) donor * Available suitable haploidentical or partial-matched unrelated donor (high-resolution molecular HLA typing is mandatory for HLA Class I and II) * No more than 4/8 HLA allele or antigen mismatch for a haploidentical-related first-degree family member donor * Only 6/8 or 5/8 allele or antigen match for an unrelated donor * Scheduled to undergo peripheral blood stem cell transplantation * Not receiving bone marrow or ex vivo engineered or processed graft (e.g., CD34+ enrichment, T-cell depletion) * No documented uncontrolled CNS disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Karnofsky performance status (PS) 70-100% * ECOG PS 0-2 * Serum bilirubin \< 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * ALT and AST \< 3 times ULN * Creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min * Ejection fraction \> 50% * Forced vital capacity, FEV\_1, or DLCO \> 50% predicted * Negative pregnancy test * Able to cooperate with oral medication intake * Patients with coronary heart disease (recent myocardial infarctions, angina, cardiac stent, or bypass surgery in the past 6 months) are eligible provided they are cleared with a stress echo or nuclear myocardial perfusions stress test and a cardiology consult * No ascites * No HIV positivity * No active hepatitis B or C virus infection * No known contraindication to the administration of sirolimus, tacrolimus, anti-thymocyte globulin, or rituximab PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Not on home oxygen

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence and Severity of Acute Graft-vs-host Disease (GVHD)During the first six months post transplant
Time to EngraftmentDuring the first six months post transplant
Safety AssessmentDuring the first six months post transplant

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall and Disease-free SurvivalAt 1 year
Incidence of Chronic GVHDWithin two years after transplant
Immunocorrelative Studies Pre- and Periodically Post-transplantationUsing flow cytometry at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days post transplant.
Incidence of Infections Including Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation, and Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative DisorderAt one year
Incidence of Thrombotic MicroangiopathyWithin 100 days of HCT

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Cancer center clinic.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Anti-thymocyte Globulin, Rituximab, Sirolimus, Tacrolimus,
anti-thymocyte globulin: Infuse the first dose over a minimum of 6 hours, and subsequent doses over a minimum of 4 hours via a 0.22 micron in-line filter Rituximab: The total dose chosen for this protocol is 28 mg/kg divided in two doses (14 mg/kg on days -7 and +3). Initial infusion: Start rate of 50 mg/hour; For adults, Sirolimus will be administered at 12 mg orally loading dose on day -3, followed by 4 mg orally single morning daily dose (target serum level 3-12 ng/ml by HPLC). Tacrolimus will be administered intravenously at a dose of 0.03 mg/kg (ideal body weight) q 24h by continuous infusion starting on Day -3. Intravenous Tacrolimus will be discontinued once the patient starts eating and the drug will then be given orally at a dose of approximately 4 times the intravenous dose. peripheral blood stem cell transplantation sirolimus: For adults, will be administered at 12 mg orally loading dose on day -3, follow
4
Total4

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyProgressive diease4

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAnti-thymocyte Globulin, Rituximab, Sirolimus, Tacrolimus,
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
4 Participants
Age, Continuous50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.82
Region of Enrollment
United States
4 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 4
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 4

Outcome results

Primary

Incidence and Severity of Acute Graft-vs-host Disease (GVHD)

Time frame: During the first six months post transplant

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Primary

Safety Assessment

Time frame: During the first six months post transplant

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Primary

Time to Engraftment

Time frame: During the first six months post transplant

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Secondary

Immunocorrelative Studies Pre- and Periodically Post-transplantation

Time frame: Using flow cytometry at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days post transplant.

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Secondary

Incidence of Chronic GVHD

Time frame: Within two years after transplant

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Secondary

Incidence of Infections Including Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation, and Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Time frame: At one year

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Secondary

Incidence of Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Time frame: Within 100 days of HCT

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

Secondary

Overall and Disease-free Survival

Time frame: At 1 year

Population: Study terminated due to lack of funding, no analysis was done for this protocol due to the fact that only four patients were accrued, no data was collected.

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