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Study of a Reduced-toxicity Myeloablative Conditioning Regimen Using Fludarabine and Full Doses of Intravenous Busulfan in Pediatric Patients Not Eligible for Standard Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens

Phase 2 Study of a Reduced-toxicity Myeloablative Conditionning Regimen Using Fludarabine and Full Doses of iv Busulfan in Pediatric Patients Not Eligible for Standard Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01572181
Acronym
FB4-PEDIA
Enrollment
50
Registered
2012-04-06
Start date
2012-04-01
Completion date
2017-10-24
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Hematologic Malignancy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess transplant-related mortality (TRM) at one year after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) prepared by a "reduced toxicity myeloablative" conditioning regimen in young patients (children and adolescents) with hematologic malignancies.

Interventions

DRUGFludarabine IV- Busulfan IV (Busilvex®) - Anti-thymocyte globulines (Thymoglobuline®)

* IV fludarabine (30 mg/m²/day for 5 days) * IV Busulfan (Busilvex 3.2 mg/kg/day for 4 days) (the Busulfan dose is to be adapted to the weight of the child according to the drug label) * Anti-thymocyte globulines (Thymogolubuline, 2.5 mg/kg/day for 2 days).

Sponsors

Nantes University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Months to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Children and adolescents aged over 12 months and under 25 years * Availability of an HLA identical family donor or an HLA-matched unrelated donor (10/10 or 9/10 if the mismatch level is at HLACw for an unrelated donor) or availability of an HLA matched cord blood (5/6 or 6/6) * Informed consent signed by patients (18-25 years) and patient's legal representative, parent(s) or guardian (cf p13) * Diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy which is a candidate for allo-HSCT, but not eligible for standard or conventional myeloablative conditioning regimens because of high risk for toxicity. * Are considered as criteria of non-eligibility for standard or conventional myeloablative conditioning: * a history of autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation * comorbidities or medical history predictive of a prohibitive rate of TRM and toxicity with the use of standard high dose chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient has been administered any other systemic chemotherapeutic drug (including Gemtuzumab) within 21 days prior to trial enrollment and start of the conditioning regimen. Hydroxyurea is permitted if indicated to control induction refractory disease, and IT chemotherapy is allowed if indicated as maintenance treatment for previously diagnosed leptomeningeal disease, that has been in remission for at least 3 months prior to enrollment on this study. * Active infection. Protocol PI will be final arbiter if there is uncertainty regarding whether a previous infection is resolved. * Children and adolescents who are not older than 12 months and under 25 years * A donor who is HLA mismatched at the level of more than one locus. * Poor performance status (Lansky \< 50%) * Life expectancy is severely limited by concomitant illness and expected to be \<12 weeks. * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30%. Uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease. * Symptomatic pulmonary disease. FEV1, FVC and DLCO \<30% of expected corrected for hemoglobin. * Creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/m per 1.73 m2 or requiring dialysis * Evidence of chronic active hepatitis or cirrhosis. If positive hepatitis serology, discuss with Study Chairman and consider liver biopsy. * Effusion or ascites \>1L prior to drainage. * HIV-positive. * Female pregnancy * Absence of effective contraception among boys and girls of childbearing potential (that contraception should be continued until 6 months after stopping treatment) * Breastfeeding * Patient's legal representative, parent(s) or guardian not able to sign informed consent. * children's refusal * Hypersensitivity to rabbit proteins, to the active substance or to any of the excipients of experimental products

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Transplant-related mortality (TRM)12 monthsEvaluation of the cumulative incidence of TRM at 12 months after transplantation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of engraftmentDay+42Incidence of engraftment defined as the first day of neutrophil (\>500/μl for 3 consecutive days). Engraftment failure is defined as neutrophil \<500/μl at day+42 after allo-SCT.
Evaluation of overall (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS)12 monthsEvaluation of overall (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) at 1 year after transplantation
Cumulative incidence of relapse, death from disease, and non-relapse mortality (NRM)12 monthsCumulative incidence of relapse, death from disease, and non-relapse mortality (NRM)
Cumulative incidences and severity of acute and chronic Graft-versus-Host disease12 monthsCumulative incidences and severity of acute and chronic Graft-versus-Host disease
Immune Recovery (to be determined in a subgroup of patients)12 monthsImmune Recovery parameters: blood counts, bone marrow aspiration with evaluation of morphological response.

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMohamad MOHTY, Professor

Nantes University Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 15, 2026