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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies Using One Haploidentical Donor

A Two Step Approach to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies Using One Haploidentical Donor

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01982682
Enrollment
41
Registered
2013-11-13
Start date
2013-11-04
Completion date
2017-03-27
Last updated
2025-04-30

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Conditions

Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer

Brief summary

This phase II trial studies how well total-body irradiation, donor lymphocyte infusion, and cyclophosphamide before donor stem cell transplant works in treating patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. Giving total-body irradiation, donor lymphocyte infusion, and chemotherapy before a donor 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 certain 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 and giving tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil may stop this from happening.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: 1\) To assess 1 year relapse free survival in high risk patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) using the Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) 2 step approach with 2 days inserted between the last fraction of total-body irradiation (TBI) and the infusion of donor T cells (donor lymphocyte infusion \[DLI\]). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess regimen related toxicity in this updated conditioning regimen, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) incidence and severity, and overall survival in patients undergoing treatment on this protocol. 2. To assess the consistency and pace of engraftment. 3. To assess the pace of T cell and B cell immune recovery. OUTLINE: CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients undergo TBI twice daily (BID) on days -10 to -8, undergo DLI on day -6, and receive cyclophosphamide intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on days -3 and -2. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo cluster of differentiation (CD) 34+ selected allogeneic HSCT on day 0. GVHD PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive tacrolimus IV or orally (PO) beginning on day -1 with taper beginning by day 42, and mycophenolate mofetil IV BID on days -1 to 28. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 1 year.

Interventions

Undergo TBI

Undergo DLI

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Given IV

Undergo CD34+ selected allogeneic HSCT

DRUGMycophenolate mofetil

Given IV

Sponsors

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. This treatment is for patients with high risk hematologic malignancies. High risk is defined as: * Any patient with a hematologic malignancy with residual disease after treatment with 1 or more chemotherapy regimens in whom achievement of remission with additional chemoradiotherapy is felt to be unlikely * Patients without morphologic evidence of disease but with high risk features which would predict for relapse despite remission at HSCT such as adverse cytogenetics, 3rd or greater CR (complete response), or failure to recover peripheral blood counts to normal ranges. While these patients do not have detectable disease by current methods, like all patients they have non-detectable disease which in their case is highly aggressive. 2. Patients must have one related donor who is HLA (human leukocyte antigen) mismatched in the GVHD direction at two or more HLA loci 3. Patients must adequate organ function: * LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) of \>50 % * Diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (adjusted for hemoglobin) \>50 % of predicted and forced expiration to the full FEV-1 \>50 % * Adequate liver function as defined by a serum bilirubin \<1.8, AST (aspartate aminotransferase) or ALT (alanine aminotransferase) \< 2.5X upper limit of normal * Creatinine clearance of \> 60 ml/min 4. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of \> 80% on the modified (KPS) tool 5. Patients must be willing to use contraception if they have childbearing potential 6. Able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Modified (KPS) Karnofsky Performance status of \<80% 2. \> 5 Comorbidity Points on the Hematopoietic cell transplantation - specific comorbidity (HCT-CI) Index (See Appendix B) 3. Class I or II antibodies against donor human leukocyte antigens (HLA) 4. HIV positive 5. Active involvement of the central nervous system with malignancy 6. Psychiatric disorder that would preclude patients from signing an informed consent 7. Pregnancy, or unwillingness to use contraception if they have child bearing potential 8. Patients with life expectancy of \< 6 months for reasons other than their underlying hematologic/oncologic disorder 9. Alemtuzumab treatment within 8 weeks of HSCT admission 10. Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) level of \> 2 ugm/ml 11. Patients with active inflammatory processes including T max \>101 or active tissue inflammation are excluded 12. Inability to tolerate cyclophosphamide or undergo total body irradiation at the doses specified in the treatment plan

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Count of Participants That Experience 1 Year Relapse Free Survival After Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Using the Thomas Jefferson University 2 Step ApproachUp to 1 year after HSCT

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Successful EngraftmentUp to 1 year after HSCTWill be reported descriptively. Successful engraftment is defined as ANC (absolute neutrophil count, the number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils) ≥ 0.5x109/L for at least 30 days and Platelet engraftment \> 20,000 with no transfusion x 7 days.
Count of Participants That Experienced Death as a Result of Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)Up to 1 year after HSCTGraft versus host disease was clinically characterized based on 4 stages of progression for three major body areas, skin, liver, gut. Subjects who experienced life threatening reactions in their skin, liver and gut ultimately experienced functional impairment and expired. Life threatening reactions in the Skin were characterized by desquamation (the shedding of the outer layers of skin) and bullae (a bubblelike cavity filled with air or fluid, in particular). Life threatening reactions in the Liver were characterized by Bilirubin, \> 15 mg/dl Life threatening reactions in the Gut were characterized by Pain +/- ileus (a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine.)
Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 28 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)At 28 days post HSCTAn excess amount of residual T-lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC) product may increase the risk of GVHD. The ideal amount of T-cells left in the PBSC product is no greater than 5x104/kg. Every effort will be made to keep T-cell amounts to below this threshold. The median pace of T-cell immune recovery at 28 days will be monitored by collecting cluster of differentiation (CD24) and (CD38).
Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 90 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)90 days post HSCTAn excess amount of residual T-lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC) product may increase the risk of GVHD. The ideal amount of T-cells left in the PBSC product is no greater than 5x104/kg. Every effort will be made to keep T-cell amounts to below this threshold. The median pace of T-cell immune recovery at 90 days will be monitored by collecting cluster of differentiation (CD24) and (CD38).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)
CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients undergo TBI BID on days -10 to -8, undergo DLI on day -6, and receive cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on days -3 and -2. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo CD34+ selected allogeneic HSCT on day 0. GVHD PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive tacrolimus IV or PO beginning on day -1 with taper beginning by day 42, and mycophenolate mofetil IV BID on days -1 to 28. Total-Body Irradiation (TBI): Undergo TBI Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI): Undergo DLI Cyclophosphamide: Given IV Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT): Undergo CD34+ selected allogeneic HSCT Mycophenolate mofetil: Given IV
41
Total41

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyPhysician Decision1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
2 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
39 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
37 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
9 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
24 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
41 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
34 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
16 / 40
other
Total, other adverse events
40 / 40
serious
Total, serious adverse events
32 / 40

Outcome results

Primary

Count of Participants That Experience 1 Year Relapse Free Survival After Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Using the Thomas Jefferson University 2 Step Approach

Time frame: Up to 1 year after HSCT

Population: One subject was inevaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Count of Participants That Experience 1 Year Relapse Free Survival After Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Using the Thomas Jefferson University 2 Step Approach27 Participants
Secondary

Count of Participants That Experienced Death as a Result of Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)

Graft versus host disease was clinically characterized based on 4 stages of progression for three major body areas, skin, liver, gut. Subjects who experienced life threatening reactions in their skin, liver and gut ultimately experienced functional impairment and expired. Life threatening reactions in the Skin were characterized by desquamation (the shedding of the outer layers of skin) and bullae (a bubblelike cavity filled with air or fluid, in particular). Life threatening reactions in the Liver were characterized by Bilirubin, \> 15 mg/dl Life threatening reactions in the Gut were characterized by Pain +/- ileus (a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine.)

Time frame: Up to 1 year after HSCT

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Count of Participants That Experienced Death as a Result of Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)2 Participants
Secondary

Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 28 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

An excess amount of residual T-lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC) product may increase the risk of GVHD. The ideal amount of T-cells left in the PBSC product is no greater than 5x104/kg. Every effort will be made to keep T-cell amounts to below this threshold. The median pace of T-cell immune recovery at 28 days will be monitored by collecting cluster of differentiation (CD24) and (CD38).

Time frame: At 28 days post HSCT

Population: 3 subjects were not evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 28 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)Median CD3/4 count at d+2841.3 cells/ul
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 28 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)Median cluster of diff. 38 (CD3/8) count at d+2848 cells/ul
Secondary

Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 90 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

An excess amount of residual T-lymphocytes in the Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC) product may increase the risk of GVHD. The ideal amount of T-cells left in the PBSC product is no greater than 5x104/kg. Every effort will be made to keep T-cell amounts to below this threshold. The median pace of T-cell immune recovery at 90 days will be monitored by collecting cluster of differentiation (CD24) and (CD38).

Time frame: 90 days post HSCT

Population: 5 subjects were not evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 90 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)Median CD3/4 count at d+90141 cells/ul
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Median Pace of T Cell Immune Recovery at 90 Days Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)Median CD3/8 count at d+90384 cells/ul
Secondary

Number of Participants With Successful Engraftment

Will be reported descriptively. Successful engraftment is defined as ANC (absolute neutrophil count, the number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils) ≥ 0.5x109/L for at least 30 days and Platelet engraftment \> 20,000 with no transfusion x 7 days.

Time frame: Up to 1 year after HSCT

Population: One subject was inevaluable

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (TBI, DLI, Cyclophosphamide, CD34+ Donor HSCT)Number of Participants With Successful Engraftment37 Participants

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