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HSCT for Patients With Fanconi Anemia Using Risk-Adjusted Chemotherapy

A Phase II Trial of HSCT for the Treatment of Patients With Fanconi Anemia Lacking a Genotypically Identical Donor, Using a Risk-Adjusted Chemotherapy Only Cytoreduction With Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02143830
Acronym
RAFA
Enrollment
70
Registered
2014-05-21
Start date
2014-04-30
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2025-11-12

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

Conditions

Fanconi Anemia, Severe Marrow Failure, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Keywords

marrow aplasia, cytopenia, myelodysplasia, AML, bone marrow transplant, cytoreductive regimen, T-cell reduction

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of lower doses of busulfan and the elimination of cyclosporine will further reduce transplant-related side effects for patients with Fanconi Anemia (FA). Patients will undergo a transplant utilizing mis-matched related or matched unrelated donors following a preparative regimen of busulfan, fludarabine, anti-thymocyte globulin and cyclophosphamide.

Detailed description

The trial proposed is a three arm phase II treatment protocol designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of risk-adjusted chemotherapy-based cytoreductive regimen plus a CD34+ selected T-cell depleted peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) stem cell transplant for the treatment of patients with Fanconi anemia and severe hematologic disease. Candidates for this trial will include patients with Fanconi anemia presenting with severe marrow failure (transfusion dependent) or myelodysplastic syndrome, or acute myelogenous leukemia for whom an allogeneic stem cell transplant is indicated.

Interventions

DRUGBusulfan

A standard dose of busulfan, associated with excellent outcomes in our previous trial will be used for young patients with marrow aplasia (arm A). A higher dose of busulfan will be used in younger patients with MDS and AML (arm B) to maximize disease control. A lower dose of busulfan will be used in older patients (arm C) to minimize toxicity.

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Arms A, B and C - Cytoxan will be given as a 1-2 hour infusion for 4 days. The dose will be adjusted according to patients ideal body weight for obese patients.

DRUGFludarabine

Arms A, B and C - Fludarabine will be given IV over 30 minutes daily for 4 days. The dose will be adjusted according to renal function according to Institutional guidelines.

Arms A, B and C - 4 doses will be given prior to transplant to promote engraftment.

DRUGG-CSF

All patients will also receive G-CSF post-transplant to foster engraftment.

The source of stem cells for all patients will be peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) induced and mobilized by treatment of the donor with G-CSF for 4-6 days. T-cell depletion will be uniformly performed by positive CD34 selection with the use of the Miltenyi system (CliniMACS device).

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Months to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients must have a diagnosis of Fanconi anemia * Patients must have one of the following hematologic diagnoses: 1. Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA), with bone marrow cellularity of \<25% OR Severe Isolated Single Lineage Cytopenia and at least one of the following features: 1. Platelet count \<20 x 109/L or platelet transfusion dependence\* 2. ANC \<1000 x 109/L 3. Hgb \<8 gm/dl or red cell transfusion dependence\* 2. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) (based on WHO or IPSS Classification 3. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (untreated, in remission or with refractory or relapsed disease) * Donors will be either human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatible unrelated or HLA-genotypically matched related donors (no fully matched sibling donor). * Patients and donors may be of either gender or any ethnic background. * Patients must have a Karnofsky adult, or Lansky pediatric performance scale status \> 70%. * Patients must have adequate physical function measured by: 1. Cardiac: asymptomatic or if symptomatic then 1) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at rest must be \> 50% and must improve with exercise or 2) Shortening Fraction \> 29% 2. Hepatic: \< 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) alanine transaminase (ALT) and \< 2.0 mg/dl total serum bilirubin. 3. Renal: serum creatinine \<1.5 mg/dl or if serum creatinine is outside the normal range, then CrCl \> 50 ml/min/1.73 m2 4. Pulmonary: asymptomatic or if symptomatic, DLCO \> 50% of predicted * Each patient must be willing to participate as a research subject and must sign an informed consent form. * Female patients and donors must not be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of signing consent. Women must be willing to undergo a pregnancy test prior to transplant and avoid becoming pregnant while on study.

Exclusion criteria

* Active CNS leukemia * Female patients who are pregnant (positive serum or urine HCG) or breast-feeding. * Active uncontrolled viral, bacterial or fungal infection * Patient seropositive for HIV-I/II; HTLV -I/II

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Graft Failure or Rejection5 yearsPrimary non-engraftment is diagnosed when the patient fails to achieve an ANC \>=500/mm3 at any time in the first 28 days post-transplant. If (1) after achievement of an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>=500/mm3, the ANC declines to \<500/mm3 for more than 3 consecutive days in the absence of relapse, or, (2) there is absence of donor cells in the marrow and/or blood as demonstrated by chimerism assay in the absence of relapse, a diagnosis of secondary graft failure is made. The patient is not evaluable for graft failure or rejection if recurrence of host MDS is detected concurrently.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post-transplant severe morbidity and mortality2 years post-transplantThe occurrence of severe post-transplant regimen-related severe morbidity (grade IV toxicity) and/or mortality will be the second endpoint of this study. In the context of the agents or agent-combination used for cytoreduction used, particular attention will be given to toxicity involving (1) the liver, (2) the lungs, (3) the oral mucosa and gastrointestinal tract, and (4) the central nervous system.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Graft Versus Host DiseaseOne yearPatients will be observed for acute and/or chronic graft versus host disease (GvHD). Standard clinical criteria for the grading of acute and chronic GvHD will be done according to IBMTR guidelines.
Leukemic Relapse5 yearsFor patients with MDS or AML, relapse will be analyzed as to type and genetic origin of the MDS/leukemic cells.
Secondary malignancies5 yearsPatients will be followed for 5 years through annual contact with their treatment center in order to track the risk of developing a secondary malignancy.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactJamie Wilhelm
Jamie.Wilhelm@cchmc.org(513)803-1102
Backup ContactSara Loveless, RN
Sara.Loveless@cchmc.org(513)803-7656

Outcome results

None listed

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