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Combined Bone Marrow and Renal Transplantation for Hematologic Disorders With End Stage Renal Disease

Combined HLA-Matched Bone Marrow and Kidney Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma or Other Hematologic Disorders With End Stage Renal Disease

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02158052
Enrollment
2
Registered
2014-06-06
Start date
2015-02-28
Completion date
2021-06-22
Last updated
2022-12-13

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

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma, Amyloidosis

Keywords

HLA matched, bone marrow transplantation, kidney transplantation

Brief summary

This pilot trial offers the unique opportunity for both the treatment of multiple myeloma or systemic AL amyloidosis for which hematopoietic stem cell transplantation would be ordinarily indicated and the reversal of end-stage renal failure, while avoiding the risks associated with long-term standard anti-rejection therapy used in renal transplantation. The primary objectives of this study are to assess renal allograft tolerance (that is, the acceptance of the kidney without the need for anti-rejection therapy), assess anti-tumor response rates in multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis, and assess complication rates for genetically (HLA) matched related donor combined bone marrow and kidney transplantation using a low dose total body irradiation based preparative regimen.

Detailed description

The induction of transplantation tolerance involves the specific elimination of the immune response to the transplant but not to other antigens. In the realm of kidney transplantation, tolerance means that the recipient is unable to detect the donor transplant kidney as foreign, and therefore the recipient is unable to reject the kidney. Donor bone marrow engraftment leads to kidney graft tolerance in animal models. Renal failure is a major complication of multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis for which the only known cure is allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Standard bone marrow transplantation is associated with prohibitive toxicities in patients with end stage renal disease, and is generally not considered an option for those patients. Patients with multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis are excluded from conventional renal transplantation protocols because of their underlying malignancy. A less toxic bone marrow transplantation protocol, utilizing low dose total body irradiation and anti-thymocyte globulin, combined with renal transplantation, could provide an opportunity for cure of the myeloma or amyloidosis and correction of end stage renal disease. In addition, successful marrow engraftment may be expected to lead to a state of tolerance. Successful implementation of tolerance would be a major benefit to transplant recipients. The significance of developing tolerance is that the patient could be spared the disabling complications of indefinite immunosuppression, which include infections, cataracts, osteoporosis, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and malignancy.

Interventions

DRUGTacrolimus

Tacrolimus starting on Day -1

20 mg/kg IV on Days -3, -1, +1, +3

PROCEDUREKidney transplant from a related donor

On Day 0 the renal transplant is performed according to standard surgical techniques.

Donor bone marrow (\> 2 x 10e8 nucleated cells/kg of recipient body weight) is prepared for infusion according to the standard procedure. The infusion begins in the operating room as soon as the vascular anastomosis of the renal allograft has been completed.

RADIATIONTotal body irradiation 400 centigray (200 cGy X 2)

On transplant day -1

Sponsors

Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Participant Inclusion Criteria * Participants with end-stage renal failure due to or in association with multiple myeloma or systemic AL amyloidosis which hematopoietic cell transplantation is appropriate and a ≥ 50% five-year survival probability with transplantation is expected. This includes, but is not limited to: * Multiple myeloma (MM), ISS stage II or III in complete or very good partial remission * AL amyloidosis without significant cardiac disease * Males or females 18 - 65 years of age. * Participants must have an HLA-matched or one of six HLA A, B, or DR antigen-mismatched related donor, with high resolution molecular class I and II allele typing. * Men and women of reproductive potential must agree to use a reliable method of birth control during the treatment, and women should do so for a period of 2 years following the transplant. * Participants should be on dialysis or have a CrCl \<20 ml/min. * Patients should not have evidence of renal recovery of their renal failure over a 90 day period of therapy for their underlying malignancy or other blood disorder. * . * Patients with a history of other malignancies excluding basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix with a disease-free survival interval of \>2 years. Patients with the following malignancies must demonstrate a 5 year disease-free survival: * Breast cancer with positive nodes * Malignant melanoma (other than in situ) * Colorectal cancer (other than Dukes Stage A or B1) * Patients with multiple myeloma must have received previous treatment with a bortezomib-based regimen. Patients with AL amyloidosis must have received previous treatment with a bortezomib-based regimen and/or autologous stem cell transplantation * Patients with a history of malignant melanoma must be reviewed by an independent oncologist prior to enrollment. * Recipient ability to understand and provide informed consent. Participant

Exclusion criteria

* Evidence of active infection as defined by: a) clinical syndrome consistent with viral or bacterial infection (e.g., influenza, URI, UTI) or b) fever with a clinical site of infection identified, or c) microbiologically documented infection, including, but not limited to, bacteremia or septicemia. * Participation in other investigational drug use at the time of enrollment. * Contraindication to therapy with any one of the proposed agents (e.g., history of allergy to horse serum in ATG). * Serologic positivity to HIV or HCV. * Women of childbearing age in whom adequate contraception cannot be maintained. * AST/ALT \> 3 x normal or bilirubin \> 1.5 x normal (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome). * Pregnancy or uncontrolled serious medical illness not related to underlying myeloma. * Cardiac ejection fraction \< 40% by echocardiogram. * FEV1 \< 50% predicted or corrected DLCO \< 50% predicted. * ABO blood group incompatibility in the host-vs-graft direction. * Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome Donor Inclusion Criteria * HLA-matched or one of six HLA A, B, or DR antigen-mismatched related male or female donor 18-65 years of age. * ECOG performance status 0 or 1. * Excellent health per conventional pre-donor history (medical and psychosocial evaluation). * Acceptable laboratory parameters (hematology in normal or near-normal range; liver function \< 2 times the upper limit of normal and normal creatinine). * Compatible ABO blood group. * Negative donor lymphocyte crossmatch. * No positive testing for viral infection (HbsAg, HIV, HCV, HTLV-1). * Cardiac/Pulmonary evaluation within normal limits (CXR, EKG). * Donor ability to understand and provide informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Without Renal Allograft Rejection at 6 Months Post-transplant6 MonthsThe Primary Outcome is: the incidence of renal allograft rejection at 6 months post-transplant

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Anti-Tumor Response Rate3 yearsThis is measurement is summarized via bone marrow biopsy results and blood assays through 3 years. Anti-tumor response is assessed according to Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR.org) criteria. For multiple myeloma, based on assessment of serum and urine immunofixation, the presence or absence of soft tissue plasmacytomas and analyses of bone marrow aspirate and biopsy samples, response categories include stringent complete remission (sCR), complete remission (CR), near CR (nCR) very good partial response (VGPR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD). For AL amyloidosis, based on assessment of serum and urine immunofixation and serum free light chain ratio, hematologic response categories include complete response, very good partial response, partial response, no response/stable disease and progressive disease. Organ responses are also assessed according to organ specific criteria.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Bone Marrow and Kidney RECIPIENT
Single arm combined bone marrow and kidney transplantation Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus starting on Day -1 Equine Anti-thymocyte globulin: 20 mg/kg IV on Days -3, -1, +1, +3 Kidney transplant from a related donor: On Day 0 the renal transplant is performed according to standard surgical techniques. Bone marrow transplant from a related donor: Donor bone marrow (\> 2 x 10e8 nucleated cells/kg of recipient body weight) is prepared for infusion according to the standard procedure. The infusion begins in the operating room as soon as the vascular anastomosis of the renal allograft has been completed. Total body irradiation 400 centigray (200 cGy X 2): On transplant day -1
1
Bone Marrow and Kidney DONOR
Kidney transplant from a related donor: On Day 0 the renal transplant is performed according to standard surgical techniques. Bone marrow transplant from a related donor: Donor bone marrow (\> 2 x 10e8 nucleated cells/kg of recipient body weight) is prepared for infusion according to the standard procedure.
1
Total2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBone Marrow and Kidney DONORTotalBone Marrow and Kidney RECIPIENT
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Age, Continuous46 years49.5 years53 years
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 10 / 1
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 10 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 10 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Without Renal Allograft Rejection at 6 Months Post-transplant

The Primary Outcome is: the incidence of renal allograft rejection at 6 months post-transplant

Time frame: 6 Months

Population: One bone marrow/kidney transplant recipient was enrolled and treated on this trial.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Bone Marrow and Kidney RECIPIENTSNumber of Participants Without Renal Allograft Rejection at 6 Months Post-transplant1 Participants
Secondary

Anti-Tumor Response Rate

This is measurement is summarized via bone marrow biopsy results and blood assays through 3 years. Anti-tumor response is assessed according to Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR.org) criteria. For multiple myeloma, based on assessment of serum and urine immunofixation, the presence or absence of soft tissue plasmacytomas and analyses of bone marrow aspirate and biopsy samples, response categories include stringent complete remission (sCR), complete remission (CR), near CR (nCR) very good partial response (VGPR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD). For AL amyloidosis, based on assessment of serum and urine immunofixation and serum free light chain ratio, hematologic response categories include complete response, very good partial response, partial response, no response/stable disease and progressive disease. Organ responses are also assessed according to organ specific criteria.

Time frame: 3 years

Population: One bone marrow/kidney recipient was enrolled and treated on this trial.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Bone Marrow and Kidney RECIPIENTSAnti-Tumor Response Rate1 Participants

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