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Umbilical Cord Blood NK Cells, Rituximab, High-Dose Chemotherapy, and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Immunotherapy With Ex Vivo-Expanded Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells Combined With Rituximab High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03019640
Enrollment
22
Registered
2017-01-12
Start date
2017-10-10
Completion date
2021-08-16
Last updated
2023-02-16

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

Conditions

Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Indolent Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Follicular Lymphoma, Refractory Indolent Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brief summary

This phase II trial studies the side effects of cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic natural killer cells (umbilical cord blood natural killer \[NK\] cells), rituximab, high-dose chemotherapy, and stem cell transplant in treating patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has come back (recurrent) or that does not respond to treatment (refractory). Immune system cells, such as cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic natural killer cells, are made by the body to attack foreign or cancerous cells. Immunotherapy with rituximab, may induce changes in body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carmustine, cytarabine, etoposide, lenalidomide, melphalan, and rituximab, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. A stem cell transplant using stem cells from the patient or a donor may be able to replace blood-forming cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy used to kill cancer cells. The donated stem cells may also replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells. Giving cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic natural killer cells, rituximab, high-dose chemotherapy, and stem cell transplant may work better in treating patients with recurrent or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To establish the safety of this treatment by determining its treatment-related mortality (TRM) within 30 days. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the relapse-free survival (RFS). II. To estimate the overall survival (OS). III. To quantify duration of infused allogeneic umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived natural killer (NK) cells in the recipient. OUTLINE: PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Patients receive carmustine intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on day -12, etoposide IV twice daily (BID) over 3 hours on days -11 to -8, cytarabine IV BID over 1 hour on days -11 to -8, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -7, and lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days -7 to -2 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are CD20+ also receive rituximab IV over 3 hours on days -13 and -7. NK-CELL INFUSION: Patients receive cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic NK cells IV over 1 hour on day -5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. STEM CELL TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo stem cell transplant IV over 30-60 minutes on day 0 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. POST-TRANSPLANT: Patients receive filgrastim subcutaneously (SC) QD beginning on day +5. Treatment continues until white blood cell count recovers in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30, 100, and 180 days.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAutologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Undergo stem cell transplant

DRUGCarmustine

Given IV

DRUGCytarabine

Given IV

DRUGEtoposide

Given IV

BIOLOGICALFilgrastim

Given SC

DRUGLenalidomide

Given PO

DRUGMelphalan

Given IV

BIOLOGICALRituximab

Given IV

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with B-cell lymphoma who are candidates to autologous stem-cell transplantation: * Primary refractory or relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in response to salvage treatment * Primary refractory or relapsed follicular lymphoma or other indolent B-cell histology in response to salvage treatment * Chemosensitive mantle-cell lymphoma in first or later line of treatment * Estimated serum creatinine clearance \>= 60 ml/min and a normal serum creatinine for age * Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and/or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) =\< 2 x ULN or =\< 3 x ULN for Gilbert's disease * Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusion lung capacity (DLCO) (corrected for hemoglobin \[Hgb\]) \>= 50% of the predicted value * Left ventricular ejection fraction \>= 40%. No uncontrolled arrhythmias or symptomatic cardiac disease * Performance status \< 2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\]) * Negative beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in woman with child-bearing potential

Exclusion criteria

* Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma * Grade \>= 3 non-hematologic toxicity from prior therapy that has not resolved to =\< grade (G) 1 * Prior whole brain irradiation * Active hepatitis B, either active carrier (hepatitis B surface antigen positive \[HBsAg +\]) or viremic (hepatitis B virus \[HBV\] deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\] \>= 10,000 copies/mL, or \>= 2,000 IU/mL) * Evidence of either cirrhosis or stage 3-4 liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or positive hepatitis C serology * Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Radiation therapy in the month prior to enroll * Breastfeeding females

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment-related Mortality Within 30 Days (TRM30)Up to 30 daysParticipants that had Treatment-related mortality within 30 days.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who SurvivedFrom the time of transplant, assessed up to day 180Number of Participants Who Survived at day 180.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants recruitment from October 2017 to August 2021 at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Chemotherapy, NK Infusion, Stem Cell Transplant)
Patients receive carmustine intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on day -12, etoposide IV twice daily (BID) over 3 hours on days -11 to -8, cytarabine IV BID over 1 hour on days -11 to -8, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -7, and lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days -7 to -2 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are CD20+ also receive rituximab IV over 3 hours on days -13 and -7.
22
Total22

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event3
Overall StudyParticipant Relapsed1
Overall StudyScreen Failures4

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Chemotherapy, NK Infusion, Stem Cell Transplant)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
17 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
19 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
22 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
16 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 22
other
Total, other adverse events
22 / 22
serious
Total, serious adverse events
15 / 22

Outcome results

Primary

Treatment-related Mortality Within 30 Days (TRM30)

Participants that had Treatment-related mortality within 30 days.

Time frame: Up to 30 days

Population: Four participants did not received treatment due to screen failures.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Chemotherapy, NK Infusion, Stem Cell Transplant)Treatment-related Mortality Within 30 Days (TRM30)0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Survived

Number of Participants Who Survived at day 180.

Time frame: From the time of transplant, assessed up to day 180

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Chemotherapy, NK Infusion, Stem Cell Transplant)Number of Participants Who Survived16 Participants

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