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Blood CancerPhase 2NCT00185640

Allogeneic Transplantation Using Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI) and Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) for Older Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

A Phase 2 study testing Cyclosporine, Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) and Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in people with Blood Cancer and Leukemia, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To measure how frequently and to what degree a complication of transplant cell acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurs. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Blood Cancer, Leukemia
What is being tested?
Cyclosporine, Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) and Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
303 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2003to Jan 2016
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Any patient with one of the following hematolymphoid malignancies or syndromes in whom allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HST) is warranted. Specific disease categories include:
  • Indolent advanced stage non-Hodgkin lymphomas
  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Hodgkin disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Acute leukemias in complete remission
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  • Aplastic anemia
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
  • Myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative syndromes.
  • Other selected malignancies/disorders may also be considered but must be approved by the transplant team and the Principal Investigator.
  • Age > 50 years, or if < 50 years of age, considered to be at high risk for regimen-related toxicity associated with conventional myeloablative transplants due to pre-existing medical conditions or prior therapy.
  • A fully human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling or matched unrelated donor is available. Potential participants with one antigen mismatched donors can be considered but only after discussion with the transplant team and the Principal Investigator.
  • Participant must be competent to give consent.

Who cannot join

  • Progressive hematolymphoid malignancies despite conventional therapies, or acute leukemias not in complete remission.
  • Uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) involvement with disease
  • Fertile men or women unwilling to use contraceptive techniques during and for 12 months following treatment
  • Pregnant
  • Cardiac ejection fraction < 30%
  • Uncontrolled cardiac failure
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  • Pulmonary diffusing capacity (DLCO) < 40% predicted
  • Elevation of bilirubin to > 3 mg/dL
  • Transaminases > 4 x the upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine clearance < 50 cc/min (24-hour urine collection)
  • Karnofsky performance score < 60%
  • Poorly controlled hypertension on multiple antihypertensives
  • Documented fungal disease that is progressive despite treatment
  • HIV-positive. Other viral infections, ie, Hepatitis B- and C- positive, evaluated on a case-by-case basis
  • Psychiatric disorders or psychosocial problems which in the opinion of the primary physician or Principal Investigator would place the patient at unacceptable risk from this regimen.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Stanford University School of Medicine

    Stanford, California, 94305

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About this study

Official title: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Using a Non-Myeloablative Preparative Regimen of Total Lymphoid Irradiation and Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Older Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

To measure how frequently and to what degree a complication of transplant cell acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurs.

Read the detailed description

This study evaluated whether TLI-ATG conditioning followed by allogeneic hematpoietic cell transplant (HCT), which has provided excellent overall survival for patients with relapsed lymphoma after failed autologous HCT, provides a similar benefit in the setting of elderly patients with hematologic malignancies.

Being tested
Cyclosporine, Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), Filgrastim, Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI)
Medical subject headings
Hematologic Neoplasms, Leukemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CyclosporineDrug

    Also called Cyclosporin, Cyclosporin A

    Starting day -3 at a dose of 5 mg/kg orally twice daily with a target trough level of 350 to 450 ng/mL

  • Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)Drug

    Also called Thymoglobulin

    1.5 mg/kg for total dose of 7.5mg/kg, IV starting on day -11 to day -7 before HCT

  • Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)Drug

    Also called CellCept

    Begins on day 0 after HCT at a dose of 15 mg/kg. Transplant recipients who received related donor grafts received MMF twice daily and those who received unrelated donor grafts received MMF 3 times daily.

  • FilgrastimDrug

    Also called Neupogen, Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF; GCSF), colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF-3)

    • Donors mobilized with 16 µg/kg/day filgrastim.
    • As needed, myelosuppression in transplant recipients will be managed with subcutaneous filgrastim 5 µg/kg/day
  • Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI)Radiation

    0.8 Gy/day from day -11 to day -7 (inclusive) from day -4 to day -2 (inclusive) with 2 additional fractions of 0.8 Gy delivered on day -1 for total dose of 8 Gy.

Study groups in NCT00185640
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Non-myeloablative transplantationExperimentalPre-transplant total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) infusion with Day 0 allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT), followed by post-transplant immunosuppression by cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil.
Receives: Drug: Cyclosporine; Drug: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG); Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF); Drug: Filgrastim; Radiation: Total Lymphoid Irradiation (TLI)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD)

    The incidence of acute GvHD after transplantation was assessed per Glucksberg GvHD grade, a compound scale based on the following combinations of disease stages.

    Skin Stages

    • 0: No rash
    • 1: Maculopapular (MP) rash <25% of body surface area
    • 2: MP rash on 25-50% of body surface area
    • 3: Generalized erythroderma (ED)
    • 4: Generalized ED with bullous formation and desquamation

    Liver Stages (Bilirubin in mg/dL)

    • 0: <2
    • 1: 2-3
    • 2: 3.01-6
    • 3: 6.01-15.0
    • 4: >15

    Gastrointestinal (GI) Stages (diarrhea)

    • 0: None or < 500 mL/day
    • 1: 500-999 mL/day
    • 2: 1000-1499 mL/day
    • 3: >1500 mL/day
    • 4: Severe abdominal pain, with or without ileus

    Glucksberg Overall grade

    • Grade 1: Skin 1/2; GI 0; Liver 0; Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) 90-100%
    • Grade 2: Skin 1-3; GI 1; Liver 1; KPS 70-80
    • Grade 2: Skin 2/3; GI 2/3; Liver 2-4; KPS 50-60
    • Grade 4: Skin 2-4; GI 2-4; Liver 2-4; KPS 30-40

    Measured: 100 days post-transplant

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD), All Evaluable

    The incidence of acute GvHD after transplantation was assessed per Glucksberg GvHD grade, a compound scale based on the following combinations of disease stages.

    Skin Stages

    • 0: No rash
    • 1: Maculopapular (MP) rash <25% of body surface area
    • 2: MP rash on 25-50% of body surface area
    • 3: Generalized erythroderma (ED)
    • 4: Generalized ED with bullous formation and desquamation

    Liver Stages (Bilirubin in mg/dL)

    • 0: <2
    • 1: 2-3
    • 2: 3.01-6
    • 3: 6.01-15.0
    • 4: >15

    Gastrointestinal (GI) Stages (diarrhea)

    • 0: None or < 500 mL/day
    • 1: 500-999 mL/day
    • 2: 1000-1499 mL/day
    • 3: >1500 mL/day
    • 4: Severe abdominal pain, with or without ileus

    Glucksberg Overall grade

    • Grade 1: Skin 1/2; GI 0; Liver 0; Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) 90-100%
    • Grade 2: Skin 1-3; GI 1; Liver 1; KPS 70-80
    • Grade 2: Skin 2/3; GI 2/3; Liver 2-4; KPS 50-60
    • Grade 4: Skin 2-4; GI 2-4; Liver 2-4; KPS 30-40

    Measured: 100 days post-transplant

  2. Incidence of Relapse

    Reports the overall rate of disease relapse, occurring any time within 3 years after transplant

    Measured: 3 years

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Measured: 3 and 5 years

  4. Event-free Survival (EFS)

    Reports the number and proportion of participants who neither died due to any cause nor experienced relapse.

    Measured: 3 and 5 years

  5. Transplant-related Mortality

    Reports the proportion of participants who expired within 1 year due to any complication or failure of the transplant.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2003
  3. Primary completionApr 2014
  4. Study completionJan 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
303 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00185640
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB-11960
Other IDs
78998, BMT153
Status last verified
Jun 2021
First submitted
12 Sep 2005
Last updated
29 Jun 2021
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Lowsky R, Takahashi T, Liu YP, Dejbakhsh-Jones S, Grumet FC, Shizuru JA, Laport GG, Stockerl-Goldstein KE, Johnston LJ, Hoppe RT, Bloch DA, Blume KG, Negrin RS, Strober S. Protective conditioning for acute graft-versus-host disease. N Engl J Med. 2005 Sep 29;353(13):1321-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa050642.

    PubMed 16192477
  • Jones CD, Arai S, Lowsky R, Tyan DB, Zehnder JL, Miklos DB. Complete donor T-cell engraftment 30 days after allogeneic transplantation predicts molecular remission in high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol. 2010 Sep;150(5):637-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08252.x. Epub 2010 Jun 7. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20528878
  • Rezvani AR, Kanate AS, Efron B, Chhabra S, Kohrt HE, Shizuru JA, Laport GG, Miklos DB, Benjamin JE, Johnston LJ, Arai S, Weng WK, Negrin RS, Strober S, Lowsky R. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation after failed autologous transplant for lymphoma using TLI and anti-thymocyte globulin conditioning. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Oct;50(10):1286-92. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2015.149. Epub 2015 Jul 6.

    PubMed 26146806
  • Kohrt HE, Turnbull BB, Heydari K, Shizuru JA, Laport GG, Miklos DB, Johnston LJ, Arai S, Weng WK, Hoppe RT, Lavori PW, Blume KG, Negrin RS, Strober S, Lowsky R. TLI and ATG conditioning with low risk of graft-versus-host disease retains antitumor reactions after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors. Blood. 2009 Jul 30;114(5):1099-109. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-211441. Epub 2009 May 7.

    PubMed 19423725
  • Benjamin J, Chhabra S, Kohrt HE, Lavori P, Laport GG, Arai S, Johnston L, Miklos DB, Shizuru JA, Weng WK, Negrin RS, Lowsky R. Total lymphoid irradiation-antithymocyte globulin conditioning and allogeneic transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2014 Jun;20(6):837-43. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.02.023. Epub 2014 Mar 7.

    PubMed 24607552

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Cyclosporine, Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) and Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in people with Blood Cancer and Leukemia, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jun 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Oct 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD) (time frame: 100 days post-transplant). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00185640, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jun 2021.

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