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Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteNCT00859586

Mismatched Donor Lymphocyte Infusions for Relapsed Disease Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

A study testing Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3 in people with Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute and Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 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

Patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies who suffer a relapse of their disease post-transplant have limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 8 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2009to Sep 2014
Phase
Interventional
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 8 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosed with one of the following hematological conditions:
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) of any subtype or
  • Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) of any subtype or
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) of any subtype or
  • Blastic phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Relapsed disease within 6 months of matched sibling allogeneic stem cell transplant procedure
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  • Evaluation for protocol within 8 weeks of relapse and enrollment within 12 weeks or relapse
  • 8-75 years of age
  • Availability of previous HLA identical (6/6) related donor (ages 8 to 17 must have previously donated bone marrow [not peripheral blood]
  • At least one haploidentical (1-3 antigen mismatched) related donor available for apheresis
  • HLA-matched sibling stem cell donor from the original transplant to participate in a stem cell rescue only in the setting of severe, refractory GvHD caused by the haploidentical cells.
  • Related HLA haplo-identical (1-3 A, B or DR antigens mismatched with recipient). To maximize the GvL that is associated with HLA disparity, the haploidentical donor will be chosen based on the greatest HLA mismatch (preference: 3/6 greater than 4/6 greater than 5/6). Parents and siblings will be considered equally.
  • Weight greater than or equal to 18 kg
  • Age greater than or equal to 8 or less than or equal to 80 years old.
  • Related HLA haplo-identical (1-3 A, B or DR antigens mismatched with recipient). To maximize the GvL that is associated with HLA disparity, the haploidentical donor will be chosen based on the greatest HLA mismatch (preference: 3/6 greater than 4/6 greater than 5/6). Donors age less than 80 years required, and parents and siblings will be considered equally.
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 or less than or equal to 80 years old.
  • Exclusion Criteria Haplo Lymphocyte Donor (any of the following):
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Unfit to undergo apheresis (abnormal blood counts, history of stroke, uncontrolled hypertension).
  • Sickling hemoglobinopathies such as HbSS and HbSC .
  • HIV positive. Donors who are positive for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II), or T.cruzi (Chagas) will be used at the discretion of the investigator following counseling and approval from the recipient.
  • Severe psychiatric illness or mental deficiency sufficiently severe as to make compliance with the donation of stem cells unlikely and/or informed consent impossible

Who cannot join

  • Active grade II-IV Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD)
  • Extensive chronic Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD)
  • Post-transplant donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) from original donor within 1 month of protocol enrollment.
  • Progressive disease despite post-relapse chemo or monoclonal therapy.
  • Co-morbidity of such severity that it would preclude the patients ability to tolerate protocol therapy.
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) greater than 10 x ULN (grade 3, CTCAE).
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  • Bilirubin greater than 5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (grade 3, CTCAE).
  • Creatinine greater than 3.5 mg/dl (grade 3, CTCAE).
  • HIV positive (Recipients who are positive for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II) are not excluded from participation).
  • Positive pregnancy test for women of childbearing age.
  • Severe psychiatric illness or mental deficiency sufficiently severe as to make compliance with the transplant treatment unlikely and informed consent impossible.
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Unfit to receive filgrastim (G-CSF) or previous filgrastim mobilization for donors under 18 years of age.
  • Unfit to undergo apheresis (abnormal blood counts, history of stroke, uncontrolled hypertension).
  • Sickling hemoglobinopathies such as HbSS or HbSC.
  • HIV positive. Donors who are positive for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II), or T.cruzi (Chagas) will be used at the discretion of the investigator following counseling and approval from the recipient.
  • Severe psychiatric illness or mental deficiency sufficiently severe as to make compliance with the donation of stem cells unlikely and/or informed consent impossible.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20852

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About this study

Patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies who suffer a relapse of their disease post-transplant have limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. With the exception of patients with chronic leukemias who may achieve prolonged remissions after donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs), treatments using either chemotherapy or a DLI achieve less than a 10% median survival beyond 6 months. Most of these patients die of progressive leukemia, underlying the need for new therapeutic approaches.

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched DLIs appear to possess a more potent graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) effect. However, when given after an HLA-mismatched transplant DLIs have a high risk of causing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which can be severe. To reduce the risk of GvHD, infusions of mismatched lymphocytes from an alternative donor may be used to avoid permanent engraftment and associated risk of GvHD.

In this study, we propose to use a novel strategy to treat leukemias relapsing after HLA matched allogeneic stem cell transplantation by using haplo-identical DLIs to promote the associated antileukemic effect while minimizing the possibility of permanent engraftment and associated GvHD. To achieve only temporary engraftment and to promote disease control we will give fludarabine immunosuppression prior to the DLI. We anticipate the infusion of HLA-mismatched donor lymphocytes in this setting will produce no detectible engraftment or only temporary engraftment, but may result in a strong GvL effect regardless of engraftment outcome. We will select patients for this protocol who fall into the worst category for post-transplant relapse. Specifically, we will enroll patients with acute leukemia or MDS relapsing within 6 months of transplant, of which less than 5% survive beyond a year from relapse.

Read the detailed description

Patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies who suffer a relapse of their disease post-transplant have limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. With the exception of patients with chronic leukemias who may achieve prolonged remissions after donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs), treatments using either chemotherapy or a DLI achieve less than a 10% median survival beyond 6 months. Most of these patients die of progressive leukemia, underlying the need for new therapeutic approaches.

HLA-mismatched DLIs appear to possess a more potent graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) effect. However, when given after an HLA-mismatched transplant DLIs have a high risk of causing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which can be severe. To reduce the risk of GvHD, infusions of mismatched lymphocytes from an alternative donor may be used to avoid permanent engraftment and associated risk of GvHD.

In this study, we propose to use a novel strategy to treat leukemias relapsing after HLA matched allogeneic stem cell transplantation by using haplo-identical DLIs to promote the associated antileukemic effect while minimizing the possibility of permanent engraftment and associated GvHD. To achieve only temporary engraftment and to promote disease control we will give fludarabine immunosuppression prior to the DLI. We anticipate the infusion of HLA-mismatched donor lymphocytes in this setting will produce no detectible engraftment or only temporary engraftment, but may result in a strong GvL effect regardless of engraftment outcome. We will select patients for this protocol who fall into the worst category for post-transplant relapse. Specifically, we will enroll patients with acute leukemia or MDS relapsing within 6 months of transplant, of which less than 5% survive beyond a year from relapse.

The primary objective of this phase II clinical trial will be to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using a non-engraftment model and a lymphocytes infusion from a haplo-identical donor to treat relapsed disease following matched sibling stem cell transplantation in subjects who are not candidates for alternative treatment options.

We therefore propose this is a phase II clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an infusion of unmanipulated lymphocytes from a haplo-identical donor in subjects with relapsed disease following matched sibling stem cell transplantation who are not candidates for alternative treatment options.

The primary endpoint of this phase 2 study is survival at 6 month post-relapse of disease. Successful outcome of the study will be a survival of 100% greater than the National Heart Lung and Blood (NHLBI) historical 25% at 6-months.

Secondary endpoints will include: incidence and severity of induced GvHD, proportion of DLI engraftment, peak chimerism, leukemia response at 21 days post DLI, residual leukemia measured by patient chimerism, leukemia free survival from date relapse, and safety of the mismatched DLI procedure.

Being tested
Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3
Keywords
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, AML, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, MDS
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

What participants receive

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

  • Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3Device

    Also called CliniMACS Miltenyi

    Receipts will receive 1 x 10 to eighth power CD3 cells/kg of familial haploidentical positively selected cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34)+ stem cells from the same DLI donor.

Study groups in NCT00859586
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3ExperimentalMiltenyi Magnetic cell sorter device will be used for CD3 selection of granulocyte colony stimulating factor mobilized allogeneic PBSCT. In stage 1, subjects will receive 1 x 10 to the eight power CD3 cells/kg. In stage II, the dose of CD3+ cells will be increased to 2 x 10 to the eight power cells/kg. This phase II clinical trial is designed to evaluate a novel non-myeloablative but highly immunosuppressive disease specific conditioning regimen and infusion of unmanipulated lymphocytes from a haplo-identical familial donor in subjects with relapsed disease following matched sibling stem cell transplantation who are not candidates for alternative treatment options. The clinical trial will evaluate recipient survival at six months post-relapse of disease.
Receives: Device: Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall Recipient Survival at 6-month Post-relapse of Disease

    This phase II clinical trial is designed to evaluate a novel non-myeloablative but highly immunosuppressive disease specific conditioning regimen and infusion of unmanipulated lymphocytes from a haplo-identical familial donor in subjects with relapsed disease following matched sibling stem cell transplantation who are not candidates for alternative treatment options. The clinical trial will evaluate recipient survival at six months post-relapse of disease.

    Measured: 6 months post-relapse of disease

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Number of Participants Who Developed of Acute GVHD

    Overall number incidences of participants who developed Acute Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD).

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  2. Number of Participants Who Developed Grade I, Acute GVHD

    Number of participants who developed Grade I, Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD) as defined by CIMBTR criteria for Organ Stages of Acute GVHD.

    Grade 1 is defined as: Skin = Maculopapular rash< 25% of body surface area (BSA); Liver = Total Bilirubin 2-3 mg/dL; Lower GI = stool output/day is 500-999 mL/day.

    Grade I GVHD is characterized as mild disease, grade II GVHD as moderate, grade III as severe, and grade IV life-threatening.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  3. Number of Participants Who Developed Grade II, Acute GVHD

    Number of participants who developed Grade II, Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD) as defined by CIMBTR criteria for Organ Stages of Acute GVHD.

    Stage II Acute GVHD: Skin - rash on 25-50 percent body surface area; Liver - Total Bilirubin 3.1-6.0 mg/dL; Lower GI - Diarrhea 1001-1500 mL/day.

    Grade I GVHD is characterized as mild disease, grade II GVHD as moderate, grade III as severe, and grade IV life-threatening.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  4. Number of Participants Who Developed Grade III, Acute GVHD

    Number of participants who developed Grade III, Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD) as defined by CIMBTR criteria for Organ Stages of Acute GVHD.

    Stage III Acute GVHD: Skin - Rash on >50% of body surface; Liver - Total Bilirubin 6.1 - 15.0 mg/dL; Lower GI - Diarrhea > 1500 mL/day Grade I GVHD is characterized as mild disease, grade II GVHD as moderate, grade III as severe, and grade IV life-threatening.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  5. Number of Participants Who Developed of Grade IV, Acute GVHD

    Number of participants who developed Grade IV, Acute Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD) as defined by CIMBTR criteria for Organ Stages of Acute GVHD.

    Grade IV, Acute GVHD is defined as: Skin = Generalized erythroderma plus bullous formation; Liver = Total Bilirubin >15 mg/dL; Lower GI = Severe abdominal pain with or without ileus.

    Grade I GVHD is characterized as mild disease, grade II GVHD as moderate, grade III as severe, and grade IV life-threatening.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  6. Number of Participants Who Developed Chronic GVHD

    Number of incidences of participants who developed Chronic Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD). Moderate GVHD is 3 or more organs with score 1, any organ with score 2, or lung with score 1, and usually requires systemic immune-suppressive treatment. Mild disease is associated with a good prognosis whereas severe disease is associated with higher treatment-related mortality and lower survival.

    Organs are scored on a 0 to 3 scale from no involvement/no symptoms to severe functional compromise.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  7. Number of Participants Who Developed Limited Chronic GVHD

    Number of participants who developed Limited Chronic Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD). Limited chronic GVHD is defined as GVHD occurring after day 100 that involved localized skin and/or mouth and/or liver.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  8. Number of Participants With Extensive, Chronic GVHD

    Number of participants with extensive, Chronic Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD). Extensive chronic GVHD is defined as GVHD occurring after day 100 that did not meet the definition of limited chronic GVHD.

    Measured: 6 months post disease relapse

  9. Number of Participants With CD3+ Engraftment Who Achieved Peak Chimerism Post DLI

    Number of Participants with CD3+ Engraftment who Achieved Peak Chimerism post Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI)

    Measured: 21 Days

  10. Number of Subjects Leukemia Response After Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI)

    Subjects experience leukemia response after partially human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched DLI according to International Working Group criteria

    Measured: 21 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Mar 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2009
  3. Primary completionSep 2014
  4. Study completionSep 2014

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
The CliniMACS CD34 Reagent System is a medical device used in vitro to select and enrich specific cell populations (CD34+ cells from heterogeneous hematological cell populations). In stage 1, subjects will receive 1 x 108 CD3 cells/kg on day 0. We will progress to stage 2 where the dose of CD3+ cells will be increased to 2 x 108 cells/kg.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00859586
Sponsor's protocol ID
090087
Other IDs
09-H-0087
Status last verified
Aug 2014
First submitted
10 Mar 2009
Last updated
27 Oct 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Armitage JO. Bone marrow transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1994 Mar 24;330(12):827-38. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199403243301206. No abstract available.

    PubMed 8114836
  • Montero A, Savani BN, Shenoy A, Read EJ, Carter CS, Leitman SF, Mielke S, Rezvani K, Childs R, Barrett AJ. T-cell depleted peripheral blood stem cell allotransplantation with T-cell add-back for patients with hematological malignancies: effect of chronic GVHD on outcome. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2006 Dec;12(12):1318-25. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.08.034.

    PubMed 17162214
  • Levine JE, Braun T, Penza SL, Beatty P, Cornetta K, Martino R, Drobyski WR, Barrett AJ, Porter DL, Giralt S, Leis J, Holmes HE, Johnson M, Horowitz M, Collins RH Jr. Prospective trial of chemotherapy and donor leukocyte infusions for relapse of advanced myeloid malignancies after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Jan 15;20(2):405-12. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.2.405.

    PubMed 11786567

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Miltenyi Magnetic cell sorter for CD3 in people with Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute and Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Acute, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 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 22 inclusion and 17 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 27 Oct 2020. 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.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 6 Nov 2015). 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?

Overall Recipient Survival at 6-month Post-relapse of Disease (time frame: 6 months post-relapse of disease). 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 NCT00859586, which also lists 3 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 27 Oct 2020.

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