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Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Chronic Myelocytic LeukemiaPhase 2/3NCT00966810

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in CML With Partial T Cell Depletion

A Phase 2/3 study testing Stem cell transplantation in people with Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia, run by Rambam Health Care Campus at 1 site in Israel.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, the only known curative modality for CML, was abandoned in recent years for a very effective and much less toxic targeted therapy with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Stem cell transplantation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Dec 1999to Jan 2011
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of chronic phase CML by hematological, cytogenetic and molecular studies.
  • Age >18
  • Candidates for allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Available matched related donor

Who cannot join

  • Age< 18 years
  • Other malignancy
  • Decreased cardiac function (by echo), reduced pulmonary function (decreased DLCO, FEV1), abnormal kidney function (creatinine > 1.5 N), abnormal liver function (AST, ALT >2N)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Israel1 site
  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    Haifa, 31096

Other trials in Israel

About this study

Official title: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in CML With Partial T Cell Depletion and Preemptive Donor Lymphocyte Infusion.

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, the only known curative modality for CML, was abandoned in recent years for a very effective and much less toxic targeted therapy with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, approximately one third of patients still need another treatment including stem cell transplantation. The study protocol comprised a cohort of consecutive patients with CML who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation using partial T cell depletion, with no post-transplant GvHD prophylaxis. Forty consecutive patients with CML underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation from a matched sibling using partial T cell depletion (TCD), in a single institution. Escalated dose of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) was given in case of either relapse or presence of minimal residual disease (MRD) as detected by cytogenetic or molecular analysis.

The purpose of the study is to decrease transplant-related toxicity.

Read the detailed description

Patients were conditioned with oral busulfan 12mg/kg (days -6 to -4), cyclophosphamide 120mg/kg (days -3,-2), rabbit antithymocytic globulin, (Fresenius, Bad Hamburg, Germany) 25mg/kg (days -5 to -1) and fludarabine 200 mg/kg (days -7 to-3). Final busulfan dose was individually determined based on measurements of serum busulfan levels with a target dose of 850-1400 microM x minute.

Transplants were performed in reverse isolation rooms equipped with high-efficiency particulate air filtration systems (HEPA). No post-transplant GvHD prophylaxis was given. Post-transplant infection prophylaxis consisted of acyclovir, itraconazole, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and penicillin VK. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) status was determined weekly using PCR for CMV-DNA and pp65 antigenemia in blood leukocytes, followed by preemptive ganciclovir administration when positive.

Donors Donors were human leukocyte antigen (HLA) A,B,C serologically matched and DR and DQ molecularly matched siblings. Donor stem cells were collected following mobilization with 10 µg/kg/day G-CSF, given subcutaneously for 5 consecutive days. CD34 cells were positively selected using anti-CD34 antibody conjugated to iron-dextran microbeads using CliniMACS device (Miltenyi Biotech, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) with an aim to collect > 5.0 x 106 CD34 cells/kg.

Disease monitoring Following transplant, all patients were under close surveillance for the presence of minimal residual disease (MRD) using cytogenetic analysis and PCR for the detection of BCR/ABL transcripts. Bone marrow and peripheral blood samples were examined every 3 months in the first year post transplant and every 3-6 months in the subsequent years.

PCR method: RQ-PCR was performed according to the Europe Against Cancer (EAC) protocol.19 The BCR-ABL and ABL copy numbers were calculated by comparing with the standard curve generated using IPSOGEN FusionQuant Standards. The results of quantifying BCR-ABL transcripts were expressed as percentage ratios relative to total ABL transcripts.

A minimum number of 1x104 copies of ABL is the lower limit below which a negative RT-PCR was considered unreliable. In the molecular biology laboratory of the Rambam Health Care Campus the sensitivity for quantitative Q-PCR is (10-5).

Donor leukocyte infusion (DLI). DLI was administered in escalating dose regimen starting from 3 x 106 cells/kg followed as necessary by 1 x 107 cells/kg, 5 x 107 cells/kg and 1 x 108 cells/kg.

DLI was used in case of persistence/reappearance of BCR-ABL transcripts starting from 6 months post transplant onward. In instances where more than 1 DLI was administered the successive escalated dose was given at ≥ 3-month intervals as dictated by MRD follow-up.

Being tested
Stem cell transplantation
Keywords
chronic myelocytic leukemia, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, T cell depletion, donor lymphocyte infusion, GvHD, transplant related mortality
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

What participants receive

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

  • Stem cell transplantationProcedure or surgery

    Also called HSCT

    Patients were conditioned with oral busulfan 12mg/kg (days -6 to -4), cyclophosphamide 120mg/kg (days -3,-2), rabbit antithymocytic globulin, (Fresenius, Bad Hamburg, Germany) 25mg/kg (days -5 to -1) and fludarabine 200 mg/kg (days -7 to-3). CD34 cells were positively selected using anti-CD34 antibody conjugated to iron-dextran microbeads using CliniMACS device (Miltenyi Biotech, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) with an aim to collect > 5.0 x 106 CD34 cells/kg. DLI was administered in escalating dose regimen starting from 3 x 106 cells/kg followed as necessary by 1 x 107 cells/kg, 5 x 107 cells/kg and 1 x 108 cells/kg.

Study groups in NCT00966810
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CML allogeneic stem cell transplantationExperimentalPatients with chronic myeloid leukemia suitable for allogeneic stem cell transplantation with a matched related donor.
Receives: Procedure: Stem cell transplantation

What is being measured

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

  1. Disease free survival

    Measured: The outcome is assessed at the end of transplant and every 3-6 months thereafter continuously.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Overall survival

    Measured: Every 3-6 months after transplant continuously.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Aug 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 1999
  3. Primary completionJan 2010 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2011 (estimated)

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00966810
Sponsor's protocol ID
CML ASCTCTIL
Status last verified
Jan 2009
First submitted
26 Aug 2009
Last updated
27 Aug 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • O'Brien SG, Guilhot F, Larson RA, Gathmann I, Baccarani M, Cervantes F, Cornelissen JJ, Fischer T, Hochhaus A, Hughes T, Lechner K, Nielsen JL, Rousselot P, Reiffers J, Saglio G, Shepherd J, Simonsson B, Gratwohl A, Goldman JM, Kantarjian H, Taylor K, Verhoef G, Bolton AE, Capdeville R, Druker BJ; IRIS Investigators. Imatinib compared with interferon and low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 13;348(11):994-1004. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa022457.

    PubMed 12637609
  • Hughes TP, Kaeda J, Branford S, Rudzki Z, Hochhaus A, Hensley ML, Gathmann I, Bolton AE, van Hoomissen IC, Goldman JM, Radich JP; International Randomised Study of Interferon versus STI571 (IRIS) Study Group. Frequency of major molecular responses to imatinib or interferon alfa plus cytarabine in newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 9;349(15):1423-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa030513.

    PubMed 14534335
  • Druker BJ, Guilhot F, O'Brien SG, Gathmann I, Kantarjian H, Gattermann N, Deininger MW, Silver RT, Goldman JM, Stone RM, Cervantes F, Hochhaus A, Powell BL, Gabrilove JL, Rousselot P, Reiffers J, Cornelissen JJ, Hughes T, Agis H, Fischer T, Verhoef G, Shepherd J, Saglio G, Gratwohl A, Nielsen JL, Radich JP, Simonsson B, Taylor K, Baccarani M, So C, Letvak L, Larson RA; IRIS Investigators. Five-year follow-up of patients receiving imatinib for chronic myeloid leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 7;355(23):2408-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa062867.

    PubMed 17151364
  • Jabbour E, Cortes JE, Kantarjian HM. Molecular monitoring in chronic myeloid leukemia: response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and prognostic implications. Cancer. 2008 May 15;112(10):2112-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23427.

    PubMed 18348294
  • de Lavallade H, Apperley JF, Khorashad JS, Milojkovic D, Reid AG, Bua M, Szydlo R, Olavarria E, Kaeda J, Goldman JM, Marin D. Imatinib for newly diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: incidence of sustained responses in an intention-to-treat analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jul 10;26(20):3358-63. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.8154. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

    PubMed 18519952
  • Gratwohl A, Hermans J, Goldman JM, Arcese W, Carreras E, Devergie A, Frassoni F, Gahrton G, Kolb HJ, Niederwieser D, Ruutu T, Vernant JP, de Witte T, Apperley J. Risk assessment for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia before allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation. Chronic Leukemia Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Lancet. 1998 Oct 3;352(9134):1087-92. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)03030-x.

    PubMed 9798583
  • Passweg JR, Walker I, Sobocinski KA, Klein JP, Horowitz MM, Giralt SA; Chronic Leukemia Study Writing Committee of the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. Validation and extension of the EBMT Risk Score for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) receiving allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplants. Br J Haematol. 2004 Jun;125(5):613-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.04955.x.

    PubMed 15147377
  • Baccarani M, Saglio G, Goldman J, Hochhaus A, Simonsson B, Appelbaum F, Apperley J, Cervantes F, Cortes J, Deininger M, Gratwohl A, Guilhot F, Horowitz M, Hughes T, Kantarjian H, Larson R, Niederwieser D, Silver R, Hehlmann R; European LeukemiaNet. Evolving concepts in the management of chronic myeloid leukemia: recommendations from an expert panel on behalf of the European LeukemiaNet. Blood. 2006 Sep 15;108(6):1809-20. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-02-005686. Epub 2006 May 18.

    PubMed 16709930
  • Goldman JM. How I treat chronic myeloid leukemia in the imatinib era. Blood. 2007 Oct 15;110(8):2828-37. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-04-038943. Epub 2007 Jul 12.

    PubMed 17626839
  • Zuckerman T, Katz T, Haddad N, Fineman R, Dann EJ, Avivi I, Ofran Y, Gavish I, Faibish T, Sahar D, Hertz E, Sabo E, Reisner Y, Rowe JM. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: risk stratified approach with a long-term follow-up. Am J Hematol. 2012 Sep;87(9):875-9. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23263. Epub 2012 Jul 27.

    PubMed 22847303

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Stem cell transplantation in people with Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia, run by Rambam Health Care Campus at 1 site in Israel.

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 4 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Aug 2009. 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 Israel. 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 combined 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.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Disease free survival (time frame: The outcome is assessed at the end of transplant and every 3-6 months thereafter continuously.). 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 NCT00966810, which also lists 10 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 Aug 2009.

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