Conditioning Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation of Patients With Hematological Diseases

Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00056966
Collaborator
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (Other), Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Participants in this study have a hematologic malignancy (a disorder in the bone marrow that affects the body's ability to create blood) that might benefit from receiving an allogeneic stem cell transplant (meaning the cells come from a donor) from a family member or nearly identical matched donor. The donor may either be a matched sibling, a mismatched family member, or an unrelated person.

Usually these patients are given high doses of chemotherapy before receiving a stem cell transplant to keep their immune system from rejecting the donor stem cells and to kill any diseased cells that remain in the body. However, this group of patients have a high risk of developing possibly life-threatening treatment-related side effects such as infections, damage to vital organs such as lungs, liver, kidney and heart, as well as graft versus host disease (GVHD).

Instead of the high dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy usually given before a transplant, this research study uses a new pre-transplant combination of three drugs, Fludarabine, Anti-CD45 and CAMPATH-1H with low dose radiotherapy. Fludarabine is a chemotherapy drug while Anti-CD45 and CAMPATH-1H are antibodies against certain types of blood cells, including those which are causing this disease. CAMPATH-1H is particularly important because it stays active in the body for a long time after it is given, which means it may work longer to prevent GVHD symptoms. Anti-CD45 may help in eradicating residual malignant cells. All these agents also help in preventing rejection of donor stem cells. This study is designed to give a less intense chemotherapy and radiotherapy, so that the life-threatening toxicities of conventional high dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimen can be reduced, while maintaining the ability to cure cancer.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2

Detailed Description

CAMPATH-1H will be given as a daily IV infusion for three days. Fludarabine will be given as a daily IV infusion for four days. Anti-CD45 will be given as a daily IV infusion for 4 days. Patients will then receive radiotherapy (also known as Total Body Irradiation or TBI) for one day. A summary of the treatment follows:

  • Day - 8: CAMPATH-1H and Fludarabine

  • Day - 7: CAMPATH-1H and Fludarabine

  • Day - 6: CAMPATH-1H and Fludarabine

  • Day - 5: Anti-CD45 and Fludarabine

  • Day - 4: Anti-CD45

  • Day - 3: Anti-CD45

  • Day - 2: Anti-CD45

  • Day - 1: TBI

  • Day 0: Stem Cell Infusion (transplant)

To help prevent the body from developing GVHD, patients will also receive the drug FK506, starting two days before the transplant and continuing for at least one month.

Both the CAMPATH-1H and the Anti-CD45 can cause allergic reactions so patients will be given drugs to help prevent those reactions before receiving daily doses.

To see how CAMPATH-1H works in patients with hematologic malignancies, some patients will be asked to participate in pharmacokinetic studies. For this, approximately 13 blood samples will be taken from the central line scheduled before each infusion on Day -8 to Day -6, daily thereafter until Day 0, and then approximately once per week on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 post transplant. No more than 5 teaspoonfuls total will be drawn.

To see how Anti-CD45 works in patients with hematologic malignancies some patients will be asked to participate in pharmacokinetic studies. Approximately 22 blood samples will be taken from the central line scheduled before, during and after each infusion and after the end of the last infusion of Anti-CD45. No more than 10 teaspoonfuls total will be drawn over the course of the four anti-CD45 infusions.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
24 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Phase I/II Study of CD45 Antibodies and Alemtuzumab Conditioning Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation of Patients With Hematological Diseases
Study Start Date :
Nov 1, 2002
Actual Primary Completion Date :
May 1, 2005
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2006

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1

recipients of HLA matched sibling transplants

Drug: ANTI-CD45
400ug/kg Day-5 through Day-2

Drug: CAMPATH-1H
Day -8 through Day -6 Dosed per Institutional SOP
Other Names:
  • anti-CD52
  • alemtuzumab
  • Drug: FK506
    Day -2 through Day 30 dose adjusted to maintain level between 5-15 ng/ml.
    Other Names:
  • tacrolimus
  • Drug: Fludarabine
    Day-8 through Day-5 30 mg/m2

    Radiation: Total Body Irradiation
    Day-1 single dose 450 cGy

    Procedure: Stem cell infusion
    Patients will receive peripheral blood stem cells from a HLA matched or one antigen mismatched related or unrelated donor (target CD34+ cell count >2 x 106/kg). When peripheral stem cells are unavailable or insufficient, bone marrow (target mononuclear cell count >2 x 108/kg) will be substituted.

    Experimental: 2

    recipients of unrelated or mismatched family donor transplants

    Drug: ANTI-CD45
    400ug/kg Day-5 through Day-2

    Drug: CAMPATH-1H
    Day -8 through Day -6 Dosed per Institutional SOP
    Other Names:
  • anti-CD52
  • alemtuzumab
  • Drug: FK506
    Day -2 through Day 30 dose adjusted to maintain level between 5-15 ng/ml.
    Other Names:
  • tacrolimus
  • Drug: Fludarabine
    Day-8 through Day-5 30 mg/m2

    Radiation: Total Body Irradiation
    Day-1 single dose 450 cGy

    Procedure: Stem cell infusion
    Patients will receive peripheral blood stem cells from a HLA matched or one antigen mismatched related or unrelated donor (target CD34+ cell count >2 x 106/kg). When peripheral stem cells are unavailable or insufficient, bone marrow (target mononuclear cell count >2 x 108/kg) will be substituted.

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Assess safety and feasibility of monoclonal abs directed to CD45 and CD52 antigens, Fludarabine and low dose TBI, as a non-myeloablative preparatory regimen for allo HSCT. This will be determined by 100d Non-relapse mortality and 100d Graft rejection [100 days post transplant]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. To obtain a preliminary estimate of the efficacy of this therapy as defined by: Complete remission at day 100 and One-year disease free survival. [100 days and 1 year post transplant]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    N/A and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Patients with one of the following high risk diseases needing allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation:

    Acute myeloid leukemia either a) Primary refractory, or b) Beyond first complete remission(CR1), or c) In CR1 with high risk of relapse

    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia either a) Primary refractory, or b) Beyond first complete remission(CR1), or c) In CR1 with high risk of relapse

    Chronic myeloid leukemia, either a) Accelerated phase, or b) Blast crisis, or c) Chronic phase and not achieving major cytogenetic response despite standard therapy

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, either a) Primary refractory, or b) Beyond first complete remission(CR1),

    Non Hodgkin's lymphoma, either a) Primary refractory, or b) Beyond first complete remission(CR1)

    Hodgkin's disease, either a) Primary refractory, or b) Beyond first complete remission(CR1),

    Myelodysplastic syndrome with IPSS score > 0. (Appendix A)

    Myeloproliferative disorders (with the exclusion of chronic myeloid leukemia) a) Primary Myelofibrosis with Lile score of 1 or 2 (Appendix B) b) Polycythemia Vera or Essential Thrombocythemia transformed to AML or Myelofibrosis and PV "spent phase"

    Multiple Myeloma with stage II or III disease

    Severe aplastic anemia

    1. Conditions that increase Treatment Related Mortality (need one or more to be eligible):

    Greater or equal to 35 years of age;

    Ejection Fraction of less than 50%;

    DLCO less than 50% or FEV1/FVC < 80% of predicted value;

    Diabetes Mellitus;

    Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine abnormal);

    Hepatic dysfunction-transaminases, or alkaline phosphatase, or bilirubin twice the upper limit of normal;

    Prior recent history of systemic fungal infection;

    Multiple prior treatment regimens (equal to or more than 3);

    Significant Grade III or IV neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, renal or hepatic toxicity from previous treatment;

    Prior Autologous or Allogeneic Stem Cell transplantation;

    1. Available Healthy Donor without any contraindications for donation. 5/6 or 6/6 related or unrelated donor (molecular typing for DRB1);

    2. Patient and/or responsible person able to understand and sign consent

    Exclusion Criteria:

    Pregnant and lactating women, or women unwilling to use contraception.

    HIV positive patient

    Unstable angina and uncompensated congestive heart failure (Zubrod of 3 or greater)

    Severe chronic pulmonary disease requiring oxygen (Zubrod of 3 or greater)

    Child's class C cirrhosis

    Unstable cerebral vascular disease or recent hemorrhagic stroke (less than 6 months)

    Patients with known allergy to rat serum products

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Texas Children's Hospital Houston Texas United States 77030
    2 The Methodist Hospital Houston Texas United States 77030

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Baylor College of Medicine
    • The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
    • Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine

    Investigators

    • Study Chair: Malcolm K Brenner, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    George Carrum, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00056966
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 12472
    • ACHE
    • NCT00602888
    First Posted:
    Mar 27, 2003
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 29, 2012
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2012

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jun 29, 2012