Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With High-Risk Hematologic Cancer

Sponsor
Northside Hospital, Inc. (Other)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT00818961
Collaborator
Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving a monoclonal antibody, such as alemtuzumab, before transplant and tacrolimus and methotrexate after transplant may stop this from happening.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of donor stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with high-risk hematologic cancer.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:
  • To evaluate the safety and toxicity of a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen followed by allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA-matched unrelated donor in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies.

  • To evaluate engraftment by peripheral blood chimerism analysis.

  • To determine the incidence and severity of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease following the transplant.

  • To examine the possibility of controlling hematologic malignancies by induction of a graft-versus-leukemia/tumor effect.

  • To determine the disease-free survival, relapse, transplant-related mortality, and death from all causes.

OUTLINE:
  • Reduced-intensity conditioning regimen: Patients receive 1 of 2 conditioning regimens according to diagnosis.

  • Regimen 1 (acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative syndrome, or chronic myelogenous leukemia): Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV over 30 minutes and busulfan IV over 3 hours on days -6 to -3 or orally 4 times daily on days -7 to -3.

  • Regimen 2 (lymphoproliferative malignancies): Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV over 30 minutes and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -3. Patients with CD20+ malignancies also receive rituximab IV over 4-6 hours on days -13, -6, 1, and 8.

  • Transplantation: Patients undergo allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation on day 0.

  • Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis: Patients receive low-dose alemtuzumab subcutaneously on days -11 to -9 and tacrolimus IV over 24 hours beginning on day -3 and then orally twice daily beginning on day 14 and continuing until day 60, followed by a taper until day 180 in the absence of clinically significant GVHD. Patients also receive methotrexate on days 1, 3, and 6.

Patients who exhibit persistent mixed chimerism or disease relapse/progression despite full withdrawal of immunosuppression may receive up to 3 donor lymphocyte infusions.

Blood samples are taken on days 30, 60, and 100 and then every 4 weeks thereafter for chimerism studies by PCR analysis.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for up to 60 months.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
36 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation With Matched Unrelated Donors for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2011
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Other: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on donor type

Biological: alemtuzumab
43 mg subcutaneously over 3 days (3 mg on day -11, 10 mg on day -10, 30 mg on day -9)
Other Names:
  • Campath
  • Biological: graft-versus-tumor induction therapy
    curative potential of allogeneic transplant results from the immune anti-tumor effect of donor cells or GVT/GVL

    Biological: rituximab
    in patients with Cd20+ malignancies: rituximab 375 mg/m*2 day -13. rituximab 1000 mg/m*2 on days, -6, +1, +8.
    Other Names:
  • Rituxan
  • Drug: busulfan
    For patients with AML, CML, MDS, MPS and ALL only: IV or oral busulfan may be given IV busulfan: 130 mg/m2 over 3 hours once daily on days -6, -5, -4 and -3 Oral busulfan: taken every 6 hours x 15 doses beginning on day -7 at 6pm and continuing through day -3 at 6am. 1 mg/kg test dose will be given prior to day -7 and PK samples will be drawn to calculate AUC.

    Drug: cyclophosphamide
    750 mg/m2 infused over 1 hour once daily on days -5, -4 and -3. Cyclophosphamide will be started approximately 4 hours after the start of Fludarabine
    Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • Drug: fludarabine phosphate
    For patients with CLL, NHL & HD: 30 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes once daily on days -5, -4 and -3 For patients with AML, CML, MDS, MPS and ALL: 40 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes once daily on days -6, -5, -4 and -3.
    Other Names:
  • Fludara
  • Drug: methotrexate
    5 mg/m2 administered on days +1, +3 and +6

    Drug: tacrolimus
    0.03mg/kg/day infused over 24 hours starting on day -1 and switched to oral (twice daily divided dose) on day 14 or when able to tolerate PO
    Other Names:
  • Prograf; FK506
  • Procedure: allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
    Recipients will receive an allogeneic transplant on day 0 after receiving high-dose chemotherapy. This trial uses matched unrelated donor stem cells.
    Other Names:
  • HSCT, allo transplant
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Survival at Day 100 [100 day]

      Survival at Day 100

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Overall Survival at 1 Year [1 year]

      Evaluation of overall survival at 1 year (# of patients who are alive at 1 year post-transplant)

    2. Non-relapse Mortality at Day 100 [Day 100]

      patients are evaluable for their cause of death at Day 100

    3. Non-relapse Mortality at 1 Year Post-transplant [1 year]

      Number of patients who died of non-relapse causes at one year. this is in clusive of all patients who were transplanted on study even though only 10 patients died at by 1 year time point. This outcome will be referenced in the donor chimerism outcome. Only 26/36 patients were eligible for this time point as that is all that were alive.

    4. Complete Donor Chimerism [2 years]

      Complete donor chimerism (defined as >/= 95% donor cells in peripheral blood CD3+ and CD33+ was measured.

    5. Neutrophil Recovery [Day 100]

      The number of patients experiencing neutrophil recovery post transplant

    6. Platelet Engraftment [Day 100]

      The number of patients experiencing platelet engraftment post-transplant

    7. Number of Patients Requiring the Use of Donor Leukocyte Infusion (DLI) for Early Mixed T-cell Chimerism [Day 100]

      DLI is used for patients with mixed chimerism following transplant

    8. Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 2-4 Acute Graft-versus-host Disease Post-transplant [patients were followed for 2 years]

      patients experiencing acute graft versus host disease post-transplant

    9. Number of Patients Experiencing Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease [>100 days post-transplant]

    10. Number of Patients Experiencing Veno-occlusive Disease (VOD) Post-transplant [4 years]

      Patients will be evaluated up to 4 years post transplant

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    40 Years to 72 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    • Diagnosis of one of the following hematological malignancies:

    • CML, with 1 of the following:

    • In first CP AND failed imatinib mesylate therapy, defined as failure to obtain a hematologic remission at 3 months or a major cytogenetic response (i.e., Ph+ cells < 35%) at 6 months or demonstrated clonal evolution or disease progression during therapy

    • In accelerated phase with < 15% blasts

    • In blast crisis that has entered into a second CP following induction chemotherapy

    • AML, with 1 of the following:

    • In second or subsequent complete remission (CR) (i.e., < 5% blasts by morphology, no residual leukemia by flow cytometry, and absence of cytogenetic abnormalities)

    • Failed primary induction chemotherapy, but subsequently entered into a CR with ≤ 2 subsequent re-induction chemotherapy treatment(s)

    • In first CR with intermediate-risk or poor-risk cytogenetics

    • ALL with 1 of the following:

    • In second or subsequent CR

    • In first CR AND presence of t(9;22)

    • MDS, with the following:

    • High-risk disease, defined by IPSS score of ≥ 1.5 at diagnosis AND meets 1 of the following criteria:

    • ≤ 10% blasts at diagnosis

    • In morphologic CR (< 5% blasts) following cytoreductive chemotherapy

    • CMML, with 1 of the following:

    • ≤ 10% blasts at diagnosis

    • In morphologic CR (< 5% blasts) following cytoreductive chemotherapy

    • CLL/PLL with the following:

    • Rai stage I-IV disease

    • Failed ≥ 1 prior chemotherapy regimen (including fludarabine phosphate) or ASCT

    • Documented chemosensitive or stable, non-bulky disease prior to transplant, defined as < 20% bone marrow involvement AND lymph node size < 3 cm in axial diameter

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (i.e., small lymphocytic lymphoma, follicular center lymphoma [grade 1 or 2], marginal zone lymphoma, or B-cell lymphoma), with the following criteria:

    • Failed ≥ 1 prior chemotherapy regimen or ASCT

    • Documented chemosensitive or stable, non-bulky disease prior to transplant, defined as < 20% bone marrow involvement AND lymph node size < 3 cm in axial diameter

    • Received ≤ 3 prior chemotherapy regimens (monoclonal antibody therapy and involved-field radiotherapy are not considered a prior regimen)

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated LDH, B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Mantle cell lymphoma, with the following:

    • Failed to achieve remission or recurred after either conventional chemotherapy or ASCT

    • Responsive or stable disease to most recent prior therapy

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated LDH, B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Intermediate-grade NHL (i.e., follicular center lymphoma [grade 3] or diffuse large cell lymphoma), meeting the following criteria:

    • Failed to achieve remission or recurred after either conventional chemotherapy or ASCT

    • Documented chemosensitive, non-bulky disease prior to transplant, defined as at least a partial remission to salvage chemotherapy (≥ 50% reduction in diameter of all disease sites)

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated LDH, B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Hodgkin lymphoma, with the following:

    • Relapsed after prior ASCT OR after ≥ 2 combination chemotherapy regimens and ineligible for ASCT

    • Documented chemosensitive, non-bulky disease prior to transplant, defined as at least a partial remission to salvage chemotherapy (≥ 50% reduction in diameter of all disease sites)

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated LDH, B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Peripheral T-cell NHL, with the following:

    • Failed to achieve remission or recurred after either conventional chemotherapy or ASCT

    • Documented chemosensitive, non-bulky disease prior to transplant, defined as at least a partial remission to salvage chemotherapy (≥ 50% reduction in diameter of all disease sites)

    • No bulky tumor masses, elevated LDH, B symptoms, or progressive disease prior to transplant

    • Myeloproliferative syndrome with poor risk features, meeting 1 of the following criteria:

    • < 55 years old AND Lille score of 1

    • Lille score of 2

    • HgB < 10 g/dL AND abnormal karyotype

    • High-risk disease, with 1 of the following:

    • Age 40-72 years

    • Any age AND deemed to be at significantly increased risk of morbidity and death following a standard, myeloablative unrelated donor stem cell transplant (e.g., received extensive prior therapy, including ASCT)

    • HLA-matched unrelated donor available, with 1 of the following:

    • 8/8 match at HLA-A, B, C, or DR loci by high-resolution genotyping

    • Single allelic mismatch at either the HLA-B or HLA-C loci donor by high-resolution molecular typing

    • No single allelic mismatch at HLA-A or HLA-DR loci

    • KPS 80-100%

    • Adapted weighted Charlson Comorbidity Index < 3

    • Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

    • AST or ALT < 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

    • Total bilirubin < 1.5 times ULN

    • LVEF ≥ 45%

    • DLCO > 50%

    • No hypoxia at rest with oxygen saturation < 92% on room air (corrected with bronchodilator therapy)

    • No other severe pulmonary function abnormalities

    • No HIV infection

    • No active hepatitis B or C infection that, in the opinion of a gastroenterologist or the transplant committee, places the patient at moderate to high risk for developing severe hepatic disease

    • No active opportunistic infection (e.g., fungal pneumonia, tuberculosis, or viral infection)

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia Atlanta Georgia United States 30342

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Northside Hospital, Inc.
    • Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Scott R. Solomon, MD, Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Northside Hospital, Inc.
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00818961
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • CDR0000630617
    • BMTGG-NSH-756
    First Posted:
    Jan 8, 2009
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 18, 2013
    Last Verified:
    Oct 1, 2013
    Keywords provided by Northside Hospital, Inc.
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details The first patient on this study was enrolled & transplanted on 6/9/05. The last patient on this study was enrolled & transplanted on 1/5/11.
    Pre-assignment Detail No "groups" were assigned. Pts received chemotherapy based on their disease. 39 patients consented to study but 36 patients received protocol treatment. 3 patients were considered screen failures and did not move forward on study.
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Period Title: Overall Study
    STARTED 36
    COMPLETED 36
    NOT COMPLETED 0

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Overall Participants 36
    Age (Count of Participants)
    <=18 years
    0
    0%
    Between 18 and 65 years
    33
    91.7%
    >=65 years
    3
    8.3%
    Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
    56.44
    (6.92)
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    14
    38.9%
    Male
    22
    61.1%
    Region of Enrollment (participants) [Number]
    United States
    36
    100%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title Survival at Day 100
    Description Survival at Day 100
    Time Frame 100 day

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of overall survival at 100 days
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    35
    97.2%
    2. Secondary Outcome
    Title Overall Survival at 1 Year
    Description Evaluation of overall survival at 1 year (# of patients who are alive at 1 year post-transplant)
    Time Frame 1 year

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of overall survival at one year post-transplant
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    26
    72.2%
    3. Secondary Outcome
    Title Non-relapse Mortality at Day 100
    Description patients are evaluable for their cause of death at Day 100
    Time Frame Day 100

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of non-relapse mortality at Day 100
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    1
    2.8%
    4. Secondary Outcome
    Title Non-relapse Mortality at 1 Year Post-transplant
    Description Number of patients who died of non-relapse causes at one year. this is in clusive of all patients who were transplanted on study even though only 10 patients died at by 1 year time point. This outcome will be referenced in the donor chimerism outcome. Only 26/36 patients were eligible for this time point as that is all that were alive.
    Time Frame 1 year

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant. 10 patients died prior to 1 year post-transplant and were eligible for evaluation of non-relapse mortality at 1 year post-transplant
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    4
    11.1%
    5. Secondary Outcome
    Title Complete Donor Chimerism
    Description Complete donor chimerism (defined as >/= 95% donor cells in peripheral blood CD3+ and CD33+ was measured.
    Time Frame 2 years

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of donor chimerism
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    26
    72.2%
    6. Secondary Outcome
    Title Neutrophil Recovery
    Description The number of patients experiencing neutrophil recovery post transplant
    Time Frame Day 100

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of neutrophil recovery
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    35
    97.2%
    7. Secondary Outcome
    Title Platelet Engraftment
    Description The number of patients experiencing platelet engraftment post-transplant
    Time Frame Day 100

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of platelet engraftment.
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    35
    97.2%
    8. Secondary Outcome
    Title Number of Patients Requiring the Use of Donor Leukocyte Infusion (DLI) for Early Mixed T-cell Chimerism
    Description DLI is used for patients with mixed chimerism following transplant
    Time Frame Day 100

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for donor leukocyte infusions for mixed chimerism following transplant
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    19
    52.8%
    9. Secondary Outcome
    Title Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 2-4 Acute Graft-versus-host Disease Post-transplant
    Description patients experiencing acute graft versus host disease post-transplant
    Time Frame patients were followed for 2 years

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of acute graft versus host disease post-transplant.
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    15
    41.7%
    10. Secondary Outcome
    Title Number of Patients Experiencing Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
    Description
    Time Frame >100 days post-transplant

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    35 patients survive past 100 days post-transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of chronic graft versus host disease
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 35
    Number [participants]
    20
    55.6%
    11. Secondary Outcome
    Title Number of Patients Experiencing Veno-occlusive Disease (VOD) Post-transplant
    Description Patients will be evaluated up to 4 years post transplant
    Time Frame 4 years

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    36 patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and therefore were eligible for evaluation of VOD post-transplant
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant using one of two chemotherapy regimens based on disease type
    Measure Participants 36
    Number [participants]
    0
    0%

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame
    Adverse Event Reporting Description
    Arm/Group Title Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Arm/Group Description All patients received a hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation as part of this clinical trial.
    All Cause Mortality
    Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total / (NaN)
    Serious Adverse Events
    Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 10/36 (27.8%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Cardiac disorders
    aortic valve endocarditis 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    General disorders
    pulmonary/upper respiratory chest pain 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Infections and infestations
    norovirus 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Arthritis 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Nervous system disorders
    Syncopal Episode 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Renal and urinary disorders
    progressive non-oliguric renal failure 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    pneumonia 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Vascular disorders
    cerebral venous thrombosis and hemorrhage 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    thrombosis/embolism 1/36 (2.8%) 1
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 36/36 (100%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    ANC 29/36 (80.6%) 29
    anemia 27/36 (75%) 27
    edema 9/36 (25%) 9
    fluid overload 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    fluid retention 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    lower extremity edema 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    platelet reaction 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    PTT 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    thrombocytopenia 31/36 (86.1%) 31
    WBC 31/36 (86.1%) 31
    Cardiac disorders
    bradycardi 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    hypertension 21/36 (58.3%) 21
    hypotension 15/36 (41.7%) 15
    tachycardia 17/36 (47.2%) 17
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    ear congestion 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    ear pain 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    Endocrine disorders
    hypothyroidism 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    steroid induced diabetes 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    Eye disorders
    blurry vision 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    conjunctivitis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    dry eyes 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    periorbital edema 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    visual changes 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    watery eyes 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    abdominal cramping 12/36 (33.3%) 12
    abdominal discomfort/tenderness 9/36 (25%) 9
    abdominal pain 16/36 (44.4%) 16
    bloody stool 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    cholecystitis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    constipation 15/36 (41.7%) 15
    diarrhea 34/36 (94.4%) 34
    difficulty swallowing 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    dry heaves 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    dry mouth 8/36 (22.2%) 8
    dyspepsia 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    esophagitis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    gas pain 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    gastritis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    GERD 17/36 (47.2%) 17
    GI distress 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    hemorrhoids 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    incontinent (stool) 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    mouth erythema 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    mouth pain/tenderness 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    mucositis 21/36 (58.3%) 21
    nausea 33/36 (91.7%) 33
    rectal bleeding 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    rectal pain/discomfort 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    sore throat 15/36 (41.7%) 15
    taste alterations 9/36 (25%) 9
    tonsillar adenopathy 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    vomitting 27/36 (75%) 27
    General disorders
    abdominal distention 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    chest pain 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    chest tightness 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    dizziness/lighheadedness 17/36 (47.2%) 17
    drowsiness 9/36 (25%) 9
    epistaxis 12/36 (33.3%) 12
    facial drooping 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    facial swelling 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    fatigue 31/36 (86.1%) 31
    feeling "cold" 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    fever 29/36 (80.6%) 29
    flank pain 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    FLUSHING 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    headache/migraine 26/36 (72.2%) 26
    increased thirst 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    lip sore 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    loss of balance 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    malaise 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    neutropenic fever 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    pain 8/36 (22.2%) 8
    rigors 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    scratchy throat 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    shaky 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    somnolence 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    swelling of the neck 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    swelling of upper extremities 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    syncope 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    tremors 10/36 (27.8%) 10
    unsteady gait/balance 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    Hepatobiliary disorders
    ALT 26/36 (72.2%) 26
    AST 30/36 (83.3%) 30
    hyperbilirubinemia 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    Immune system disorders
    gout 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    Infections and infestations
    C diff 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    citrobacteria infection 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    CMV 18/36 (50%) 18
    gram positive bacteremia 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    hand foot syndrome 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    hsv 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    MRSE 8/36 (22.2%) 8
    parainfluenza 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    pneumonia 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    staph bacteremia 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    VRE 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    fall 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    Investigations
    Alkaline Phosphatase 22/36 (61.1%) 22
    chills 18/36 (50%) 18
    night sweats 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    anorexia 15/36 (41.7%) 15
    increased creatinine 29/36 (80.6%) 29
    decreased appetite 19/36 (52.8%) 19
    decreased oral intake 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    dehydration 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    diaphoresis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    hypercalcemia 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    hyperglycemia 30/36 (83.3%) 30
    hyperkalemia 18/36 (50%) 18
    hypermagnesemia 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    hypernatremia 12/36 (33.3%) 12
    hyperphosphatemia 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    hypoalbuminemia 28/36 (77.8%) 28
    hypocalemia 25/36 (69.4%) 25
    hypoglycemia 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    hypokalemia 23/36 (63.9%) 23
    hypomagnesemia 30/36 (83.3%) 30
    hyponatremia 25/36 (69.4%) 25
    hypophosphatemia 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    weight loss 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    ankle pain 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    back pain 9/36 (25%) 9
    deconditioned 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    hip pain 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    leg/knee pain 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    limited range of motion 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    muscle spasm 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    myalgia/arthralgia 9/36 (25%) 9
    neck pain 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    shoulder discomfort/pain 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    steroid myopathy 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    upper extremity weakness 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    weakness 19/36 (52.8%) 19
    Nervous system disorders
    memory changes 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    peripheral neuropathy 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    Psychiatric disorders
    aggitation 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    anxiety 25/36 (69.4%) 25
    confusion 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    depression 12/36 (33.3%) 12
    disoriented 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    flat affect 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    hallucinations 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    insomnia 18/36 (50%) 18
    Renal and urinary disorders
    BK virus 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    dysuria 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    hematuria 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    nocturia 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    renal failure 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    renal insufficiency 9/36 (25%) 9
    urinary frequency 10/36 (27.8%) 10
    urinary hesitancy 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    urinary incontinence 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    urinary retention 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    urinary urgency 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    Reproductive system and breast disorders
    BPH 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    basilar crackles 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    cough 25/36 (69.4%) 25
    diminished breath sounds 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    dyspenea on exertion 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    hemoptysis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    hypoxia 8/36 (22.2%) 8
    nasal congestion 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    pneumonitis 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    post nasal drip 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    pulmonary infiltrates 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    pulmonary nodules 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    respiratory distress 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    respiratory failure 4/36 (11.1%) 4
    rhinorrhea 8/36 (22.2%) 8
    seasonal allergies 9/36 (25%) 9
    shortness of breath 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    sinus congestion 9/36 (25%) 9
    sinus drainage 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    sinus pressure 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    sinus thickening 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    sinusitis 7/36 (19.4%) 7
    URI 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    wheezing 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    anal/rectal erythema 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    bruising 10/36 (27.8%) 10
    CVC drainage 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    CVC pain/tenderness 6/36 (16.7%) 6
    dry skin 11/36 (30.6%) 11
    eczema 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    erythema 5/36 (13.9%) 5
    erythema at CVC site 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    facial redness 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    FOLLICULITIS 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    FUNGAL RASH 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    pale skin 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    PICC line erythema 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    pruritis 26/36 (72.2%) 26
    rash 26/36 (72.2%) 26
    skin abrasion 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    skin erythema 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    skin hyperpigmentation 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    skin wound 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    shortness of breath with exertion 3/36 (8.3%) 3
    swelling at CVC 2/36 (5.6%) 2
    Vascular disorders
    DVT 2/36 (5.6%) 2

    Limitations/Caveats

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    Certain Agreements

    Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Scott R. Solomon, MD
    Organization Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
    Phone 404-255-1930
    Email ssolomon@bmtga.com
    Responsible Party:
    Northside Hospital, Inc.
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00818961
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • CDR0000630617
    • BMTGG-NSH-756
    First Posted:
    Jan 8, 2009
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 18, 2013
    Last Verified:
    Oct 1, 2013