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Chronic Myelogenous LeukemiaPhase 2NCT00378534

Methods to Enhance the Safety and Effectiveness of Stem Cell Transplants

A Phase 2 study testing Miltenyi reagent system, Fludarabine and Cyclosporine in people with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, 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

Bone marrow stem cell transplants (otherwise called bone marrow transplants) from healthy donors are sometimes the only means of curing hematological malignant diseases such as acute and chronic leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative diseases and lymphomas. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Miltenyi reagent system, Fludarabine and Cyclosporine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
116 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2006to Apr 2014
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 10 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ages 10-75 years inclusive
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML):
  • Subjects under the age of 21 in chronic phase
  • Subjects ages 10-75 in chronic phase who have failed treatment with imatinib, have intolerance to imatinib, or who did not receive imatinib at therapeutic doses within the first 12 months from diagnosis.
  • Subjects ages 10-75 in accelerated phase or blast transformation.
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): any of these categories: ALL in first remission with high-risk features (presenting leukocyte count greater than 100,000/cu mm, Karyotypes t9; 22, t4, t19, t11, biphenotypic leukemia) All second or subsequent remissions, primary induction failure, partially responding or untreated relapse.
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  • Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML): AML in first remission - except AML with good risk karyotypes: AML M3 (t15; 17), AML M4Eo (inv 16), AML t (8; 21). All AML in second or subsequent remission, primary induction failure and resistant relapse
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS): any of these categories - refractory anemia with transfusion dependence, refractory anemia with excess of blasts, transformation to acute leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, atypical MDS/myeloproliferative syndromes
  • Myeloproliferative disorders including atypical (Ph negative) chronic myeloid and neutrophilic leukemias, progressing myelofibrosis, and polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia in transformation to acute leukemia or with progressive transfusion requirements or pancytopenia.
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia refractory to fludarabine treatment and with bulky progressive disease or with thrombocytopenia (less than or equal to 100,000 /microl) or anemia (less than or equal to 10g/dl) not due to recent chemotherapy.
  • Non-Hodgkins lymphoma including Mantle cell lymphoma relapsing or refractory to standard of care treatments
  • Multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, unresponsive or relapsed following standard of care treatments.
  • HLA identical (6/6) related donor
  • For adults: Ability to comprehend the investigational nature of the study and provide informed consent. For minors: written informed consent from one parent or guardian. Informed oral consent from minors: the process will be explained to the minor on a level of complexity appropriate for their age and ability to comprehend.
  • Related donor, HLA identical (6/6) with recipient
  • Weight greater than or equal to 18 kg
  • Age greater than or equal to 2 or less than or equal to 80 years old
  • For adults: Ability to comprehend the investigational nature of the study and provide informed consent. For minors: Written informed consent from one parent or guardian and informed assent: The process will be explained to the minor on a level of complexity appropriate for their age and ability to comprehend.

Who cannot join

  • Estimated probability of surviving less than three months
  • Major anticipated illness or organ failure incompatible with survival from transplant
  • Severe psychiatric illness. Mental deficiency sufficiently severe as to make compliance with the transplant treatment unlikely and making informed consent impossible.
  • Positive pregnancy test for women of childbearing age.
  • HIV positive
  • Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) adjusted for ventilation and hemoglobin less than 65 percent predicted
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  • Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40 percent
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)/Serum Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase (SGOT) greater than 10 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (CTCAE grade IV v3.0)
  • Bilirubin greater than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (CTCAE grade IV v3.0)
  • Creatinine greater than 4.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (CTCAE grade IV v 3.0)
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
  • Pregnant. Lactating donors permitted provide breast milk is discarded during the days that G-CSF is given
  • Unfit to receive filgrastim (G-CSF) and undergo apheresis (abnormal blood counts, history of stroke, uncontrolled hypertension)
  • Sickling hemoglobinopathies including HbSS, HbAS, HbSC
  • HIV positive donors who are positive for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II) will be used at the discretion of the investigator following counseling and approval from the recipient
  • Severe psychiatric illness. Mental deficiency sufficiently severe as to make compliance with the BMT treatment unlikely, and making informed consent impossible

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Official title: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Allotransplantation for Hematological Malignancies Using a Positive Stem Cell Selection Technique for T Cell Depletion, Followed by Delayed T Cell Add-Back

Bone marrow stem cell transplants (otherwise called bone marrow transplants) from healthy donors are sometimes the only means of curing hematological malignant diseases such as acute and chronic leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative diseases and lymphomas. Before transplant the patient receives chemotherapy and radiation treatment to reduce the malignancy to low levels and to prevent rejection of the transplant. The transplant restores the blood counts to normal and replaces the patients immunity with that of the donor. The donors immune cells increase the effect of the transplant by attacking remaining malignant cells. Donor immune cells (especially those called T lymphocytes) also attack healthy non-cancerous cells and tissues of the recipient causing "graft-versus-host-disease" (GVHD). Strong GVHD reactions occurring within weeks after the transplant can be life-threatening . In this study we remove most of the T lymphocytes from the transplant to minimize the risk of GVHD. However to improve immunity against residual malignant cells and boost immunity to infections, donor T cells (stored frozen at time of transplant) are given back around 90 days after the transplant when they have a reduced risk of causing serious GVHD.

Any patient between 10 and 75 years of age with acute or chronic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative syndromes or lymphoma, who have a family member who is a suitable stem cell donor may be eligible for this study. Candidates are screened with a medical history and various tests and examinations.

Read the detailed description

Peripheral blood stem cell transplant research carried out by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Unit focus on transplant techniques designed to decrease graft versus host disease (GVHD), increase the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect and reduce the risk of post-transplant graft rejection.

We have found that by controlling the stem cell (CD34+ cell) and T lymphocyte (CD3+ cell) dose severe GVHD can be reduced whilst beneficial GVL effects can be preserved by postponed donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI). We found that T cell depleted transplants using the Nexell/Baxter Isolex 300i system to obtain high CD34+ doses depleted of lymphocytes were safe to administer and associated with less severe acute GVHD and promising response rates and overall survival, when combined with a delayed T cell add-back (DLI). This protocol is designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of an improved T cell depletion procedure using the Miltenyi CliniMACs system (CD34 reagent system) with a delayed T cell add back in the HLA-matched peripheral blood stem cell transplant setting.

The protocol will accrue up to 68 subjects ages 10-75 with a hematological malignancy, in whom allogeneic stem cell transplantation from an HLA-matched sibling would be routinely indicated. 68 sibling donors will also be recruited. Diagnostic categories will include acute and chronic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and myeloproliferative syndromes.

Subjects will receive a myeloablative conditioning regimen of cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and total body irradiation, followed by an infusion of a stem cell product prepared using the Miltenyi CliniMacs system for CD34 selection, and a delayed T-cell add back as donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) at day 90. Older subjects will receive a lower dose of irradiation to reduce the regimen intensity.

Participants undergo apheresis to collect lymphocytes for research studies. This procedure involves collecting blood through a needle in the arm, extracting the lymphocytes through a cell separator machine and returning the rest of the blood through a needle in the other arm. Before treatment begins, patients have a central intravenous line (plastic tube) placed in a vein in the neck. This line remains in place during the transplant and recovery period for drawing and transfusing blood, giving medications, and infusing the donated cells.

To prepare patients for transplantation their immune system is suppressed by a combination of chemotherapy and radiation which will also help to fight remaining malignant cells. The chemotherapy consists of two anti-cancer drugs (fludarabine and cyclophosphamide) and will be infused over the central line starting eight days before the transplant. Patients will receive eight doses of total body irradiation, administered in two 30-minute sessions per day for 4 days. Patients above 55 years of age who tolerate transplants less well than younger individuals will receive a lower dose of radiation. One day after the preparative treatment is finished, patients receive the transplant of donors stem cells as an infusion through the central line.

Patients receive cyclosporine, an immunosuppressive drug starting 6 days before the transplant until 21 days post-transplant. This helps prevent both transplant rejection and GVHD. The drug is stopped to allow the donor immunity to function and is restarted on day 89 to prevent GVHD from the infusion of T lymphocytes on day 90.

Patients are followed with various tests, treatments and examinations periodically for the first 3 years and then yearly thereafter.

Primary endpoint will be overall survival at day +200. Non-relapse mortality at day +200 will be monitored for safety. Secondary endpoints will be standard transplant outcome variables such as non-hematologic toxicity, incidence and severity of acute and chronic GVHD and relapse of disease.

Being tested
Miltenyi reagent system, Fludarabine, Cyclosporine, Cyclophosphamide, FILGRASTIM (G-CSF)
Keywords
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, CML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, CLL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL, Myelodysplasia Syndrome
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia

What participants receive

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

  • Miltenyi reagent systemDevice

    Also called Miltenyi Clinimax CD34 Reagent System

    Miltenyi Clinimax CD34 Reagent System for CD34 selection and delayed T cell depletion add back

  • FludarabineDrug

    Also called Fludara

    Therapeutic

  • CyclosporineDrug

    Also called Neoral

    Therapeutic

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    Also called Cytoxan

    Therapeutic

  • FILGRASTIM (G-CSF)Other

    Also called Neupogen

    An HLA 6/6 identical family member will be co-enrolled into this study as a stem cell donor. Stem cell Donors will receive G-CSF for stem cell mobilization. The stem cell collection aspect of this protocol is not investigational.

Study groups in NCT00378534
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
T Cell Depletion Transplant ParticipantsExperimentalParticipants with hematological malignancies received a myeloablative conditioning regimen of cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and total body irradiation followed by an infusion of stem cell product prepared using the Miltenyi CliniMacs system for CD34 selection and a delayed T cell depletion add back as donor lymphocyte infusion at day 90.
Receives: Device: Miltenyi reagent system; Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclosporine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Stem Cell DonorsOtherAn HLA 6/6 identical family member will be co-enrolled into this study as a stem cell donor. The stem cell collection aspect of this protocol is not investigational.
Receives: Other: FILGRASTIM (G-CSF)

What is being measured

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

  1. Survival and Non-relapse Mortality at Day +200 Using the Miltenyi Reagent System

    Subjects with hematological malignancies receiving a myeloablative conditioning regimen of cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and total body irradiation followed by an infusion of stem cell product prepared using the Miltenyi CliniMacs system for CD34 selection and a delayed T cell depletion add back as donor lymphocyte infusion at day 90. The subjects receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation will have stem cell product prepared using Miltenyi CliniMacs system to determine the overall survival and non-relapse mortality at day +200.

    Measured: Day 200

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of Participants With Relapse of Disease

    Number of participants with relapse of disease by day 200

    Measured: Day 200

  2. Number of Participants Who Developed Acute GVHD Grades I, II, III, IV

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

    Grades are defined as:

    Grade I: 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 II: 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 III: Skin = Rash on >50% of body surface; Liver = Total Bilirubin 6.1 - 15.0 mg/dL; Lower GI = Diarrhea > 1500 mL/day.

    Grade IV: 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: 100 days

  3. Number of Participants Who Developed Limited Chronic GVHD

    Number of incidences of participants who developed Limited Chronic Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD).

    Limited disease is characterized by localized skin involvement and/or evidence of hepatic dysfunction.

    Limited disease is associated with a favorable outcome without systemic therapy, while extensive disease patients have an unfavorable outcome.

    Measured: 36 months

  4. Number of Participants Who Develop Extensive 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.

    Extensive disease presents either with generalized skin involvement, or with localized skin involvement or hepatic dysfunction plus at least one of the following:

    • Liver histology showing chronic progressive hepatitis, bridging necrosis, or cirrhosis
    • Involvement of the eye (Schirmer's test with less than 5 mm wetting) (see "Diagnosis and classification of Sjögren's syndrome")
    • Involvement of minor salivary glands or oral mucosa (as demonstrated on labial or mucosal biopsy specimen)
    • Involvement of any other target organ

    Measured: 36 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Sep 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2006
  3. Primary completionApr 2014
  4. Study completionApr 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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
116 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00378534
Sponsor's protocol ID
060248
Other IDs
06-H-0248
Status last verified
Dec 2014
First submitted
19 Sep 2006
Last updated
16 Jun 2021
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Appelbaum FR. Haematopoietic cell transplantation as immunotherapy. Nature. 2001 May 17;411(6835):385-9. doi: 10.1038/35077251.

    PubMed 11357147
  • 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
  • Balaguer H, Galmes A, Ventayol G, Bargay J, Besalduch J. Splenic rupture after granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilization in a peripheral blood progenitor cell donor. Transfusion. 2004 Aug;44(8):1260-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2004.00413.x. No abstract available.

    PubMed 15265137
  • Giudice V, Banaszak LG, Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Kajigaya S, Panjwani R, Ibanez MDPF, Rios O, Bleck CK, Stempinski ES, Raffo DQ, Townsley DM, Young NS. Circulating exosomal microRNAs in acquired aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Haematologica. 2018 Jul;103(7):1150-1159. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.182824. Epub 2018 Apr 19.

    PubMed 29674506
  • McIver ZA, Yin F, Hughes T, Battiwalla M, Ito S, Koklanaris E, Haggerty J, Hensel NF, Barrett AJ. Second hematopoietic SCT for leukemia relapsing after myeloablative T cell-depleted transplants does not prolong survival. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Sep;48(9):1192-7. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2013.39. Epub 2013 Mar 25.

    PubMed 23524640
  • McIver Z, Melenhorst JJ, Wu C, Grim A, Ito S, Cho I, Hensel N, Battiwalla M, Barrett AJ. Donor lymphocyte count and thymic activity predict lymphocyte recovery and outcomes after matched-sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Haematologica. 2013 Mar;98(3):346-52. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.072991. Epub 2012 Oct 12.

    PubMed 23065508
  • Melenhorst JJ, Tian X, Xu D, Sandler NG, Scheinberg P, Biancotto A, Scheinberg P, McCoy JP Jr, Hensel NF, McIver Z, Douek DC, Barrett AJ. Cytopenia and leukocyte recovery shape cytokine fluctuations after myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Haematologica. 2012 Jun;97(6):867-73. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2011.053363. Epub 2011 Dec 1.

    PubMed 22133778

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Miltenyi reagent system, Fludarabine and Cyclosporine in people with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, 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 18 inclusion and 16 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 16 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 6 Jan 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?

Survival and Non-relapse Mortality at Day +200 Using the Miltenyi Reagent System (time frame: Day 200). 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 NCT00378534, which also lists 7 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 16 Jun 2021.

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