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Acute Leukemia in RemissionPhase 2TMF-AlloNCT04935684

Faecal Microbiota Transplantation After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

A Phase 2 study testing Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in people with Acute Leukemia in Remission and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand at 20 sites in France.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to assess the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) efficacy in the prevention of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) complications and particularly Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
150 participants
Where
20 sitesFrance
Study dates
20 Dec 2022to May 2030
Phase
Phase 2

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient aged 18 or over
  • Men and women
  • Patients affiliated with a social-security organization
  • Patients undergoing a myelo-ablative allo-HSCT for a controlled haematologic malignant disease, with peripheral stem cells, whatever the type of donor (except cord blood)
  • Signed and dated informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Status of tumor progression at the time of allo-HSCT
  • Inability to understand the protocol (linguistic barrier, cognitive difficulties)
  • Medical history of another progressive cancer or occurrence in the 3 previous years (excluding basal cell carcinoma)
  • Presence of a simultaneous serious and uncontrolled disease (severe cardiac, renal, hepatic or respiratory failure, severe sepsis)
  • Fecal incontinence
  • Participation in another clinical trial studying an allograft procedure including the type of graft, the type of immunosuppression, a preventive or a curative treatment of GvHD, or studying the effectiveness of a FMT in another indication.
  • Pregnant women
  • Patient under guardianship, curatorship or protection of justice

Trial locations and contacts

20 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

20 sites in 1 country

France20 sites, 20 recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie Clinique et Thérapie Cellulaire CHU Amiens Picardie - Site Sud

    Amiens

    Magalie Magalie, MD

    Magalie Magalie, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service Maladies du sang CHU Angers

    Angers

    Sylvie François, MD

    Sylvie François, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Hématologie clinique CHU Besançon

    Besançon

    Etienne Daguindau, MD

    Etienne Daguindau, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Plateforme d'Investigation Clinique / Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Inserm 1405, CHU Gabriel Montpied Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand

    Christian Dualé, MD, PhD

    Christian Dualé, MD, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Service de thérapie Cellulaire et d'Hématologie Clinique Adulte CHU Estaing - Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand

    Jacques-Olivier Bay, MD, PhD

    Jacques-Olivier Bay, MD, PhD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service hématologie CHU Grenoble

    Grenoble

    Claude-Eric Bulabois, MD

    Claude-Eric Bulabois, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service des Maladies du sang Hôpital HURIEZ, CHRU de Lille

    Lille

    David Beauvais, MD

    David Beauvais, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service de thérapie cellulaire et l'hématologie clinique adulte CHU Limoges

    Limoges

    Pedro DE LIMA PRATA, MD

    Pedro DE LIMA PRATA, MD

    Recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Lyon

    Marie-Virginie Larcher, MD

    Marie-Virginie Larcher, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie et de Médecine interne Hôpital Brabois CHRU Nancy

    Nancy

    Marie-Therese Rubio, MD

    Marie-Therese Rubio, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie Clinique CHU Nantes

    Nantes

    Patrice Chevallier, MD

    Patrice Chevallier, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'hématologie clinique, département de greffe de moelle CHU Nice

    Nice

    Michel Loschi, MD

    Michel Loschi, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie Adultes Hôpital Necker

    Paris

    felipe Suarez, PU-PH

    Ambroise Marçais, MD

    Recruiting
  • Service d'Hématologie clinique Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

    Paris

    Stéphanie Nguyen, MD, PhD

    Stéphanie Nguyen, MD, PhD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'hématologie greffe Hôpital St Louis

    Paris

    Marie Robin, MD

    Marie Robin, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Hématologie clinique et thérapie cellulaire Hôpital Haut-Lévèque

    Pessac

    Carmen Botella Garcia, MD

    Carmen Botella Garcia, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Service d'hématologie greffe Hôpital St Louis

    Poitiers

    Deborah Desmier, MD

    Deborah Desmier, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Département d'hématologie CAC Rouen

    Rouen

    Anne-Lise Menard, MD

    Anne-Lise Menard, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Hématologie clinique Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire

    Saint-Etienne

    Emmanuelle Tavernier, MD

    Emmanuelle Tavernier, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • IUC T - Oncopôle

    Toulouse

    Anne Huynh, MD

    Anne Huynh, MD

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Prevention of Graft-versus-host Sisease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Haematological Malignancies

The aim of this study is to assess the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) efficacy in the prevention of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) complications and particularly Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD).

The hypothesis of this study is that allogeneic FMT may improve outcomes of these patients.

Read the detailed description

The TMF-Allo study is a prospective, open-label, multi-center, parallel, randomized phase II clinical trial comparing a group patients with FMT and a control group of patients without FMT.

The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of allogeneic FMT versus no treatment on Graft-versus-host disease and Relapse-Free Survival (GRFS) at one year in adult patients treating with myelo-ablative allo-HSCT for haematologic malignancy.

The secondary objectives are to evaluate :

  • Overall survival, progression-free survival at 1 and 2 years,
  • The haematological evolution,
  • The evolution of infections,
  • The tolerance and safety of the TMF carried out in post-transplant,
  • The evolution of the composition and diversity of the microbiota in allograft patients receiving TMF or not.
Being tested
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Keywords
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Hematologic malignancies, Graft versus Host Disease, Intestinal microbiota, Intestinal dysbiosis, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Medical subject headings
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Hematologic Neoplasms, Graft vs Host Disease

What participants receive

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

  • Fecal Microbiota TransplantationDrug

    Patients randomized in the "FMT group" will received FMT within 4 weeks following neutrophils recovery after the allo-HSCT procedure. The stool transplant will be done by enema. The day before FMT, patient will undergo bowel cleansing by ingestion of two liters of polyethylene glycol solution. The day of FMT, a colon cleanse enema will be performed in the morning and FMT will be delivered around two hours after the cleanse enema. This colic preparation is essential to optimize the results of FMT.

    The enema (50g of stools diluted in 250mL of NaCl 0.9%) will be performed by a qualified member of the study team (nurse) by using a rectal cannula (within 6 hours of thawing). The enema will have to be kept by the patient for as long as possible and at least 30 minutes.

Study groups in NCT04935684
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)ExperimentalPatients randomized in the "FMT group" will received FMT. FMT product will be made by the the pharmacy of the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital from stools of healthy volunteer donors within 6 hours after defecation in order to preserve the viability of the bacteria. The preparation will be standardized: 50g aliquots will be prepared and diluted in 250mL of 0.9% NaCl containing 10% glycerol, until a homogeneous suspension is obtained. The preparation will be rapidly frozen at -80°C until use, with a maximum shelf life of 18 months.
Receives: Drug: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Group 2: no interventionNo interventionThe comparator group will be constituted by patients randomized in the "no FMT" group. For ethical reasons, these patients will not receive any FMT and therefore no enema or colic preparation. No placebo will be administered. Prophylactic anti-infective treatments can be introduced at any time.

What is being measured

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

  1. Graft-versus-host disease and Relapse-Free Survival (GRFS) rate after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    GRFS is a composite endpoint of GvHD-free/relapse-free survival in which events include grade II-IV acute GvHD, moderate and severe chronic GvHD, relapse, or death in the first year post-HSCT. GRFS will be measured at one year after allo-HSCT and compared between both groups of patients.

    Measured: at Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Overall survival

    Overall survival is defined as the time period between the date of randomization and the date of death, regardless of its cause.

    Measured: At Day 360 and Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  2. Progression-free survival

    Progression-free survival is defined as the time period between the date of randomization and the date of disease relapse or progression or death, regardless of its cause.

    Measured: At Day 360 and Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  3. Haematopoietic reconstitution

    Haematopoietic reconstitution is assessed by: 1/ turnaround time of polynuclear neutrophils >0.5.10^9/L (first day within a period of three consecutive days); 2/ spontaneous platelet turnaround time >20.10^9/L (two days with no platelet transfusion within the previous three days); 3/ spontaneous platelet turnaround time >50.10^9/L (two days with no platelet transfusion within the previous three days); 4/ the number of transfusions of red blood cells and platelets between D0 and D100

    Measured: At the time of haematopoietic reconstitution

  4. Engraftment rates

    Engraftment rates are evaluated by a chimerism measure (by molecular biology)

    Measured: At Day 30, Day 60, Day 90, Day 180, Day 360 and Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationday

  5. Cumulative incidence of acute GvHD

    Acute GvHD severity is defined according to MAGIC criteria. It will be notified by specifying the location (liver, skin, gut …), the severity score (II to IV), the treatment applied and the efficacy of treatment. GvHD occurrence will be notified every week until D30 (minimum) or until hospital discharge, then monthly until D180 and at D270, D360, D540 and D720.

    Measured: At Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  6. Cumulative incidence of chronic GvHD

    Chronic GvHD severity will be defined according to NIHCC criteria. It will be notified by specifying the location (liver, skin, gut …), the severity score (II to IV), the treatment applied and the efficacy of treatment. GvHD occurrence will be notified every week until ungraftment, then monthly until D180 and at D270, D360, D540 and D720.

    Measured: At Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  7. Transplant-Related Mortality

    Transplant-related mortality is defined as death due to causes unrelated to the underlying disease.

    Measured: At Day 180, Day 360 and Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  8. Cumulative incidence of infections

    Infectious complications will be notified every week up to day 30 (minimum) or until hospital discharge, then every month up to D180 and from D270 to D360, according to the existence of a documented bacteraemia, germ resistance, type and number of days of curative antibiotherapy used; the existence of a documented fungal infection and the type and number of days of curative antifungal treatment; the existence of a documented viral infection and the type and number of days of curative antiviral treatment; the need of an intensive care unit transfer due to an infectious complication.

    Measured: At Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  9. Severe infections description

    Severe infections will be defined according to GREFIG score : bactearemia with severe sepsis, complex bactearemia (with deep organ involvement), candidemia (at least one positive blood culture) with sepsis or deep infected site, proven or probable aspergillosis pneumonia, severe varicella-zoster virus infection (involvement of a deep organ or associated coagulopathy), any viral encephalitis, CMV infection with lung or digestive location, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, toxoplasmosis with involvement of organ or central nervous system, any acute pneumonia with PaO2 less than or equal to 65mmHg, any sepsis requiring transfer to an intensive care unit.

    Measured: From the day of inclusion to Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  10. Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) on multi-resistant bacteria, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and Clostridium difficile infection

    Impact of FMT on multi-resistant bacteria, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and Clostridium difficile infection will be assessed by evaluation of persistence or disappearance of these pathogenic bacteria after FMT.

    Measured: At Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  11. Unexpected event description that could be in relation with FMT of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)

    Each unexpected event that could be in relation with FMT will be notified: abdominal pain, diarrhea, bacterial translocation or any adverse effect attributed to the enema.

    Measured: From the day of FMT to Day 360 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  12. Quality of life assessment

    The quality of life will be auto-evaluated by the patients using a validated questionnaire: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC-QLQ-C30). The QLQ-C30 is composed of both multi-item scales and single-item measures. These include five functional scales, three symptom scales, a global health status / QoL scale, and six single items. Each of the multi-item scales includes a different set of items - no item occurs in more than one scale. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level. Thus a high score for a functional scale represents a high / healthy level of functioning, a high score for the global health status / QoL represents a high QoL, but a high score for a symptom scale / item represents a high level of symptomatology / problems.

    Measured: at Day -7, Day 30, Day 90, Day 180, Day 360 and Day 720 after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  13. Analysis the intestinal microbiota in patients

    The intestinal microbiota composition and diversity will be assessed by 16S-rRNA sequencing performed prospectively in all patients with FMT and without FMT.

    Measured: Before the conditioning regimen, before the FMT and at Day 30, Day 90 and Day 360 after white blood cells recovery

  14. Analysis the intestinal microbiota in stool donnors

    The intestinal microbiota composition and diversity will be assessed by 16S-rRNA sequencing performed prospectively in all stool donnors.

    Measured: At the time of the first stool donnation between Day 7 to Day 55 after the inclusion

  15. Blood collection for a metabolomic study in patients

    A blood collection will be set up from blood samples collected on patients from both groups. These samples will be used for a metabolomic study (tryptophan, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, short chain fatty acid, bile acids).

    Measured: Before the conditioning regimen, before the FMT and at Day 30, Day 90 and Day 360 after white blood cells recovery

  16. Blood collection for an analysis of anti-microbiota IgG and IgA in patients

    A blood collection will be set up from blood samples collected on patients from both groups. These samples will be used for an analysis of anti-microbiota IgG and IgA.

    Measured: Before the conditioning regimen, before the FMT and at Day 30, Day 90 and Day 360 after white blood cells recovery

  17. Blood collection for a metabolomic study in stool donnors

    A blood collection will be set up from blood samples collected on stool donnors. These samples will be used for a metabolomic study (tryptophan, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, short chain fatty acid, bile acids).

    Measured: At the time of the first stool donnation between Day 7 to Day 55 after the inclusion

  18. Blood collection for an analysis of anti-microbiota IgG and IgA in stool donnors

    A blood collection will be set up from blood samples collected on stool donnors. These samples will be used for an analysis of anti-microbiota IgG and IgA.

    Measured: At the time of the first stool donnation between Day 7 to Day 55 after the inclusion

  19. Stool collection for an analysis of the virome in patients

    A stool collection will be carried out from stool samples collected on patients from both groups.These samples will be used for an analysis of the virome evolution.

    Measured: Before the conditioning regimen, before the FMT and at Day 30, Day 90 and Day 360 after white blood cells recovery

  20. Stool collection for an analysis of the virome in stool donnors

    A stool collection will be carried out from stool samples collected on stool donnors.These samples will be used for an analysis of the virome evolution.

    Measured: At the time of the first stool donnation between Day 7 to Day 55 after the inclusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Jun 2021
  2. Study start20 Dec 2022
  3. Primary completionMay 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2030 (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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
A group patients will receive Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) within 4 weeks following neutrophils recovery after the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation procedure and a control group of patients will not receive FMT.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
150 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04935684
Sponsor's protocol ID
PHRC N 2018 BAY
Other IDs
2020-000673-24
Acronym
TMF-Allo
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
1 Jun 2021
Last updated
21 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Full protocol, participant-level data, statistical codes, trial datasets and analyses will be made available on request from the corresponding author after examining the request.

Publications

  • Douge A, Ravinet A, Corriger A, Cabrespine A, Wasiak M, Pereira B, Sokol H, Nguyen S, Bay JO. Faecal microbiota transplantation to prevent complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: a study protocol for a randomised controlled phase-II trial (the FMT-allo study). BMJ Open. 2023 May 2;13(5):e068480. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068480.

    PubMed 37130682

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