Peripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationPhase 1/2NCT05436418
The Lowest Effective Dose of Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide in Combination With Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
A Phase 1/2 study testing Melphalan, Sirolimus and Total Body Irradiation (TBI) in people with Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Background: Blood cancers (such as leukemias or lymphomas) often do not respond to standard treatments. A transplant of blood stem cells from a healthy donor can help people with these cancers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 120 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- What is being tested?
- Melphalan, Sirolimus and Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 260 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 18 Nov 2022to 25 Jun 2028
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 12 to 120 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Recipient
- Participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed hematologic malignancy with standard indication for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation limited to one of the following:
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) of intermediate or adverse risk disease by the 2017 European LeukemiaNet criteria in first morphologic complete remission (<5% blasts in the bone marrow, no detectable abnormal peripheral blasts, and no extramedullary disease)
- AML of any risk in second or subsequent morphologic complete remission
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first or subsequent complete remission
- Myelodysplastic syndrome of intermediate or higher score by the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R)
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- Primary myelofibrosis of intermediate-2 or higher risk by the DIPSS
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia resistant to or intolerant of >= 3 tyrosine kinase inhibitors or with history of accelerated phase or blast crisis
- B-cell lymphoma including Hodgkin lymphoma that has relapsed within 1 year of completion of primary treatment, relapsed after autologous transplantation, or has progressed through at least 2 lines of therapy
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia with 17p deletion and/or unmutated IgHV or refractory to or intolerant of both BTK and PI3K inhibitors
- Mature T or NK neoplasms as defined in the WHO guidelines of sufficient type and severity for allogeneic HCT based on the Prognostic Index for T-cell lymphoma (PIT) score of low-intermediate risk or higher or on recently published clinical practice guidelines
- Hematologic malignancy of dendritic cell or histiocytic cell type
- Multiple myeloma, stage III, relapsing after therapy with both a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD)
- Age >= 50 years or age 18-49 years and also meeting one of the following criteria:
- Prior myeloablative HCT
- Prior exposure to inotuzumab, gemtuzumab, or other agent that increases the risk for sinusoidal obstruction syndrome.
- Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation- Comorbidity Index (HCT-CI) >= 3
- Karnofsky performance score <80
- Co-morbidity considered by the treating physician to be exclusionary of myeloablative conditioning
- At least one potentially suitable HLA-haploidentical or 10/10 (HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ) related or unrelated donor for HCT
- Karnofsky performance score >= 70
- Adequate organ function defined as possessing all of the following:
- Cardiac ejection fraction >= 45% by 2D ECHO;
- Forced expiratory volume-1 (FEV-1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (corrected for hemoglobin) all of >= 50% predicted;
- Estimated serum creatinine clearance of >= 60 ml/minute/1.73m^2 calculated using eGFR in the clinical lab;
- Total bilirubin <= 2X the upper limit of normal;
- Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase <= 3X the upper limit of normal.
- Individuals of child-bearing potential (IOCBP) and participants who can father children must agree to use highly effective contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for at least one year post-transplant.
- IOCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to initiation of conditioning regimen.
- Ability of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Donor
- Related (age >=12) and unrelated (age >=18) donors deemed eligible (i.e., evaluated at NIH, COH, and FHCC in accordance with existing institutional Standard Policies and Procedures or evaluated per the standards required by the IRB of the National Marrow Donor Program or applicable registry), and willing to donate research samples will be included.
- Ability of participant or parent/legal guardian to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Who cannot join
- Recipient
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents. Prior experimental therapies must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to the date of beginning conditioning.
- Active nursing.
- Active malignancy of non-hematopoietic type (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) which is: metastatic, or relapsed/refractory to treatment, or locally advanced and not amenable to curative treatment, or limited disease treated with curative intent treatment within the last 2 years. This excludes non-melanoma skin cancers.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agents.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness (e.g., severe endocrinopathy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, profound electrolyte disturbance, active infectious hepatitis, uncontrolled dental infection) that in the opinion of the Site PI would make it unsafe to proceed with transplantation.
- Donor
- None
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact National Cancer Institute Referral Office, 888-624-1937
- Not yet recruiting
City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010
Ryotaro Nakamura, M.D., 626-218-2405, rRNakamura@coh.org
About this study
Official title: Phase I/II Trial to Determine the Lowest Effective Dose of Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide in Combination w Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as GVHD Disease Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Background:
Blood cancers (such as leukemias or lymphomas) often do not respond to standard treatments. A transplant of blood stem cells from a healthy donor can help people with these cancers. Sometimes these transplants cause serious side effects, including a common immunologic problem called graft-versus-host disease. A drug called cyclophosphamide given early after the transplant (post-transplantation cyclophosphamide, PTCy) can reduce these complications. But sometimes this drug has its own negative effects. Furthermore, studies in mice suggest that an intermediate, rather than very high, dose of this drug may best protect against graft-versus-host disease.
Read more
Objective:
To find out if a lower dose of PTCy is more helpful for people who undergo blood stem cell transplants.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 and older who have a blood cancer and are eligible for a transplant of blood stem cells from another person. Healthy donors are also needed but must be related to the individual needing the transplant.
Design:
Participants will undergo screening. Transplant recipients will have imaging scans and tests of their heart and lung function. They will be assessed for the status of their cancer, including bone marrow taken from their pelvis and possibly also scans and/or fluid drawn from the spine depending on the disease type.
Donors will be screened for general health. They will give several tubes of blood. They will give an oral swab and saliva and stool samples for research.
Recipients will be in the hospital at least 4 to 6 weeks.
They will have a temporary catheter inserted into a vein in the chest or neck. Medications will be given and blood will be drawn through the catheter.
The transplanted stem cells will be given through the catheter. Participants will receive medications both before and after the transplant.
Participants will return to the clinic at least once a week for 3 months after leaving the hospital. Follow-up visits will continue periodically for 5 years.
Read the detailed description
Background:
- Post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) reduces rates of severe acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and safely facilitates human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical HCT
- When clinically translated, the dose (50 mg/kg) and timing (days +3 and +4) of PTCy used were partly extrapolated from murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched skin allografting models and were partly empirical
- In both MHC-haploidentical and MHC-disparate murine HCT models, a dose of 25 mg/kg/day was superior to 50 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 in terms of protection against GVHD severity and mortality. Lower dosing of PTCy also was associated with less broad reduction of T-cell numbers after PTCy and lower toxicity than higher dosing.
- In patients on an NIH study using myeloablative conditioning and bone marrow as the graft source, a dose of 25 mg/kg/day on days +3/+4 has been associated with more rapid engraftment, less toxicity, and potentially better immune function without an increase in acute GVHD.
- The optimal dosing of PTCy potentially may differ depending on the graft source (bone marrow versus peripheral blood stem cells) and HLA disparity (HLA-matched vs. HLA-partially mismatched).
Objective:
- Phase I: Determine the lowest effective dose of post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis after reduced intensity conditioning and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), as assessed by primary graft failure AND Grade III-IV acute GVHD as the dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). This lowest effective dose will be evaluated in parallel for HLA-matched and HLA-haploidentical HCT in different arms of the study.
- Phase II: Evaluate the efficacy of PTCy, at the lowest dose determined for each HLA-matching arm from phase I, as assessed by 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS) rate.
Eligibility:
-Recipient Participant:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed hematologic malignancy with standard indication for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
- Age >= 50 years or 18-49 years but considered ineligible for myeloablative conditioning.
- At least one potentially suitable HLA-haploidentical or 10/10 (HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ) related or unrelated donor.
- Karnofsky performance score >= 70
- Adequate organ function
Design:
- Open-label, multi-center, non-randomized, phase I/II study.
- All recipient participants will receive reduced intensity conditioning, peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) HCT, and GVHD prophylaxis with PTCy, MMF, and sirolimus.
- There will be two parallel arms: one using HLA-haploidentical donors and one using HLA-matched related or unrelated donors.
- A small pilot of 10 evaluable participants per arm will receive the standard PTCy 50 mg/kg/day on days +3/+4 to obtain a limited amount of comparative clinical, pharmacokinetic, and T-cell immunophenotyping data.
- The study will proceed to a novel phase I time-to-event Bayesian optimal interval (TITE-BOIN) trial design to find the lowest acceptable dose of PTCy for each arm. Primary graft failure and grade III-IV aGVHD at day +100 post-transplant are defined PTCy dose-limiting toxicities.
- Three dose levels of PTCy: 35, 25, and 15 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 are planned in each arm of phase I.
- Recipient participants will be evaluated for development of grade III-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) and primary graft failure at day +100 as the dose-limiting toxicities. Once the optimal PTCy dose for PBSC transplantation is determined for each arm, we will conduct a phase II expansion for each arm to estimate the efficacy of PTCy in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis. 1-year GRFS rate will be the primary endpoint during the phase II part.
- Being tested
- Melphalan, Sirolimus, Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Cyclophosphamide, Mycophenolate Mofeti
- Keywords
- Reduced Intensity Conditioning, Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy, Hematologic Malignancy, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Calcineurin Inhibitor
- Medical subject headings
- Hematologic Neoplasms, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
MelphalanDrug
Matched HCT: 100 mg/m^2 IV on day -2 over 30 minutes. Haplo HCT:
100 mg/m^2 IV on day -6 over approximately 20-30 minutes.
SirolimusDrug
Sirolimus: Loading dose of 6 mg orally given on day +5 (calculated based on actual body weight, max initial dose 6 mg)^d, then maintenance dose starting at 2 mg orally daily on day +6 with dose adjustments to maintain a trough of 5-12 ng/ml, continued through day +80 with no taper. Doses should be modified as appropriate for drug interactions and may be modified based on institutional practice.
Total Body Irradiation (TBI)Radiation
Haplo HCT only: A dose of 200 cGy will be administered on day -1.
CyclophosphamideDrug
based on dose level being tested (50, 35, 25, or 15 mg/kg) IV once daily over 2 hours on days +3 and +4. Cyclophosphamide will be dosed according to ideal body weight. Cyclophosphamide infusion on days +3 should be started between 70-74 hours after the start of the PBSC infusion. Cyclophosphamide infusion on day +4 should be started between 94-98 hours after the start of the bone marrow infusion.
Mycophenolate MofetiDrug
15 mg/kg orally or IV three times daily (max 1000 mg/dose) starting on day +5, continued through day +35. Dosing will be according to actual body weight.
FludarabineDrug
Matched HCT: 25 mg/m^2/day infused IV over 60 minutes from day -7 to day -3. Haplo HCT: 40 mg/m^2/day infused IV over approximately 30-60 minutes from day -5 to day -2
Allogeneic HSCTProcedure or surgery
Stem cell transplant
MesnaDrug
equal to the cyclophosphamide dose (50, 35, 25, or 15 mg/kg) as IV infusion concomitant with cyclophosphamide. Mesna is dosed in the same way as cyclophosphamide regarding ideal vs. actual body weight.b Dosing may be modified based on institutional standard practice.
FilgrastimDrug
begins on day +5 at a dose of 5 mcg/kg/day (actual body weight; dose rounding is permitted e.g., nearest vial or syringe size) and is administered daily subcutaneously or IV until the absolute neutrophil count is > 1000 cells/mm3 for three days or > 5000 for one day.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Donors (Haplo HCT) | No intervention | Research on collected samples |
| Donors (Matched HCT) | No intervention | Research on collected samples |
| Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | PTCy at de-escalating doses to assess for safety and determine Phase II dose Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
| Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT) | Experimental | PTCy at de-escalating doses to assess for safety and determine Phase II dose Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
| Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | Standard PTCy 50 mg/kgday on days +3 and +4 Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
| Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT) | Experimental | Standard PTCy 50 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
| Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | PTCy at shortest duration, safe dose (from Phase I) Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
| Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) | Experimental | PTCy at shortest duration, safe dose (from Phase I) Receives: Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Sirolimus; Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI); Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti; Drug: Fludarabine; Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT; Drug: Mesna; Drug: Filgrastim |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Phase II: Evaluate the efficacy of PTCy, at the lowest dose determined for each HLA-matching arm from phase I, as assessed by 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS) rate.
1-year GRFS and 95% CI per arm will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Measured: 1 year
Phase I: Determine the lowest effective dose of PTCy in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis after reduced intensity conditioning and PBSCT, as assessed by primary graft failure AND Grade III-IV acute GVHD as ...
Number of evaluable subjects and DLT will be summarized per dose level in each arm.
Measured: 60 days
Secondary outcomes (9)
Estimate rates of symptomatic BK virus cystitis. (Phase I and II)
To evaluate symptomatic BK virus cystitis using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves as appropriate. For phase I, these analyses will be presented descriptively or as proportions of subjects experiencing the outcome.
Measured: 100 days
Estimate rates of hematopoietic recovery/engraftment. (Phase I and II)
Rate and timing of neutrophil and platelet engraftment also will be evaluated descriptively, including fractions who attain each condition at day 28, 42, and 100, along with 95% confidence intervals. Ranges and medians will be calculated only in engrafting subjects.
Measured: day 28, 42, and 100
Estimate rates of Grade II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD at 100 days (Phase I and II)
To evaluate for grades II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD at 100 days using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves. Competing risks will include relapse/progression and NRM. For phase I, these analyses will be presented descriptively or as proportions of subjects experiencing an outcome.
Measured: 100 days
Estimate non-relapse mortality at one year (Phase II only)
To evaluate non-relapse mortality at one year, estimates will be determined using competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves. Relapse and non-relapse mortality will be competing risks for each other.
Measured: 1 year
Estimate overall survival and progression-free survival at one year (Phase II only)
To evaluate survival at one year, estimates will be determined using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Measured: 1 year
Estimate incidence progression/relapse at one year (Phase II only)
To evaluate relapse at one year, estimates will be determined using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves as appropriate. Relapse and non-relapse mortality will be competing risks for each other.
Measured: 1 year
Describe and characterize cytokine release syndrome (CRS) (Phase I and II)
To evaluate CRS incidence, frequency and severity using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves as appropriate. Relapse/progression and NRM will be competing risks.
Measured: 1 year
Estimate rates of CMV reactivation requiring preemptive therapy. (Phase I and II)
To evaluate CMV reactivation requiring preemptive therapy using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves as appropriate. Competing risks will include relapse/progression and NRM. For phase I, these analyses will be presented descriptively or as proportions of subjects experiencing an outcome.
Measured: 100 days
Estimate rates of any chronic GVHD and moderate/severe chronic GVHD at one year (Phase I and II)
To evaluate for all chronic and moderate/severe chronic GVHD at one year using Kaplan-Meier curves or competing risk-based cumulative incidence curves. Competing risks will include relapse/progression and NRM. For phase I, these analyses will be presented descriptively or as proportions of subjects experiencing an outcome.
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jun 2022
- Study start18 Nov 2022
- Primary completion25 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion25 Jun 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 260 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Christopher G Kanakry, M.D., Principal investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05436418
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 10000613
- Other IDs
- 000613-C
- Status last verified
- 3 Nov 2026
- First submitted
- 24 Jun 2022
- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. @@@@@@@@@@@@In addition, all large scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to dbGaP.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Nov 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase I/II Trial to Determine the Lowest Effective Dose of Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide in Combination w Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as GVHD Disease Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05436418
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 10000613
- Keywords
- Reduced Intensity Conditioning, Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy, Hematologic Malignancy, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Calcineurin Inhibitor
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 260 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 18 Nov 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 25 Jun 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background:
Blood cancers (such as leukemias or lymphomas) often do not respond to standard treatments. A transplant of blood stem cells from a healthy donor can help people with these cancers. Sometimes these transplants cause serious side effects, including a common immunologic problem called graft-versus-host disease. A drug called cyclophosphamide given early after the transplant (post-transplantation cyclophosphamide, PTCy) can reduce these complications. But sometimes this drug has its own negative effects. Furthermore, studies in mice suggest that an intermediate, rather than very high, dose of this drug may best protect against graft-versus-host disease.
Objective:
To find out if a lower dose of PTCy is more helpful for people who undergo blood stem cell transplants.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 and older who have a blood cancer and are eligible for a transplant of blood stem cells from another person. Healthy donors are also needed but must be related to the individual needing the transplant.
Design:
Participants will undergo screening. Transplant recipients will have imaging scans and tests of their heart and lung function. They will be assessed for the status of their cancer, including bone marrow taken from their pelvis and possibly also scans and/or fluid drawn from the spine depending on the disease type.
Donors will be screened for general health. They will give several tubes of blood. They will give an oral swab and saliva and stool samples for research.
Recipients will be in the hospital at least 4 to 6 weeks.
They will have a temporary catheter inserted into a vein in the chest or neck. Medications will be given and blood will be drawn through the catheter.
The transplanted stem cells will be given through the catheter. Participants will receive medications both before and after the transplant.
Participants will return to the clinic at least once a week for 3 months after leaving the hospital. Follow-up visits will continue periodically for 5 years.
Detailed description
Background:
- Post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) reduces rates of severe acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and safely facilitates human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical HCT
- When clinically translated, the dose (50 mg/kg) and timing (days +3 and +4) of PTCy used were partly extrapolated from murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched skin allografting models and were partly empirical
- In both MHC-haploidentical and MHC-disparate murine HCT models, a dose of 25 mg/kg/day was superior to 50 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 in terms of protection against GVHD severity and mortality. Lower dosing of PTCy also was associated with less broad reduction of T-cell numbers after PTCy and lower toxicity than higher dosing.
- In patients on an NIH study using myeloablative conditioning and bone marrow as the graft source, a dose of 25 mg/kg/day on days +3/+4 has been associated with more rapid engraftment, less toxicity, and potentially better immune function without an increase in acute GVHD.
- The optimal dosing of PTCy potentially may differ depending on the graft source (bone marrow versus peripheral blood stem cells) and HLA disparity (HLA-matched vs. HLA-partially mismatched).
Objective:
- Phase I: Determine the lowest effective dose of post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis after reduced intensity conditioning and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), as assessed by primary graft failure AND Grade III-IV acute GVHD as the dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). This lowest effective dose will be evaluated in parallel for HLA-matched and HLA-haploidentical HCT in different arms of the study.
- Phase II: Evaluate the efficacy of PTCy, at the lowest dose determined for each HLA-matching arm from phase I, as assessed by 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS) rate.
Eligibility:
-Recipient Participant:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed hematologic malignancy with standard indication for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
- Age >= 50 years or 18-49 years but considered ineligible for myeloablative conditioning.
- At least one potentially suitable HLA-haploidentical or 10/10 (HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ) related or unrelated donor.
- Karnofsky performance score >= 70
- Adequate organ function
Design:
- Open-label, multi-center, non-randomized, phase I/II study.
- All recipient participants will receive reduced intensity conditioning, peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) HCT, and GVHD prophylaxis with PTCy, MMF, and sirolimus.
- There will be two parallel arms: one using HLA-haploidentical donors and one using HLA-matched related or unrelated donors.
- A small pilot of 10 evaluable participants per arm will receive the standard PTCy 50 mg/kg/day on days +3/+4 to obtain a limited amount of comparative clinical, pharmacokinetic, and T-cell immunophenotyping data.
- The study will proceed to a novel phase I time-to-event Bayesian optimal interval (TITE-BOIN) trial design to find the lowest acceptable dose of PTCy for each arm. Primary graft failure and grade III-IV aGVHD at day +100 post-transplant are defined PTCy dose-limiting toxicities.
- Three dose levels of PTCy: 35, 25, and 15 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 are planned in each arm of phase I.
- Recipient participants will be evaluated for development of grade III-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) and primary graft failure at day +100 as the dose-limiting toxicities. Once the optimal PTCy dose for PBSC transplantation is determined for each arm, we will conduct a phase II expansion for each arm to estimate the efficacy of PTCy in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis. 1-year GRFS rate will be the primary endpoint during the phase II part.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 8
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Donors (Haplo HCT) | No intervention | –Research on collected samples |
| Donors (Matched HCT) | No intervention | –Research on collected samples |
| Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimPTCy at de-escalating doses to assess for safety and determine Phase II dose |
| Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimPTCy at de-escalating doses to assess for safety and determine Phase II dose |
| Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimStandard PTCy 50 mg/kgday on days +3 and +4 |
| Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimStandard PTCy 50 mg/kg/day on days +3 and +4 |
| Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimPTCy at shortest duration, safe dose (from Phase I) |
| Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) | Experimental | Drug: Melphalan, Drug: Sirolimus, Radiation: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Mycophenolate Mofeti, Drug: Fludarabine, Procedure: Allogeneic HSCT, Drug: Mesna, Drug: FilgrastimPTCy at shortest duration, safe dose (from Phase I) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 120 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (34 listed)
- Recipient
- Participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed hematologic malignancy with standard indication for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation limited to one of the following:
- Age >= 50 years or age 18-49 years and also meeting one of the following criteria:
- At least one potentially suitable HLA-haploidentical or 10/10 (HLA-A, B, C, DR, DQ) related or unrelated donor for HCT
- Karnofsky performance score >= 70
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Recipient
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents. Prior experimental therapies must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to the date of beginning conditioning.
- Active nursing.
- Active malignancy of non-hematopoietic type (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) which is: metastatic, or relapsed/refractory to treatment, or locally advanced and not amenable to curative treatment, or limited disease treated with curative intent treatment within the last 2 years. This excludes non-melanoma skin cancers.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agents.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| MelphalanMatched HCT: 100 mg/m^2 IV on day -2 over 30 minutes. Haplo HCT: 100 mg/m^2 IV on day -6 over approximately 20-30 minutes. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| SirolimusSirolimus: Loading dose of 6 mg orally given on day +5 (calculated based on actual body weight, max initial dose 6 mg)^d, then maintenance dose starting at 2 mg orally daily on day +6 with dose adjustments to maintain a trough of 5-12 ng/ml, continued through day +80 with no taper. Doses should be modified as appropriate for drug interactions and may be modified based on institutional practice. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Total Body Irradiation (TBI)Haplo HCT only: A dose of 200 cGy will be administered on day -1. | Radiation | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Cyclophosphamidebased on dose level being tested (50, 35, 25, or 15 mg/kg) IV once daily over 2 hours on days +3 and +4. Cyclophosphamide will be dosed according to ideal body weight. Cyclophosphamide infusion on days +3 should be started between 70-74 hours after the start of the PBSC infusion. Cyclophosphamide infusion on day +4 should be started between 94-98 hours after the start of the bone marrow infusion. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Mycophenolate Mofeti15 mg/kg orally or IV three times daily (max 1000 mg/dose) starting on day +5, continued through day +35. Dosing will be according to actual body weight. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| FludarabineMatched HCT: 25 mg/m^2/day infused IV over 60 minutes from day -7 to day -3. Haplo HCT: 40 mg/m^2/day infused IV over approximately 30-60 minutes from day -5 to day -2 | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Allogeneic HSCTStem cell transplant | Procedure or surgery | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Mesnaequal to the cyclophosphamide dose (50, 35, 25, or 15 mg/kg) as IV infusion concomitant with cyclophosphamide. Mesna is dosed in the same way as cyclophosphamide regarding ideal vs. actual body weight.b Dosing may be modified based on institutional standard practice. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
| Filgrastimbegins on day +5 at a dose of 5 mcg/kg/day (actual body weight; dose rounding is permitted e.g., nearest vial or syringe size) and is administered daily subcutaneously or IV until the absolute neutrophil count is > 1000 cells/mm3 for three days or > 5000 for one day. | Drug | Phase I Dose De-escalation (Haplo HCT), Phase I Dose De-escalation (Matched HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Haplo HCT), Phase I Pilot for Comparative Data (Matched HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Haplo HCT), Phase II Efficacy (Matched HCT) |
Primary outcome
Phase II: Evaluate the efficacy of PTCy, at the lowest dose determined for each HLA-matching arm from phase I, as assessed by 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS) rate.
Time frame: 1 year
1-year GRFS and 95% CI per arm will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Phase I: Determine the lowest effective dose of PTCy in combination with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis after reduced intensity conditioning and PBSCT, as assessed by primary graft failure AND Grade III-IV acute GVHD as ...
Time frame: 60 days
Number of evaluable subjects and DLT will be summarized per dose level in each arm.
9 secondary outcomes
Estimate rates of symptomatic BK virus cystitis. (Phase I and II)
Time frame: 100 days
Estimate rates of hematopoietic recovery/engraftment. (Phase I and II)
Time frame: day 28, 42, and 100
Estimate rates of Grade II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD at 100 days (Phase I and II)
Time frame: 100 days
Estimate non-relapse mortality at one year (Phase II only)
Time frame: 1 year
Estimate overall survival and progression-free survival at one year (Phase II only)
Time frame: 1 year
Estimate incidence progression/relapse at one year (Phase II only)
Time frame: 1 year
Describe and characterize cytokine release syndrome (CRS) (Phase I and II)
Time frame: 1 year
Estimate rates of CMV reactivation requiring preemptive therapy. (Phase I and II)
Time frame: 100 days
Estimate rates of any chronic GVHD and moderate/severe chronic GVHD at one year (Phase I and II)
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Nov 2026.
- NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web PageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. @@@@@@@@@@@@In addition, all large scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to dbGaP.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Christopher G Kanakry, M.D. principal investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing Melphalan, Sirolimus and Total Body Irradiation (TBI) in people with Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites 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 34 inclusion and 8 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Amy H Chai ((240) 858-3755, amy.chai@nih.gov), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Phase II: Evaluate the efficacy of PTCy, at the lowest dose determined for each HLA-matching arm from phase I, as assessed by 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS) rate. (time frame: 1 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Nov 2026.