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Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation From HLA-Matched Unrelated Donor for the Treatment of Hematologic Disorders
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsors and Collaborators: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bayer
Information provided by: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00533923
  Purpose

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation may provide long-term remissions for some patients with hematological malignancies. However, allogeneic transplantation is associated with a significant risk of potentially life threatening complications due to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation on the body and the risks of serious infection. In addition, patients may develop a condition called Graft versus host disease that arises from an inflammatory reaction of the donor cells against the recipient's normal tissues. The risk of graft versus host disease is somewhat increased in patients who are receiving a transplant from an unrelated donor.

One approach to reduce the toxicity of allogeneic transplantation is a strategy call nonmyeloablative or "mini" transplants. In this approach, patients receive a lower dose of chemotherapy in an effort to limit treatment related side effects. Patients undergoing this kind of transplant remain at risk for graft versus host disease particularly if they receive a transplant from an unrelated donor. The purpose of this research study is to examine the ability of a drug called CAMPATH-1H to reduce the risk of graft versus host disease and make transplantation safer. CAMPATH-1H binds to and eliminates cells in the system such as T cells that can cause graft versus host disease (GvHD). As a result, earlier studies have shown that patients who receive CAMPATH-1H with an allogeneic transplant have a lower risk of GvHD. In the present study, we will examine the impact of treatment with CAMPATH-1H as part of an allogeneic transplant on the development of GvHD and infection. In addition, we will study the effects of CAMPATH-1H on the immune system by testing blood samples in the laboratory.


Condition Intervention Phase
AML
ALL
CLL
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma
Aplastic Anemia
Myeloproliferative Disorder
Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Fludarabine; Cyclosporin; CAMPATH-1H (Alemtuzumab); GM-CSF
Phase II

Genetics Home Reference related topics: aceruloplasminemia hemophilia
MedlinePlus related topics: Anemia Cancer Hodgkin's Disease Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma
Drug Information available for: Cyclophosphamide Fludarabine Fludarabine monophosphate Cyclosporin Cyclosporine Sargramostim Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor Alemtuzumab Campath
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title: Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation From HLA-Matched Unrelated Donor for the Treatment of Hematologic Disorders

Further study details as provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Primary objective of study is to determine the safety of non-myeloablative allogenic stem cell transplantation from matched unrelated donors in patients with hematologic malignancies with a focus on the incidence of treatment-related mortality. [ Time Frame: Within 100 days of transplant ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Secondary clinical endpoints includes; incidence of graft failure or rejection; incidence and severity of acute and chronic GVHD; tumor response, and long-term overall and disease-free survival. [ Time Frame: Within 100 days of transplant ]

Estimated Enrollment: 25
Study Start Date: December 2002
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 65 years. There is no lower age limit. Patients 65 years and older will be accrued on a case-by-case basis to this protocol, after discussion and approval by the principal investigator. The acceptance to this protocol for such patients would be based on the absence of coexisting medical problems, which would seriously compromise the patient's ability to tolerate the known morbidity and risks of bone marrow transplantation.
  • Patients must have a 5/6 or 6/6 HLA matched, unrelated donor of bone marrow stem cells.
  • Each patient must be willing to participate as a research subject and must sign an informed consent form after having been advised as to the nature and risk of the study prior to entering the protocol. Parents or legal guardians of patients who are minors will sign the informed consent form after being advised of the nature and risks of the study. Attending physicians in the Bone Marrow Transplant Service will enroll patients to this study and will obtain written consents.

Eligibility Criteria - Donor

  • 5/6 or 6/6 HLA matched with the recipient as determined by molecular testing. Donors will be identified through the National Marrow Donor Program for unrelated donors.
  • Donor selection will be performed as outlined in the donor selection SOP's. In patients who have more than one potential donor preference will be given to donors who have no evidence of CMV exposure (if the recipient is CMV-), those who are younger and those who are male. Selection of an unrelated donor from the NMDP registry will proceed according to the donor selection SOP. Molecular testing of HLA-A, B, and DR alleles will identify potential donors and the American Red Cross HLA lab will confirm all typing. Donor selection will be coordinated with transplant physician and the HLA laboratory director. Preference will be given to donors who are 6/6 molecular matches, those who are CMV- (if the recipient is CMV-), those who are younger, and males.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active CNS leukemia involvement.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Karnofsky performance status < 70%, (appendix 1).
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction of < 40%.
  • Serum creatinine > 1.5 X normal
  • Patients seropositive for HIV; HTLV -1, or with evidence of chronic active hepatitis as demonstrated by detection of hepatitis surface antigen in the serum
  • Patients with serologic evidence of hepatitis B or C exposure will undergo liver biopsy to assess for presence of active hepatitis or fibrosis and quantification of risk of proceeding with transplant
  • Patients not providing informed consent.
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to E. Coli derived products.
  • SGOT and SGPT > 2.5 x ULN, unless thought to be disease related
  • Total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dl, with direct bilirubin > 0.5 mg/dl
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00533923

Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bayer
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David F McDermott, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Study Director: David E Avigan, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  More Information

Responsible Party: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ( David McDermott, MD )
Study ID Numbers: 2002P000219
Study First Received: September 20, 2007
Last Updated: December 1, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00533923  
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
mini-transplant
AML
ALL
CML
CLL
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Relapsed non-Hodgkin's or Hodgkin's lymphoma
Relapsed multiple myeloma
Aplastic anemia
Myeloproliferative disorder
GM-CSF
Cyclosporin
Fludarabine (FLUDARA)
Cyclophosphamide
CAMPATH-1H
GVHD
CMV
AML in first remission, first relapse or subsequent remission
ALL in first relapse, second or subsequent remission
ALL in first remission, in a high-risk category
Relapsed non-Hodgkin's or Hodgkin's lymphoma
Relapsed multiple myeloma
Aplastic anemia characterized by ANC< 1000 and/or platelets < 30 without transfusional support
Myeloproliferative disorder (P Vera, CMML, ET)

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Cyclosporine
Hodgkin's disease
Precancerous Conditions
Clotrimazole
Blood Protein Disorders
Miconazole
Hodgkin lymphoma, adult
Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, diffuse
Paraproteinemias
Cyclophosphamide
Hemostatic Disorders
Cyclosporins
Preleukemia
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Multiple myeloma
Alemtuzumab
Anemia, Aplastic
Hodgkin Disease
Lymphoma
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplasia
Tioconazole
Anemia
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Fludarabine monophosphate

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
Disease
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Pathologic Processes
Antifungal Agents
Syndrome
Therapeutic Uses
Myeloablative Agonists
Cardiovascular Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Antirheumatic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Alkylating Agents

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