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Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTLs) for Adenovirus Infection Following an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
This study has been completed.
Sponsors and Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Information provided by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00111033
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the largest and safest dose of Adenovirus (AdV)-specific cytotoxic T cells to be administered to individuals following a stem cell transplant, to evaluate the side effects of this treatment, and to examine whether this therapy might help prevent and treat AdV infection in these individuals.


Condition Intervention Phase
Adenoviridae Infections
Genetic: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL)
Genetic: Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTL)
Phase I

U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Administration of Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes for the Prophylaxis and Therapy of Adenovirus Infection Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

Further study details as provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Maximum tolerated dose of AdV-CTL (i.e., dose with the probability closest to the target toxicity rate at the following termination points: preinfusion, 24 hours post-infusion [optional], Day 3 or 4 [optional], and 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks post-infusion)

Estimated Enrollment: 18
Study Start Date: September 2003
Study Completion Date: June 2008
Primary Completion Date: June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

Cell Administration:

In this study, AdV-specific T cells will be thawed and intravenously injected into participants. This is a traditional, phase I dose escalation study of one infusion of AdV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (AdV-CTL) given to participants at risk for AdV infection after either a matched or mismatched unrelated donor stem cell transplant OR a matched or mismatched related donor stem cell transplant. Four dose levels will be studied. The lowest level will be one dose of 5 x 10^6 cells/m2, and the highest will be one dose of 1.35 x 10^8 cells/m2. Two participants at each dose level will be enrolled (depending on toxicity), using the modified continual reassessment method (CRM). This approach was successfully used in optimizing the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) CTL infusion regimen. If there are no toxicities and immunological efficacy is not seen at any dose, then the doses will be further escalated after additional local and federal approval. Initially, AdV-CTL will be given at least 30 days following the transplant. If participants are diagnosed with AdV infection at their 30-day evaluation or at subsequent evaluations post-CTL, they will be eligible to receive one additional dose of CTL (at the same dose as the first CTL), provided that they meet the eligibility criteria described in the protocol.

Dose Levels and Dosing Schedule:

Dose Level and CTL Dose Given from Day 30

  • Dose 1: 5 x 10^6/m2
  • Dose 2: 1.5 x 10^7/m2
  • Dose 3: 4.5 x 10^7/m2
  • Dose 4: 1.35 x 10^8/m2

Escalation of AdV-CTL Infusions:

Initially, AdV-CTL will be given 30 days following the transplant surgery. If participants are diagnosed with AdV infection (defined as culture positive from one site) at their 30-day evaluation or subsequent evaluations, they are eligible to receive one additional dose of CTL, given no less than 2 weeks apart, at the same dose of the first CTL, providing eligibility criteria are met.

Infusion of CTL:

Premedications: Participants will receive intravenously up to 1 mg/kg (up to a maximum of 50 mg) of Benadryl and 10 mg/kg (up to a maximum of 650 mg) of Tylenol prior to the injection of the cells.

Cell Administration: AdV-specific T cells will be thawed and intravenously injected 30 days following the transplant at the specified dose schedule.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Recipient of an allogeneic donor stem cell transplant and at risk for AdV disease
  • Life expectancy greater than 30 days
  • No severe intercurrent infections
  • Lansky/Karnofsky scores greater than or equal to 60
  • Must be at least 30 days post transplant to be eligible to receive CTL

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), Grades III-IV
  • Severe kidney disease, with creatinine levels greater than 3 times the normal limit for age
  • Severe liver disease, with direct bilirubin levels greater than 3 mg/dl or SGOT levels greater than 500 IU/L
  • AdV disease prior to 30 days post transplant (i.e., the presence of two or more positive sites for AdV by polymerase chain reaction [PCR] or culture)
  • Less than 50% donor chimerism in either peripheral blood or bone marrow OR experiences relapse of original disease
  • Currently receiving Cidofovir
  • Received other viral-specific CTL (e.g., CMV-specific CTL or EBV-specific CTL) prophylactically within 4 weeks of receiving Adv-CTL
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00111033

Locations
United States, Texas
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Investigators
Study Chair: Malcolm K. Brenner, MD Baylor College of Medicine
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: 436, U54 HL081007-01, LYPTAIST, 14097
Study First Received: May 16, 2005
Last Updated: September 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00111033  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):
Adenovirus Infections
Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes
Stem Cell Transplantation

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Virus Diseases
Adenoviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009