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Donor Natural Killer Cells After Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Purpose
     Eligibility
     Treatment/Intervention
Trial Contact Information
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Alternate Title

Phase I/II Study of Donor Natural Killer Cell Infusion After HLA-Mismatched/Haploidentical Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation From a Familial Donor in Patients With Advanced Malignant Disorders

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase II, Phase ITreatmentActive15 to 75OtherAMC-UUCM-2008-0383
2008-0383, NCT00823524

Trial Description

Purpose:

Giving an infusion of natural killer cells from a donor after a donor stem cell transplant may help kill any remaining cancer cells after the transplant.

This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of donor natural killer cells when given after a donor stem cell transplant in treating patients with advanced cancer.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

  • 15-75 years old
  • Has undergone donor stem cell transplant
  • For more information about the eligibility criteria for this trial, refer to the Health Professional version.

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Some patients will receive an infusion of natural killer cells twice in week 3.

Other patients will receive an infusion of natural killer cells once in weeks 2 and 3.

After finishing treatment, patients will be evaluated periodically.

Important:

For more details about this trial, refer to the Health Professional version of the trial summary.

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, contact your doctor for a referral or call a trial contact person listed below. You may see the same contact person listed at more than one site, however, if you call the number listed you can ask to speak to the study coordinator or person involved with the specific trial you are interested in. If you have questions about cancer or clinical trials, call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). General information about clinical trials, including risks, benefits, and costs, can be found on NCI's Web site.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Asan Medical Center - University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Kyoo Lee, MD, Principal investigator
Ph: 82-2-2224-3210
Email: khlee2@amc.seoul.kr

Trial Sites

Republic of Korea
  Seoul
 Asan Medical Center - University of Ulsan College of Medicine
 Kyoo Lee, MD
Ph: 82-2-2224-3210
 Email: khlee2@amc.seoul.kr

Registry Information
Official Title Donor NK cell infusion for progression/recurrence of underlying malignant disorders after HLA-haploidentical HCT - a phase 1-2 study
Trial Start Date 2009-01-07
Trial Completion Date 2012-12-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00823524
Date Submitted to PDQ 2009-01-07
Information Last Verified 2009-01-13

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