Azacitidine in Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

October 16, 2020 updated by: Washington University School of Medicine

A Phase I/II Study of Azacitidine in Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a potentially curative therapy for patients with hematologic malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); however, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donor availability continues to be a major hurdle. Historically, HLA haploidentical donor hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) was associated with high incidences of graft rejection and excessive non-relapse mortality (NRM), but recent advances utilizing post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) have revolutionized haplo-HCT and the outcomes are now comparable to allo-HCT using more traditional HLA matched related and unrelated donors. However, graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) continues to be a problem and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in allo-HCT patients including those who receive haplo-HCT on PT-Cy platform. The aim of this early phase study is to investigate the safety and overall efficacy of azacitidine in reducing the incidence and severity of GvHD when added to PT-Cy based haplo-HCT platform for patients with AML, ALL, or advanced MDS.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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5

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of acute leukemia (AML/ALL) or advanced MDS (INT-2 or high risk) in complete remission (CR/CRc/CRi) documented by bone marrow biopsy done within 30 days prior to the initiation of conditioning regimen.

  • Available HLA-haploidentical donor that meets the following criteria:

    • Immediate family member (sibling, offspring, or parent)
    • At least 18 years of age
    • HLA-haploidentical donor/recipient match by class I serologic typing at the A&B locus.
    • In the treating physician's opinion, is in general good health, and medically able to tolerate leukapheresis required for harvesting HSC
    • No active hepatitis (B, C), HTLV, and HIV infections
    • Not pregnant
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70 %

  • Adequate organ function as defined below:

    • Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dl (unless the patient has a history of Gilbert's syndrome)
    • AST(SGOT) and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 3.0 x IULN
    • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 x IULN OR estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 by Cockcroft-Gault Formula
    • Oxygen saturation ≥ 90% on room air
    • LVEF ≥ 40%
    • FEV1 and FVC ≥ 50% predicted, corrected DLCO ≥ 40% predicted
  • At least 18 years of age at the time of study registration
  • Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document (or that of legally authorized representative, if applicable)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recipients with donor sensitive antibodies (DSA), defined by 2000 or higher MFI against one or more class I or II antigens
  • Known HIV or active Hepatitis B or C infection
  • Underwent a previous related or unrelated allogeneic transplant
  • Known hypersensitivity to one or more of the study agents
  • Currently receiving or has received any investigational drugs within the 14 days prior to the first dose of the conditioning regimen.
  • Pregnant and/or breastfeeding
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or unstable cardiac arrhythmias.
  • Presence of a readily available 6/6 matched sibling donor who is a candidate for donation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Arm 1: Azacitidine

  • Treating physician must choose from one of these conditioning regimens (will be given per standard of care)

    • fludarabine and fractionated total body irradiation (Flu/FrTBI)
    • fludarabine and busulfan (Flu/Bu4)
    • fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and single dose total body irradiation (Flu/Cy/sdTBI)
    • fludarabine and melphalan (Flu/Mel)
    • reduced-intensity fludarabine and busulfan (Flu/Bu2)
  • G-CSF from Day -5 through Day -1 per standard of care
  • On Day 0, the allograft will be infused per standard of care.
  • Azacitidine will be administered on Day +1 and +2 post-stem cell transfusion days
  • Cyclophosphamide on Days +3 and +4 post-transplant
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Other Names:
  • Cytoxan
  • CPM
  • CTX
  • CYT
Drug: Fludarabine
Other Names:
  • Fludara
  • 2-Fluoro-ara-A Monophosphate
  • 2-Fluoro-ara AMP
  • FAMP
Procedure: Stem cell transplant
Drug: Melphalan
Other Names:
  • Phenylalanine mustard
  • Alkeran
Drug: Busulfan
Other Names:
  • Busulphan
  • Myerlan
Drug: Azacitidine
Other Names:
  • Ladakamycin
  • Vidaza
Radiation: Fractionated total body irradiation
Radiation: Single dose total body irradiation
Drug: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
Other Names:
  • Filgrastim
  • G-CSF
  • Neupogen
  • Mozobil
  • Plerixafor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety of azacitidine (Phase I only) as measured by frequency and grade of adverse events
Time Frame: Up to Day 35
The descriptions and grading scales found in the revised NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 will be utilized for all toxicity reporting.
Up to Day 35
Maximum tolerated dose of azacitidine (Phase I only)
Time Frame: Estimated to be 3-4 months (completion of all Phase I patients through Day 35)
Estimated to be 3-4 months (completion of all Phase I patients through Day 35)
Grade II-IV acute GvHD rate of azacitidine (Phase II only)
Time Frame: Up to Day 100
Up to Day 100

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Event-free survival (EFS)
Time Frame: Up to 48 months
EFS is defined as the time from date of first dose of the preparative regimen until failure to engraft, treatment failure, disease progression/relapse, or death from any cause (whichever occurs first).
Up to 48 months
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 48 months
OS is defined as the time from the date of Day 0 until death from any cause.
Up to 48 months
Disease-free survival (DFS)
Time Frame: Up to 48 months
Up to 48 months
Non-relapse mortality (NRM)
Time Frame: Up to Day 100
NRM is defined as death that results from a transplant procedure-related complication (e.g. infection, organ failure, hemorrhage, GvHD) rather than from relapse of the underlying disease prior to Day +100 visit.
Up to Day 100
Time to neutrophil engraftment
Time Frame: Up to 12 months
Time to neutrophil engraftment is measured by determining the first of 3 consecutive measurements of neutrophil count ≥ 500/ul following conditioning regimen-induced nadir.
Up to 12 months
Time to platelet engraftment
Time Frame: Up to 12 months
Time to platelet engraftment is measured by determining the first of 3 consecutive measurements of platelet count ≥ 20,000/ul without platelet transfusion support for 7 days.
Up to 12 months
Rate of acute GvHD
Time Frame: Up to Day 100
Incidence and severity of acute GvHD will be assessed based on the modified Glucksberg criteria and Seattle criteria. Attempts should be made to confirm the diagnosis pathologically by biopsy of target organ(s).
Up to Day 100
Rate of chronic GvHD
Time Frame: Day 100 through Day 365
Incidence and severity of chronic GvHD will be assessed based on the NIH consensus criteria and global severity scoring system. Attempts should be made to confirm the diagnosis pathologically by biopsy of target organ(s).
Day 100 through Day 365

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Washington University School of Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 27, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 24, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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October 14, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 20, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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April 25, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 20, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 16, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 201604081

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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