Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Children With Sickle Cell Disease

September 8, 2008 updated by: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Phase I/II Study of Induction of Stable Mixed Chimerism After Bone Marrow Transplantation From HLA-Identical Donors in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

RATIONALE: Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which abnormal, crescent-shaped red blood cells interfere with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen through the body and can cause severe pain, stroke, and organ damage. Bone marrow transplantation, is a procedure in which the soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of bones producing white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets is replaced by bone marrow from a another person. Bone marrow transplantation may be an effective treatment in relieving the symptoms of sickle cell disease.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation in treating children who have sickle cell disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients undergo total body irradiation on day 0, followed by allogeneic bone marrow transfusion. Patients also receive fludarabine IV daily and cyclosporine IV twice a day on days -1 to 1. Patients then receive oral cyclosporine on days 1-90, and oral mycophenolate mofetil twice a day on days 0-27.

Patients are followed for 100 days, monthly for 6 months and then annually for 2 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

50

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
        • Children's Hospital of Oakland
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
        • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Diagnosis of sickle cell anemia with clinically severe disease manifestations defined by: Recurrent painful events (at least 2 painful events in past year) which cannot be explained by other causes Pain lasts at least 4 hours Requires treatment with parenteral narcotics, equianalgesic dose of oral narcotics, or parenteral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs Acute chest syndrome (ACS) with at least 2 episodes within past 2 years that required hospitalization, oxygen, and RBC transfusion Any combination of painful events and ACS episodes that total 2 events within the past year Abnormal cerebral MRI, abnormal angiography (MR or conventional), and abnormal neuropsychologic testing performance

No stage III or IV sickle cell lung disease

Genotypically HLA identical sibling donor available

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

No prior transfusions with greater than 5 units RBC

--Patient Characteristics--

Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100%

Hepatic:

  • No active hepatitis
  • No moderate/severe portal fibrosis

Renal: Glomerular filtration rate at least 30% predicted for age

Neurologic:

  • No severe residual functional neurologic impairment
  • Hemiplegia alone allowed

Other:

  • HIV negative
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Mark Walters, Children's Hospital of Oakland

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 18, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

October 19, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 10, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2008

Last Verified

September 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 199/14243
  • FHCRC-1373.00

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