Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation to Prevent Neutropenia in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

May 31, 2012 updated by: Northwestern University

Ex Vivo Expanded Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for the Elimination of Neutropenia Associated With High Dose Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy used to kill cancer cells. Treating the peripheral stem cells in the laboratory may improve the effectiveness of the transplant.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of peripheral stem cell transplantation in patients who have relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and who will be treated with high-dose chemotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the toxicity of ex vivo expanded peripheral blood mononuclear cells (EVE PBMNC) as a supplement to high-dose chemotherapy and conventional autograft in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  • Compare the effect of EVE PBMNC on white blood cell, red blood cell, and platelet recovery in patients on this study vs historical controls, matched by protocol, disease status, and prior therapy.
  • Determine the optimal duration of culture and time of harvest for the production of neutrophils in vivo.
  • Determine the relationships between length of culture, immunophenotype, and clinical outcome.
  • Determine the required numbers of white blood cell precursors for clinical efficacy.
  • Assess the need for multiple transfusions of EVE PBMNC during the post-transplantation period.

OUTLINE: Autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) are harvested. Unselected PBMNC are cultured and expanded ex vivo in flt3 ligand, interleukin-3, filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), and epoetin alfa for 13 days. Expanded PBMNC are reinfused on day 0.

Patients are followed monthly for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 24 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3

Phase

  • 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
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

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

17 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Scheduled to undergo high-dose chemotherapy (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan) with autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cell transplantation
  • No metastatic disease involving the bone marrow

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 17 to 65

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0 or 1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • No active hepatitis B or C
  • Bilirubin less than 2.5 times normal*
  • SGOT or SGPT less than 2.5 times normal*
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times normal NOTE: * Unless Gilbert's syndrome present

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • Cardiac ejection fraction normal

Pulmonary:

  • DLCO at least 50% predicted
  • FEV_1 and FVC at least 75% predicted

Other:

  • HIV negative
  • Not pregnant
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No non-neoplastic disease that would preclude intensive chemotherapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior external beam radiotherapy to more than 25% of the active bone marrow

Surgery:

  • Not specified

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: Supportive Care

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 1, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NU 99Z1
  • NU-99Z1
  • NCI-G00-1734

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