Total Marrow and Total Lymph Node Irradiation, Fludarabine, and Melphalan Followed By Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematological Cancer That Has Not Responded to Treatment

June 3, 2015 updated by: City of Hope Medical Center

Phase I Study of Escalating Doses of Radiation Therapy Using Helical Tomotherapy in Combination With Fludarabine (FLU) and Melphalan (MEL) as a Preparative Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Transplantation in Patients With Advanced and Hematological Malignancies Who Are Not Eligible for Fully Myeloablative Regimen

RATIONALE: Giving total marrow and total lymph node irradiation together with low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect).

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of total marrow and total lymph node irradiation when given together with fludarabine and melphalan followed by donor stem cell transplant in treating patients with advanced hematological cancer that has not responded to treatment.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the maximum tolerated dose of intensity-modulated total marrow and lymph node irradiation (TMLI) using helical tomotherapy in combination with a reduced-intensity preparative regimen comprising fludarabine phosphate and melphalan in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for advanced, relapsed or refractory hematological malignancies.
  • To describe the toxicities of escalating doses of TMLI in these patients.

Secondary

  • To describe the frequency of clinical response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • To describe the frequency of primary and secondary engraftment failure in patients treated with this regimen.
  • To describe the time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment in patients treated with this regimen.
  • To describe the incidence of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease in patients treated with this regimen.
  • To describe the overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • To describe the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of intensity-modulated total marrow and lymph node irradiation (TMLI).

  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy: Patients undergo TMLI to skeletal bone/marrow, major lymph node chains, spleen, and liver using helical tomotherapy twice daily on days -6 to -3.
  • Reduced-intensity preparative regimen: Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV on days -6 to -2 and melphalan IV on day -1.
  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT): Patients undergo allogeneic HSCT on day 0.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

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

    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
        • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer 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

16 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:

    • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
    • Myelodysplastic syndromes

      • Intermediate- or high-risk disease
    • Myelofibrosis
    • Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma)

      • With or without bone marrow involvement
    • Mixed lineage leukemia

      • Induction therapy must have been directed predominantly against AML
    • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    • Multiple myeloma
  • Relapsed or refractory disease with M3 marrow (marrow blasts > 25%), meeting 1 of the following criteria:

    • Persistent disease after an induction attempt
    • Persistent initial disease after two induction attempts
    • Relapse after one re-induction attempt (second relapse)
    • Persistent disease after first relapse and initial re-induction attempt
  • Not eligible for myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation due to age (> 50 years), organ insufficiency, or significant comorbidity

    • Patients 16-50 years of age must meet ≥ 1 of the following criteria:

      • Ejection fraction 50-60% by MUGA scan and/or echocardiogram
      • DLCO 50-75% of predicted
      • Creatinine clearance or GFR 60-80 mL/min
      • Serum bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
      • SGOT and SGPT 1.5-5 times upper limit of normal
      • No other medical and/or psychosocial problem that, in the opinion of the primary physician or principal investigator, would place the patient at unacceptable risk from study regimen
  • No Fanconi anemia
  • HLA-identical sibling OR matched unrelated donor available

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Zubrod or Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Able to lie supine in a full body cast for 30 minutes
  • No HIV infection
  • No evidence of active hepatitis B or C infection
  • No evidence of cirrhosis
  • No uncontrolled viral, bacterial, or fungal infection within the past 4 weeks
  • No radiographic changes indicating pulmonary disease (e.g., pulmonary nodules, infiltrates, or pleural effusion) unless cleared by pulmonary biopsy that shows no evidence of active pulmonary disease
  • No major medical or psychiatric disorder that would seriously compromise patient tolerance of study regimen

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiation therapy

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Toxicity
Maximum tolerated dose of intensity-modulated total marrow and lymph node irradiation using helical tomotherapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Progression-free survival
Overall survival
Frequency of clinical response
Frequency of primary and secondary engraftment failure
Time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment
Incidence of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 27, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 1, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 3, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08076
  • P30CA033572 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • CHNMC-08076
  • CDR0000626148 (REGISTRY: NCI PDQ)

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