NK Cells in Cord Blood Transplantation

Natural Killer Cells in Allogeneic Cord Blood Transplantation

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best way to give natural killer cells and donor umbilical cord blood transplant in treating patients with hematological malignancies. Giving chemotherapy with or without total body irradiation before a donor umbilical cord blood transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When the healthy stem cells and natural killer cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma; Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Recurrent Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Therapy-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive; Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia; Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Refractory Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma; DS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma; DS Stage III Plasma Cell Myeloma; Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission; High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 Rearrangements; ISS Stage III Plasma Cell Myeloma; Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission; ISS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Biological: Rituximab; Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Melphalan; Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation; Biological: Natural Killer Cell Therapy; Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate; Drug: Tacrolimus; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil; Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Procedure: Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the feasibility and safety of ex-vivo expanded cord blood (CB) natural killer (NK) cells with double CB transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To monitor engraftment, chimerism, graft versus host disease, and immune reconstitution in patients receiving expanded CB NK cell therapy.

II. To estimate the time to platelet recovery and the time to absolute neutrophil count (ANC) recovery.

III. To estimate overall survival and disease free survival at one year. IV. To study the in-vivo persistence of cord blood NK cells.

OUTLINE:

PREPARATIVE REGIMEN: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment plans:

TREATMENT PLAN 1: Patients receive high-dose lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days -8 to -2, fludarabine phosphate IV over 1 hour on days -7 to -4, and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -4. CD20 positive patients also receive rituximab intravenously (IV) over 6 hours on days -8 to -4.

TREATMENT PLAN 2: Patients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days -7 to -2, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours on day -7, and undergo total body irradiation (TBI) on day -3. Patients also receive rituximab and fludarabine phosphate as in Treatment Plan 1.

NK CELL INFUSION: All patients receive ex-vivo expanded cord blood NK cells IV over 30 minutes on day -2.

TRANSPLANT: All patients undergo allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplant on day 0.

GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE (GVHD) PROPHYLAXIS: All patients receive tacrolimus IV or PO on days -2 to 180 followed by taper and mycophenolate mofetil IV over 2 hours or PO thrice daily (TID) on days -3 to 100.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 13
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have one of the following hematologic malignancies: acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), induction failure, high-risk for relapse first remission (with intermediate-risk or high-risk cytogenetics, fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 [FLT3] mutation positive and/or evidence of minimal residual disease by flow cytometry), secondary leukemia from prior chemotherapy and/or arising from myelodysplastic syndrome, any disease beyond first remission
• Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS): primary or therapy related
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): induction failure, primary refractory to treatment (do not achieve complete remission after first course of therapy) or are beyond first remission including second or greater remission or active disease; patients in first remission are eligible if they are considered high risk, defined as any of the following detected at any time: with t(9;22) or t(4;11), hypodiploidy, complex karyotype, secondary leukemia developing after cytotoxic drug exposure, and/or evidence of minimal residual disease, or acute biphenotypic leukemia, or double hit non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in second or third complete remission, refractory NHL, or relapsed NHL (including relapse post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant); double hit lymphomas in first remission or more advanced disease
• Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with progressive disease following standard therapy; patients with progressive CLL following standard therapy who meet European Bone Marrow Transplant (EBMT) consensus guidelines of indications for allogeneic stem cell transplantation; this includes patients with (1) lack of response or early relapse within 1 year of receiving a purine analog-containing treatment regimen, (2) disease relapse within 2 years of receiving a purine analog combination therapy or after other therapies such as autologous stem cell transplantation, and (3) CLL associated with tumor protein (p)53 mutations or deletions and/or deletion (del) (17p) requiring therapy; patients must have chemosensitive disease with at least a partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) with last treatment regimen
• Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) second chronic phase or accelerated phase
• Hodgkin's disease (HD): induction failures, second or third complete remission, or relapse (including relapse post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant)
• Multiple myeloma: stage II or III, symptomatic, secretory multiple myeloma requiring treatment
• Performance score of at least 80% by Karnofsky or 0 to 2 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
• Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 45%
• Pulmonary function test (PFT) demonstrating a diffusion capacity of least 45% predicted
• Creatinine < 1.6 mg/dL
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) =< to 2.0 x normal
• Bilirubin =< to 2.0 x normal
• All study participants must be registered into the mandatory Revlimid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the Revlimid REMS program
• Females of reproductive potential must adhere to the scheduled pregnancy testing as required in the Revlimid REMS program
• Negative beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test in a woman with child bearing potential defined as not post-menopausal for 24 months or no previous surgical sterilization and willing to ongoing pregnancy testing while on treatment with lenalidomide
• Woman with child bearing potential must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, at least 4 weeks before she starts taking lenalidomide
• Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with females of child bearing potential even if they have had a successful vasectomy
• Patients must have two CB units available which are matched with the patient at 4, 5, or 6/6 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I (serological) and II (molecular) antigens; each cord must contain at least 1.5 x 10^7 total nucleated cells/Kg recipient body weight (pre-thaw); cord blood units will be procured through the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
• Have identified a backup cells source in case of engraftment failure; the source can be autologous, related or unrelated
• Patients who have had a prior autologous transplant are eligible

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Active central nervous system (CNS) disease in patient with history of CNS malignancy
• Patients with chronic active hepatitis or cirrhosis; if positive hepatitis serology, the study chair may deem the patient eligible based on the results of liver biopsy
• Patients with known hypersensitivity to lenalidomide and/or rituximab
• Patients who have a matched related donor who is eligible and willing to donate stem cells

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment Plan 1 (NK cells, umbilical cord blood transplant); Patients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days -8 to -2, fludarabine phosphate IV over 1 hour on days -7 to -4, and melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -4. CD20 positive patients also receive rituximab IV over 6 hours on days -8 to -4.	Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Correlative studies; Biological: Rituximab; Given IV; Other Names: Rituxan; MabThera; ABP 798; BI 695500; C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody; CT-P10; IDEC-102; IDEC-C2B8; IDEC-C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Monoclonal Antibody IDEC-C2B8; PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar ABP 798; Rituximab Biosimilar BI 695500; Rituximab Biosimilar CT-P10; Rituximab Biosimilar GB241; Rituximab Biosimilar IBI301; Rituximab Biosimilar PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar RTXM83; Rituximab Biosimilar SAIT101; RTXM83; Drug: Lenalidomide; Given PO; Other Names: CC-5013; Revlimid; CC5013; CDC 501; Drug: Melphalan; Given IV; Other Names: CB-3025; L-PAM; Alanine Nitrogen Mustard; L-Phenylalanine Mustard; L-Sarcolysin Phenylalanine mustard; L-Sarcolysine; Melphalanum; Phenylalanine Mustard; Sarcoclorin; Sarkolysin; WR-19813; L-sarcolysin; Phenylalanine nitrogen mustard; Biological: Natural Killer Cell Therapy; Given IV; Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate; Given IV; Other Names: 2-F-ara-AMP; Beneflur; Fludara; 9H-Purin-6-amine, 2-fluoro-9-(5-O-phosphono-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl)-; SH T 586; Drug: Tacrolimus; Given IV or PO; Other Names: Prograf; Hecoria; FK 506; Fujimycin; Protopic; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil; Given IV or PO; Other Names: Cellcept; MMF; Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Undergo allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplant; Other Names: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation; HSC; HSCT; Procedure: Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation; Undergo allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplant; Other Names: Cord Blood Transplantation; UCB transplantation
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment Plan 2 (NK cells, umbilical cord blood transplant); Patients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days -7 to -2, cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours on day -7, and undergo TBI on day -3. Patients also receive rituximab and fludarabine phosphate as in Treatment Plan 1.	Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Correlative studies; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Given IV; Other Names: Cytoxan; CTX; (-)-Cyclophosphamide; 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate; Carloxan; Ciclofosfamida; Ciclofosfamide; Cicloxal; Clafen; Claphene; CP monohydrate; CYCLO-cell; Cycloblastin; Cycloblastine; Cyclophospham; Cyclophosphamid monohydrate; Cyclophosphamidum; Cyclophosphan; Cyclophosphane; Cyclophosphanum; Cyclostin; Cyclostine; Cytophosphan; Cytophosphane; Fosfaseron; Genoxal; Genuxal; Ledoxina; Mitoxan; Neosar; Revimmune; Syklofosfamid; WR- 138719; Biological: Rituximab; Given IV; Other Names: Rituxan; MabThera; ABP 798; BI 695500; C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody; CT-P10; IDEC-102; IDEC-C2B8; IDEC-C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Monoclonal Antibody IDEC-C2B8; PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar ABP 798; Rituximab Biosimilar BI 695500; Rituximab Biosimilar CT-P10; Rituximab Biosimilar GB241; Rituximab Biosimilar IBI301; Rituximab Biosimilar PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar RTXM83; Rituximab Biosimilar SAIT101; RTXM83; Drug: Lenalidomide; Given PO; Other Names: CC-5013; Revlimid; CC5013; CDC 501; Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation; Undergo TBI; Other Names: Total Body Irradiation; Whole-Body Irradiation; Biological: Natural Killer Cell Therapy; Given IV; Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate; Given IV; Other Names: 2-F-ara-AMP; Beneflur; Fludara; 9H-Purin-6-amine, 2-fluoro-9-(5-O-phosphono-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl)-; SH T 586; Drug: Tacrolimus; Given IV or PO; Other Names: Prograf; Hecoria; FK 506; Fujimycin; Protopic; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil; Given IV or PO; Other Names: Cellcept; MMF; Procedure: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Undergo allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplant; Other Names: Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation; HSC; HSCT; Procedure: Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation; Undergo allogeneic umbilical cord blood transplant; Other Names: Cord Blood Transplantation; UCB transplantation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Generation of a minimum of 5 x 10^6 natural killer/kg cells in at least 60% of patients (success rate)	Will be estimated with 90% credible interval.	Up to 1 year
Treatment-related mortality	The method described by Thall, et al will be used. Will be estimated with 90% credible interval. The product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier will be used with 95% confidence intervals.	100 days
Incidence of adverse events graded using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0	Changes from baseline in vital signs and laboratory values will be summarized. Tabulate adverse events by severity and relationship to therapy.	Up to 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of patients with acute graft-versus-host-disease		Up to 1 year
Proportion of patients with chronic graft-versus-host-disease		Up to 1 year
Overall survival	The product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier will be used with 95% confidence intervals.	1 year
Disease-free survival	The product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier will be used with 95% confidence intervals.	1 year
Time to initial platelet recovery	Cumulative incidence of platelet recovery will be estimated with the methods of Gooley, et al.	From the infusion of peripheral blood stem cells to the first of 3 consecutive platelet count measurements tested on different days with a count greater than or equal to 20 x 10e9/L, assessed up to 1 year
Time to initial absolute neutrophil count recovery	Cumulative incidence of platelet recovery will be estimated with the methods of Gooley, et al.	From the infusion of peripheral blood stem cells to the first of 3 consecutive days of an absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 0.5 x 10e9/L, assessed up to 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): May 3, 2013
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): November 1, 2021
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): November 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 13, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): June 14, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 11, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Disease Attributes; Disease; Bone Marrow Diseases; Hematologic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Hemostatic Disorders; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; Precancerous Conditions; Leukemia, B-Cell; Lymphoma; Syndrome; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Multiple Myeloma; Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Hodgkin Disease; Recurrence; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Preleukemia; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive; Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase; Leukemia, Myeloid, Accelerated Phase; Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antirheumatic Agents; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Antitubercular Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Calcineurin Inhibitors; Cyclophosphamide; Antibodies; Lenalidomide; Immunoglobulins; Rituximab; Melphalan; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Fludarabine; Fludarabine phosphate; Tacrolimus; Mycophenolic Acid; Mechlorethamine; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2011-0493 (OTHER: M D Anderson Cancer Center); P30CA016672 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2012-02071 (REGISTRY: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No