A Study of CD45RA+ Depleted Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation in Children With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors and Lymphomas

A Phase I Study of CD45RA+ Depleted Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation in Children With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors and Lymphomas

This is a phase I study designed to determine the feasibility of transplantation using a novel transplant approach that employs a two-stage haploidentical cell infusion following myeloablative conditioning. This strategy, which includes selective depletion of naïve T cells, may speed immune reconstitution thereby potentially reducing the limitations of traditional haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and increasing its potential therapeutic application. Additionally, the investigators intend to explore overall survival, event-free survival, hematopoietic cell recovery and engraftment as well as infection rates and complications in these patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Melanoma; Lymphoma; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Ewing Sarcoma; Rhabdoid Tumor; Neuroblastoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Wilms Tumor; Germ Cell Tumor; Gastrointestinal Tumor; Hepatic Tumor; Clear Cell Carcinoma; Non-rhabdomyosarcoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: CliniMACS; Drug: alemtuzumab; Drug: fludarabine; Drug: sirolimus; Drug: Busulfan; Drug: melphalan; Biological: stem cells

Detailed Description

Twelve participants and 12 donors will be enrolled on this study. Donors will undergo seven days of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization followed by two apheresis collections. Each apheresis collection will be processed by the CliniMACS system.

DONORS: A mobilization regimen of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) will be used to obtain a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) product from the donor. Apheresis will be performed for a minimum of two consecutive days, including one day for each cell product delivered.

STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Participants will undergo a two-stage haploidentical cell infusion following myeloablative conditioning. The first cell infusion will be a CD3-depleted product and the second infusion will be a CD45RA-depleted product.

Primary Objective:

• To determine the feasibility of haploidentical HSCT using two infusions engineered by negative selection on the Miltenyi CliniMACS system- the first by selective depletion of CD3+ cells, followed by a second depleted of CD45RA+ cells, in children with relapsed or refractory solid tumors or lymphomas.

Secondary Objectives:

• To estimate hematopoietic cell recovery and engraftment rates for the patients.
• To estimate infection rates and complications.
• To estimate the one-year overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) for the study patients.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 23
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
      • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria - Transplant Recipients:

• At least 2 years of age and less than or equal to 21 years of age.

• Histologically confirmed solid tumor or lymphoma at original diagnosis:

  • Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT)
  • Gastrointestinal tumors
  • Germ Cell tumors
  • Hepatic tumors (including hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoblastoma)
  • Lymphoma (including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
  • Kidney tumors (including Wilms tumor, rhabdoid tumors, clear cell carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma)
  • Melanoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Soft tissue sarcoma (including rhabdomyosarcoma and non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma)
• Malignancy has no reasonable expectation of cure with available alternative salvage therapy.
• Has a suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haploidentical donor available.
• At least two weeks since receipt of any biological therapy, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy.
• Has recovered from all acute NCI Common Toxicity Criteria grade II-IV acute non-hematologic toxicities from prior therapy per the judgment of the PI.
• Shortening fraction greater than or equal to 25%.
• Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) greater than or equal to 50 mL/min/1.73 m2.
• Pulse oximetry greater than or equal to 92% on room air
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) less than or equal to3 times the upper limit of the institution-established normal range.
• Direct bilirubin less than or equal to 3.0 mg/dL.
• Karnofsky or Lansky performance score of greater than or equal to 50.

Exclusion Criteria - Transplant Recipients:

• Newly diagnosed patients with no prior attempt at curative therapy.
• Any primary or active central nervous system (CNS) malignancy, including metastatic disease.
• Any active or prior malignant or pre-malignant condition of the bone marrow, excluding metastasis of the primary malignancy.
• Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
• Prior autologous stem cell transplant within previous 3 months.
• Allergy to murine products or positive human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA).
• (Female only) Known pregnancy (negative serum or urine pregnancy test to be conducted within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• (Female only) Breast feeding.

Inclusion Criteria - Donors:

• At least 18 years of age.
• Partially HLA matched family member.
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative.

Exclusion Criteria - Donors:

• (Female only) Known pregnancy (negative serum or urine pregnancy test to be conducted within 7 days prior to enrollment).
• (Female only) Breast feeding.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Treatment; Participants to undergo transplantation. They receive alemtuzumab, fludarabine, sirolimus, busulfan, melphalan, and stem cells. Participants treated after activation of protocol revision 2.3 on 06/05/2014 have not and will not receive sirolimus as part of their therapy. Cells for infusion are prepared using the CliniMACS System.

Device: CliniMACS; The mechanism of action of the CliniMACS Cell Selection System is based on magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS). The CliniMACS device is a powerful tool for the isolation of many cell types from heterogeneous cell mixtures, (e.g. apheresis products). These can then be separated in a magnetic field using an immunomagnetic label specific for the cell type of interest, such as CD3+ human T cells.; Other Names: Cell Selection System; Drug: alemtuzumab; Patients receive alemtuzumab on days -14 through -12 (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation).; Other Names: CAMPATH-1H; Campath(R); Drug: fludarabine; Patients receive fludarabine phosphate on days -11 through -7. (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation.); Other Names: Fludara(R); Drug: sirolimus; Patients receive sirolimus beginning on day -1 with taper beginning on day 90. (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation.) Participants treated after activation of protocol revision 2.3 on 06/05/2014 have not and will not receive sirolimus as part of their therapy.; Other Names: Rapamycin; Rapamune(R); Drug: Busulfan; Patients receive busulfan on days -6 through -3. (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation.); Other Names: Busulfex(R); Myleran(R); Drug: melphalan; Patients receive melphalan on days -2 and -1. (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation.); Other Names: L-PAM; L-phenylalanine mustard; L-sarcolysin; phenylalanine mustard; Biological: stem cells; Patients undergo CD3 depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) on day 0. Patients also undergo CD45RA depleted HSCT infusion on day 1. (Day 0 = stem cell transplantation.); Other Names: HSCT; Stem cell transplantation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feasibility of haploidentical HSCT	Feasibility is defined as engraftment (ANC≥ 500/mm3 for 3 consecutive tests performed on different days) evaluated before day +30.	30 days post transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
hematopoietic cell recovery and engraftment rates	They will be reported and presented descriptively. Specifically, the hematopoietic cell recovery and engraftment rates will be reported with a Blyth-Still-Casella 95% confidence interval.	30 days post transplantation
infection rates and complications	The proportion of patients who develop infections and complications will be estimated and a Blyth-Still-Casella 95% confidence interval will be provided.	up to 5 years
overall survival (OS)	Defined based on any death. The Kaplan-Meier Estimate will be provided.	up to 1 year after transplantation
event-free survival	The Kaplan-Meier Estimate will be provided.	up to 1 year after transplantation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Collaborators: CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Brando Triplett, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Clinical Trials Open at St. Jude

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 20, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 10, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): February 10, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 20, 2012
• First Posted (Estimated): June 21, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 6, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2026
• Last Verified: February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Diseases; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Male Urogenital Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Digestive System Diseases; Liver Diseases; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Adenocarcinoma; Liver Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Urologic Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Kidney Neoplasms; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Sarcoma; Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive; Osteosarcoma; Neoplasms, Bone Tissue; Neoplasms, Connective Tissue; Nevi and Melanomas; Skin Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue; Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed; Myosarcoma; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Lymphoma; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Neuroblastoma; Sarcoma, Ewing; Melanoma; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell; Wilms Tumor; Rhabdoid Tumor; Digestive System Neoplasms; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Proteins; Sulfur Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Therapeutics; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Hydrocarbons, Acyclic; Hydrocarbons; Transplantation; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Amino Acids; Alkanes; Alcohols; Butylene Glycols; Glycols; Mesylates; Alkanesulfonates; Alkanesulfonic Acids; Sulfonic Acids; Sulfur Acids; Macrolides; Lactones; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds; Mustard Compounds; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; Cell Transplantation; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; Biological Therapy; Phenylalanine; Amino Acids, Aromatic; Amino Acids, Cyclic; Alemtuzumab; Sirolimus; Melphalan; Busulfan; fludarabine; Stem Cell Transplantation
• Other Study ID Numbers: RADIANT; NCI-2012-00588 (Registry Identifier: NCI Clinical Trial Registration Program)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes