CD34+ Stem Cell Infusion to Augment Graft Function

Post Transplant CD34+ Selected Stem Cell Infusion to Augment Graft Function in Children With Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

The purpose of this study is to determine if infusing additional special donor cells will help to improve graft or immune function in previously transplanted children with immune deficiencies and bone marrow failures.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Bone Marrow Failure; Waning Donor Chimerism; Waning Immune Function; Primary Immunodeficiency Disease(s)
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: CD34+

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of infusing purified CD34+ cells of donor origin in order to augment graft function in response to declining chimerism after initially performing an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for children with primary immunodeficiency diseases. This protocol will be utilized for patients with waning mixed donor chimerism that is inadequate for correction of clinical condition or disease for which stem cell transplant was performed, or for augmentation of immune function. An infusion of selected CD34+ stem cells will be given without any preparative regimen. As the children eligible for this protocol have reduced immune function and pre-existing donor chimerism, we hypothesize that stem cells will be able to engraft and the infusion will augment graft function. This therapy serves as an alternative to a second stem cell transplant that is known to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. CD34+ stem cells will be collected from the donor used for initial stem cell transplant. Cells will be T-cell depleted (TCD) by performing a CD34 selection using the CliniMACS device (Miltenyi Biotec) in order to prevent development of new or exacerbation of existing graft versus host disease (GVHD), as avoidance of GVHD in nonmalignant diseases is desirable. There is sufficient data showing that mixed donor chimerism is adequate for reverting disease phenotype in certain primary immunodeficiencies. Observations from Europe and CCHMC show that donor chimerism might be boosted by CD34+ stem cell infusion alone without any specific preparative regimen. This therapy is likely to be associated with low toxicity due to the absence of a preparative regimen and lack of exposure to fresh donor cells capable of initiating GVHD, and offers potential significant benefit.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 23
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 35 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible for this protocol, patients must have the following:

1. Primary immunodeficiency (e.g. SCID, Wiskott-Aldrich and/or other more rare conditions and other bone marrow failure syndromes) with prior allogeneic stem cell transplant.
2. Waning donor chimerism or immune function that is inadequate to correct their disease or clinical condition, for which primary transplant was given, as determined by their attending physician.
3. Available primary donor.
4. Must not have other organ dysfunction deemed by the attending physician to preclude this procedure.
5. Age < 35 years at time of transplant

6. One of the following must be true:

   • Patients must have evidence of persistent or recurrent immunodeficiency or thrombocytopenia.

-OR-

• Primary immunodeficiency disease with known potential to progress to malignant condition if untreated.

-OR-

• Debilitating secondary disease known to be a consequence of inadequate immune response to known agent or pathogen, uncontrollable by other available medical therapies (e.g. third patient described on page 5).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Absence of an available original donor
2. Failure to sign consent form, or inability to undergo informed consent process
3. Pregnant or lactating female
4. Uncontrolled GVHD

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: CD34+ selected stem cell infusion; An infusion of selected CD34+ stem cells will be given without any preparative regimen.	Biological: CD34+; CD34+ cells are selected using the CliniMACS System; without preparative regimen

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Showed Successful Augmentation of Graft Function	Successful augmentation of graft function achieved if donor chimerism is doubled compared to the value immediately pre-infusion at 12 months.	12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
• Collaborators: Hoxworth Blood Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rebecca Marsh, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Chandra S, Bleesing JJ, Jordan MB, Grimley MS, Khandelwal P, Davies SM, Edwards S, Leemhuis T, Marsh RA. Post-Transplant CD34+ Selected Stem Cell "Boost" for Mixed Chimerism after Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children and Young Adults with Primary Immune Deficiencies. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Jul;24(7):1527-1529. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.03.013. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 15, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): August 15, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 15, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): May 17, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 22, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 7, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: children; Primary Immunodeficiency Disease(s); Mixed Donor Chimerism; bone marrow failure syndromes; allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Bone Marrow Diseases; Hematologic Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases; Bone Marrow Failure Disorders; Pancytopenia
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2010-2344