"LANK-2": Activated and Expanded NK Cell Immunotherapy Together With Salvage Chemotherapy in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractary Acute Leukemia (LYDIA)

December 19, 2016 updated by: Antonio Pérez Martínez, Hospital Universitario La Paz
To determine safety profile of immunotherapy with natural killer cells and activated expanded (NKAEs) after salvage chemotherapy in children, adolescents and young adults with relapsed or refractary acute leukemia

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

      • Madrid, Spain, 28041
        • Hospital 12 de Octubre
      • Madrid, Spain, 28046
        • Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz

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

No older than 23 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients between 0 and 23 years of age with diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in second relapse situation, posttransplant relapse or refractary, or
  2. Patients between 0 and 23 years of age with diagnosis of acute myeloblastic leukemia, relapsed or refractary. (Patient must meet inclusion criteria 1 or 2)
  3. Lansky index > 60%
  4. Mild (<2) functional organs alteration (hepatic, renal, respiratory) according to National Cancer Institute criteria (NCI CTCAE v4).
  5. Left ventricular ejection fraction > 39%
  6. To grant informed consent in accordance with the current legal regulations.
  7. Presence of a compatible haploidentical donor (father or mother or brother).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with history of bad therapeutical compliance
  2. Patients not valid after psycho-social evaluation
  3. Positive HIV serology

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Activated natural killer cells
Activated and expanded natural killer cells (NKAEs) from haploidentical donor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To assess the safety of activated and expanded NK cell (NKAE) immunotherapy after salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractary acute leukemia
Time Frame: 2 months after infusion
Number of patients with adverse events according to NCI-CTCAE v4.0 CRITERIA as a measure of safety and tolerability
2 months after infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of episodes of febrile neutropenia, bacteriemia or viral or fungal infections
Time Frame: End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
Days of hematological recovery (neutrophils >500/microL, lymphocytes >250/microL and platelets >50.000/microL), days of hospitalization, in each cycle Immune
Time Frame: End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
Objective response rate according to cytomorphic and by "minimal residual disease" criteria (cytometry and/or real time PCR) at the end of the treatment
Time Frame: End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
Immune reconstitution: Median of T-cell , B, NK, Natural Killer T cell (NKT) and dendritic cells count and subpopulations of T and NK lymphocytes (cel/microL) during posttreatment follow-up period.
Time Frame: End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)
End of infusion and follow-up (2 months and 1 year)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Antonio Pérez-Martínez, MD, PhD, Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 26, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 26, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 28, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

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