Reduced Intensity Conditioning for Non-Malignant Disorders Undergoing UCBT, BMT or PBSCT (HSCT+RIC)

March 30, 2024 updated by: Paul Szabolcs

A Phase II Study of Reduced Intensity Conditioning in Pediatric Patients and Young Adults ≤55 Years of Age With Non-Malignant Disorders Undergoing Umbilical Cord Blood, Bone Marrow, or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using a reduced-intensity condition (RIC) regimen with umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT), double cord UCBT, matched unrelated donor (MUD) bone marrow transplant (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) in patients with non-malignant disorders that are amenable to treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). After transplant, subjects will be followed for late effects and for ongoing graft success.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

For some non-malignant diseases (NMD; i.e., thalassemia, sickle cell disease, most immune deficiencies) a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may be curative by healthy donor stem cell engraftment alone. HSCT in patients with NMD differs from that in malignant disorders for two important reasons: 1) these patients are typically naïve to chemotherapy and immunosuppression. This may potentially lead to difficulties with engraftment. And 2) RIC with subsequent bone marrow chimerism may be beneficial even in mixed chimerism and result in decreased transplant-related mortality (TRM). Nevertheless, any previous organ damage, as a result of the underlying disease, may remain present after the HSCT.

For other diseases (metabolic disorders, some immunodeficiencies, etc.), a transplant is not curative. For these diseases, the main intent of the transplant is to slow down, or stop, the progress of the disease. In select few cases/diseases, the presence of healthy bone marrow derived cells may even prevent progression and prevent neurological decline.

In this research study, instead of using the standard myeloablative conditioning, the study doctor is using RIC, in which significantly lower doses of chemotherapy will be used. The lower doses may not eradicate every stem cell in the patient's bone marrow, however, in the presented combination, the intention is to eliminate already formed immune cells and provide maximum growth advantage to healthy donor stem cells. This paves the way to successful engraftment of donor stem cells. Engrafting donor stem cells can outcompete, and donor lymphocytes could suppress, the patients' surviving stem cells. With RIC, the side effects on the brain, heart, lung, liver, and other organ functions are less severe and late toxic effects should also be reduced.

The purpose of this study is to collect data from the patients undergoing reduced-intensity conditioning before HSCT, and compare it to the standard myeloablative conditioning. It is expected there will be therapeutic benefits, paired with better survival rate, less organ toxicity and improved quality of life, following the RIC compared to the myeloablative regimen.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Recruiting
        • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Maria Escolar, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Randy Windreich, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Craig Byersdorfer, MD

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

2 months to 55 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion:

  1. A 4/6, 5/6 or 6/6 HLA matched related or unrelated UCB unit available that will deliver a pre-cryopreservation total nucleated cell dose of ≥ 3 x 10e7 cells/kg, or double unit grafts, each cord blood unit delivering at least 2 x 10e7 cells/kg OR an 8 of 8 or 7 of 8 HLA allele level matched unrelated donor bone marrow or peripheral blood progenitor graft.
  2. Adequate organ function as measured by:

    1. Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2.
    2. Hepatic transaminases (ALT/AST) ≤ 4 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
    3. Adequate cardiac function by echocardiogram or radionuclide scan (shortening fraction > 26% or ejection fraction > 40% or > 80% of normal value for age).
    4. Pulmonary evaluation testing demonstrating CVC or FEV1/FVC of ≥ 50% of predicted for age and/or resting pulse oximeter ≥ 92% on room air or clearance by the pediatric or adult pulmonologist. For adult patients DLCO (corrected for hemoglobin) should be ≥ 50% of predicted if the DLCO can be obtained.
  3. Written informed consent and/or assent according to FDA guidelines.
  4. Negative pregnancy test if pubertal and/or menstruating.
  5. HIV negative.
  6. A non-malignant disorder amenable to treatment by stem cell transplantation, including but not limited to:

    1. Primary Immunodeficiency syndromes including but not limited to:

      • Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) with NK cell activity
      • Omenn Syndrome
      • Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome (BLS)
      • Combined Immune Deficiency (CID) syndromes
      • Combined Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) syndrome
      • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
      • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
      • Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
      • X-linked Hyper IgM (XHIM) syndrome
      • IPEX syndrome
      • Chediak - Higashi Syndrome
      • Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS)
      • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) syndromes
      • Lymphocyte Signaling defects
      • Other primary immune defects where hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be beneficial
    2. Congenital bone marrow failure syndromes including but not limited to:

      • Dyskeratosis Congenita (DC)
      • Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT)
      • Osteopetrosis
    3. Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) including but not limited to:

      • Mucopolysaccharidoses

        • Hurler syndrome (MPS I)
        • Hunter syndrome (MPS II)
      • Leukodystrophies

        • Krabbe Disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy
        • Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)
        • X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
        • Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS)
      • Other inherited metabolic disorders

        • alpha mannosidosis
        • Gaucher Disease
      • Other inheritable metabolic diseases where hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be beneficial.
    4. Hereditary anemias

      • Thalassemia major
      • Sickle cell disease (SCD) - patients with sickle disease must have one or more of the following:

        • Overt or silent stroke
        • Pain crises ≥ 2 episodes per year for past year
        • One or more episodes of acute chest syndrome
        • Osteonecrosis involving ≥ 1 joints
        • Priapism
      • Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA)
      • Other congenital transfusion dependent anemias
    5. Inflammatory Conditions

      • Crohn's Disease/Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Exclusion:

  1. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant within the previous 6 months.
  2. Any active malignancy or MDS.
  3. Severe acquired aplastic anemia.
  4. Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection (currently taking medication and with progression of clinical symptoms).
  5. Pregnancy or nursing mother.
  6. Poorly controlled pulmonary hypertension.
  7. Any condition that precludes serial follow-up.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: UCBT:transfusion dependent anemias or increased rejection risk
Day -21 to -19: Alemtuzumab + Hydroxyurea; Day -18 to -10: Hydroxyurea; Day -9 to -5: Fludarabine + Hydroxyurea; Day -4 to -3: Melphalan; Day -2: Thiotepa; Day -1: Rest; Day 0: Transplant
Oral administration at 30 mg/kg/day.
Other Names:
  • Hydrea
  • hydroxycarbamide
  • Droxia

Intravenous (IV) administration. The first dose for each arm will be a test dose (0.2 mg/kg max 5 mg). The treatment doses of alemtuzumab will be based on the patients' assigned stratum as determined by their age, lymphocyte count and presence of infection.

Stratum 1: 1 mg/kg (max dose of 30 mg); Stratum 2: 0.5 mg/kg (max dose of 30 mg); Stratum 3: No treatment dose, test dose only.

Other Names:
  • Campath
IV administration at 30 mg/m2/day or 1 mg/kg/dose, whichever is lower.
Other Names:
  • Fludara
IV administration at 70 mg/m2/dose.
Other Names:
  • Alkeran
  • Melphalan hydrochloride
IV administration at 200 mg/m2/dose
Experimental: BMT, PBSCT and not transfusion dependent UCBT
Start of conditioning to Day -15: Hydroxyurea; Day -14 to -13: Alemtuzumab + Hydroxyurea; Day -12 to -10: Hydroxyurea; Day -9 to -5: Fludarabine + Hydroxyurea; Day -4 to -3: Melphalan; Day -2: Thiotepa; Day -1: Rest; Day 0: Transplant
Oral administration at 30 mg/kg/day.
Other Names:
  • Hydrea
  • hydroxycarbamide
  • Droxia

Intravenous (IV) administration. The first dose for each arm will be a test dose (0.2 mg/kg max 5 mg). The treatment doses of alemtuzumab will be based on the patients' assigned stratum as determined by their age, lymphocyte count and presence of infection.

Stratum 1: 1 mg/kg (max dose of 30 mg); Stratum 2: 0.5 mg/kg (max dose of 30 mg); Stratum 3: No treatment dose, test dose only.

Other Names:
  • Campath
IV administration at 30 mg/m2/day or 1 mg/kg/dose, whichever is lower.
Other Names:
  • Fludara
IV administration at 70 mg/m2/dose.
Other Names:
  • Alkeran
  • Melphalan hydrochloride
IV administration at 200 mg/m2/dose

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Post-transplant treatment-related mortality (TRM)
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
The number of deaths related to the research intervention at day 100, 6 months, and 1 year post-transplant.
1 year post-transplant
Neurodevelopmental milestones
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Evaluation of the pace of attaining neurodevelopmental milestones after reduced-intensity conditioning as compared to myeloablative conditioning historical controls from the target population(s).
1 year post-transplant
Immune Reconstitution
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Evaluation of the pace of immune reconstitution.
1 year post-transplant
Severe opportunistic infections
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Evaluation of the incidence of severe opportunistic infections.
1 year post-transplant
GVHD occurrence
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Description of the incidence of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) (II-IV) and chronic extensive GVHD.
1 year post-transplant

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Donor cell engraftment
Time Frame: 6 months post-transplant
Determination of the feasibility of attaining robust donor cell engraftment (>50% donor chimerism at 6 months) following reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens prior to HSCT in the target population(s).
6 months post-transplant
Normal enzyme level
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Determination of the feasibility of attaining and sustaining normal enzyme levels in the target population(s).
1 year post-transplant
Neutrophil recovery
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Determination of the pace of neutrophil recovery.
1 year post-transplant
Platelet recovery
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Determination of the pace of platelet recovery.
1 year post-transplant
Grade 3-4 organ toxicity
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
The number of grade 3-4 organ adverse events.
1 year post-transplant
Late graft failure
Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant
Evaluation of the incidence of late graft failure.
1 year post-transplant

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Paul Szabolcs, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 4, 2014

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 10, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2013

First Posted (Estimated)

October 14, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 2, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO13100018

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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