Mismatched Family Member Donor Transplantation for Children and Young Adults With High Risk Hemat… (NCT00566696) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Mismatched Family Member Donor Transplantation for Children and Young Adults With High Risk Hematological Malignancies
United States73 participantsStarted 2007-12-14
Plain-language summary
Blood and marrow stem cell transplant has improved the outcome for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. However, most patients do not have an appropriate HLA (immune type) matched sibling donor available and/or are unable to identify an acceptable unrelated HLA matched donor through the registries in a timely manner. Another option is haploidentical transplant using a partially matched family member donor.
Although haploidentical transplant has proven curative in many patients, this procedure has been hindered by significant complications, primarily regimen-related toxicity including GVHD and infection due to delayed immune reconstitution. These can, in part, be due to certain white blood cells in the graft called T cells. GVHD happens when the donor T cells recognize the body tissues of the patient (the host) are different and attack these cells. Although too many T cells increase the possibility of GVHD, too few may cause the recipient's immune system to reconstitute slowly or the graft to fail to grow, leaving the patient at high-risk for significant infection.
For these reasons, a primary focus for researchers is to engineer the graft to provide a T cell dose that will reduce the risk for GVHD, yet provide a sufficient number of cells to facilitate immune reconstitution and graft integrity. Building on prior institutional trials, this study will provide patients with a haploidentical (HAPLO) graft engineered to specific T cell target values using the CliniMACS system. A reduced intensity, preparative regimen will be used in an effort to reduce regimen-related toxicity and mortality.
The primary aim of the study is to help improve overall survival with haploidentical stem cell transplant in this high risk patient population by 1) limiting the complication of graft versus host disease (GVHD), 2) enhancing post-transplant immune reconstitution, and 3) reducing non-relapse mortality.
Who can participate
Age range
21 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:(transplant recipient)
* Patients less than or equal to 21 years of age; may be greater than 21 years old if a current St. Jude patient or previously treated St. Jude patient within 3 years of completion of prior treatment.
* Must have one of the following diagnosis:
* ALL high risk in second remission. Examples include relapse on therapy, first remission duration of less than or equal to 30 months, or relapse within 12 months of completing therapy.
* ALL in third or subsequent remission.
* ALL high risk in first remission. Examples include: induction failure, minimal residual disease greater than or equal to 1% marrow blasts by morphology after induction, persistent or recurrent cytogenetic or molecular evidence of disease during therapy requiring additional therapy after induction to achieve remission.
* High-risk AML in first remission. Examples include monosomy 7, M6, M7, t(6;9), FLT3-ITD, or patients who have greater than or equal to 25% blasts by morphology after induction or who do not achieve CR after 2 courses of therapy (includes myeloid sarcoma).
* Relapsed or persistent AML (less than or equal to 25% blasts in marrow by morphology).
* AML in second or subsequent morphologic remission (includes myeloid sarcoma).
* CML in first chronic phase with detectable molecular or cytogenetic evidence of disease despite medical therapy; or CML with a history of accelerated or blast crisis, now in chronic phase; or unable to tolerate tyrosine …
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
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5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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