Do Alemtuzumab Levels Predict T Cell Chimerism After MSD SCT for SCD?

Recruiting

• Conditions: Sickle Cell Disease
• Interventions: Drug: Alemtuzumab Injection [Campath]

• Registration Number: NCT05905770
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Brief Summary

Rationale: Non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) has become a feasible curative treatment option for sickle cell disease (SCD) patients with an available matched sibling donor. Chemotherapy free conditioning with alemtuzumab and 3 Gy total body irradiation (TBI) is increasingly being used as preferred conditioning scheme for these patients. This regimen typically results in mixed donor chimerism and has only few toxic effects. However, the risk of graft failure (rejection) is still significant, with an occurrence of 13% in the latest series. Levels of T cell chimerism are crucial for the success of this kind of transplantation. A donor T cell level of at least 50% at 1-year post-transplantation seems to be sufficient to allow the discontinuation of immunosuppressive medication without risk of graft rejection. Low levels of alemtuzumab prior to or shortly after SCT are thought to facilitate rejection of the donor graft. Recently, a positive correlation between alemtuzumab levels on day+14 was found with levels of T cell chimerism +2 and +4 months post-transplantation in adult SCD patients receiving matched sibling donor SCT. However, in this study alemtuzumab levels prior to the infusion of hematopoietic stem cells and beyond day +28 post-transplantation were not measured. Furthermore, the alemtuzumab levels were measured in 2 patient groups undergoing two different conditioning regimens.

Here, the investigators aim to thoroughly investigate the correlation of alemtuzumab levels and T cell chimerism. This will be the first study involving SCD patients receiving matched sibling donor SCT with alemtuzumab/TBI conditioning that includes alemtuzumab level measurements before the infusion of hematopoietic stem cells and beyond 1-month post-transplantation. Findings from this study will improve the insights into the etiology of graft failure in these patients and might ultimately lead to a more personalized approach in dosing alemtuzumab in order to achieve a more robust and stable engraftment of donor hematopoietic stem cells.

Objectives: To investigate whether serum alemtuzumab concentrations are predictive of the robustness of engraftment in SCD patients undergoing a matched sibling donor transplantation with alemtuzumab/TBI conditioning resulting in mixed chimerism.

Study design: Prospective observational laboratory study. Serum alemtuzumab concentration will be measured at various time points before and after stem cell infusion (days -3, 0, +7, +14, +28, +60).

Study population: Adult SCD patients that are planned for a matched sibling donor transplantation with alemtuzumab/TBI conditioning at the Amsterdam UMC.

Main study parameters/endpoints: The correlation between serum alemtuzumab concentration and levels of donor chimerism. Secondary endpoints: correlation between serum alemtuzumab levels and patients with and without successful engraftment. Correlation of serum alemtuzumab levels and the dosing of alemtuzumab in mg/kg, number of patient lymphocyte count and total number of infused enucleated donor-derived cells.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-15
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-22
• Primary Completion: 2024-11
• Study Completion: 2025-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 16 years and older
• High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) confirmed diagnoses of SCD (all genotypes)
• Planned for a non-myeloablative matched sibling donor SCT with alemtuzumab/TBI at the Amsterdam UMC
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• No specific exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sickle cell disease patients aged 16 years and older with an available matched sibling donor.	Alemtuzumab Injection [Campath]	Alemtuzumab 1mg/kg/TBI 3Gy conditioning

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The correlation between serum alemtuzumab concentration and donor T cell chimerism.	+1 year post-transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o The differences in serum alemtuzumab concentration at the various time points (T1-T7) between patients with and without successful engraftment. Successful engraftment is defined as donor T cell chimerism >50% at 1-year post-transplantation.	+1 year post-transplantation
o The correlation between the dosing of alemtuzumab in mg/kg, the number of patient lymphocytes and alemtuzumab levels at the various time points (T1-T7).	+1 year post-transplantation
o The correlation between total number of infused enucleated donor-derived cells and the amount of decrease of alemtuzumab levels before and after stem cell infusion (T2 and T3).	+1 year post-transplantation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amsterdam Medical Centre; 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands