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A Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Hemoglobinopathies
Thalassemia
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Sickle Cell Disorder
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03249831
Lead Sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
Brief Summary

Blood stem cells can produce red blood cells (which carry oxygen), white blood cells of the immune system (which fight infections) and platelets (which help the blood clot).

Patients with sickle cell disease produce abnormal red blood cells. A blood stem cell transplant from a donor is a treatment option for patients with severe sickle cell disease. The donor can be healthy or have the sickle cell trait. The blood stem cell transplant will be given to the patient as an intravenous infusion (IV). The donor blood stem cells will then make normal red blood cells - as well as other types of blood cells - in the patient. When blood cells from two people co-exist in the patient, this is called mixed chimerism.

Most children are successfully treated with blood stem cells from a sibling (brother/sister) who completely shares their tissue type (full-matched donor). However, transplant is not an option for patients who (1) have serious medical problems, and/or (2) do not have a full-matched donor. Most patients will have a relative who shares half of their tissue type (e.g. parent, child, and brother/sister) and can be a donor (half-matched or haploidentical donor).

Adult patients with severe sickle cell disease were successfully treated with a half-matched transplant in a clinical study. Researchers would like to make half-matched transplant an option for more patients by (1) improving transplant success and (2) reducing transplanted-related complications.

This research transplant is being tested in this Pilot study for the first time. It is different from a standard transplant because:

1. Half-matched related donors will be used, and

2. A new combination of drugs (chemotherapy) that does not completely wipe out the bone marrow cells (non-myeloablative treatment) will be used to prepare the patient for transplant, and

3. Most of the donor CD4+ T cells (a type of immune cells) will be removed (depleted) before giving the blood stem cell transplant to the patient to improve transplant outcomes.

It is hoped that the research transplant:

1. Will reverse sickle cell disease and improve patient quality of life,

2. Will reduce side effects and help the patient recover faster from the transplant,

3. Help the patient keep the transplant longer and

4. Reduce serious transplant-related complications.

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study to determine the safety and feasibility of the COH-MC-17 regimen and ability of the regimen to induce a mixed chimeric status in severe sickle cell disease patients (hemoglobin SS or S-βº Thalassemia). The COH-MC-17 regimen consists of a non-myeloablative regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit-anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)) followed by a CD4+ T-cell-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplant (HaploHCT).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsRabbit anti-thymocyte globulinParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsCD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic TransplantParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsCyclophosphamideParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsPentostatinParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsTacrolimusParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
COH-MC-17 and immunosuppressantsMycophenolate mofetilParticipants receive COH-MC-17: a 21-day nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (cyclophosphamide, pentostatin and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin), followed by CD4+ T-cell-depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplant on Day 0. Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) given on Day -1 onwards until discontinuation post-transplant. The minimally manipulated transplant product is manufactured using the CliniMACS device.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mixed Chimerism defined as 30-90% donor cellsDay +60 post-transplant
Toxicity per NCI-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0Day -22 to 2 years post-transplant
Unacceptable Toxicity at least possibly related to COH-MC-17Day -22 to Day +60 post-transplant
Feasibility of producing an infusion ready CD4+ T-cell-depleted hematopoietic productFrom apheresis to Day 0
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sickle cell disease related complicationsUp to 2 years post-transplant
Acute Graft versus Host Disease per 1994 Keystone Consensus CriteriaDay + 100 post-transplant
Non-relapse mortalityUp to 2 years post-transplant
Disease RelapseUp to 2 years post-transplant
Donor chimerism in bone marrowDay + 100, Day + 180 and + 1 yr post-transplant
Platelet count ≥ 20,000/mm3, time to recoveryUp to 2 years post-transplant
Disease-Free SurvivalUp to 2 years post-transplant
Adverse events of Grade 3 or higherUp to 2 years post-transplant
Neutrophil count ≥ 500/mm3, time to recoveryUp to 2 years post-transplant
Marrow failureUp to 2 years post-transplant
Event-Free SurvivalUp to 2 years post-transplant
Persistent post-immunosuppressant mixed chimerismUp to 2 years post-transplant

Between 5% and 95% donor chimerism at two years post- transplant, at least 6 months post- immunosuppressant

Persistent immunosuppressant -dependent mixed chimerism+2 years post-transplant

Between 5% and 95% donor chimerism at two years post- transplant and on immunosuppressant

Secondary donor graft failure: Defined as < 5% donor chimerism beyond Day +30 in patients with prior documentation of ≥ 5% donor cells by Day +30> Day + 30 up to 2 years post-transplant
Donor chimerism in bloodDay +30, Day +60, Day +100, Day+180, and +1 yr, +1.5 yr, +2yr post-transplant
Overall SurvivalUp to 2 years post-transplant
Complete chimerism: >95% donor chimerism+2 years post-transplant
Chronic Graft versus Host Disease per 2014 National Institutes of Health Consensus CriteriaDay+ 180, + 1 year and +2 years post-transplant
Primary donor graft failure: Defined as < 5% donor chimerism by Day + 30 post- transplantDay +30 post-transplant
Percent HbS levelsBaseline, and then Day + 30, Day + 100, Day + 180, +1 yr, +1.5, +2yr post-transplant

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

City of Hope Medical Center

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Duarte, California, United States

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