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Alpha/Beta T-cell Depleted Blood-forming Stem Cell Transplant From Related or Unrelated Donors for Blood Diseases in Children and Young Adults

Phase 1
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Blood Disease
Interventions
Biological: TCRαβ+/CD19+ depleted Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) graft
Device: CliniMACS® System
Registration Number
NCT04806347
Lead Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brief Summary

This single institution, phase I clinical trial will determine the safety and feasibility of employing T-cell receptor (TCR) αβ+ and CD19+ (Cluster of Differentiation ) depleted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using peripheral blood stem cells (PBMC) from closely matched unrelated donors or haploidentical donors to treat non-malignant hematologic diseases in children and young adults. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a curative option for children and adolescents with a variety of otherwise fatal conditions. To reduce the incidence and severity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) associated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, donor grafts are depleted of T cells, either using CD34+ selection or CD3+/CD19+ depletion of grafts. However, these selection processes also deplete the graft of protective cell subsets, such as γδ T cells, natural killer(NK) cells, monocytes and dendritic cells, which play important roles in the immune response to infectious agents. Moreover, the presence of NK cells and γδ T in donor grafts is associated with more rapid immune reconstitution after HSCT transplantation. In order to retain these protective immune cell subsets, this trial will use a novel, highly selective graft engineering process using the Miltenyi CliniMACS system that selectively depletes αβ-T cells and B cells which are responsible for GVHD and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)-related post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, respectively. Prior to transplantation, patients will be treated with a conditioning regimen, specific for the original disorder. The primary objective of this study is evaluation of the safety and feasibility of HSCT using TCRαβ+/CD19+ depleted hematopoietic stem cells to treat non-malignant hematologic diseases. This will be assessed by evaluating the incidence of graft failure, grade III-IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD and TRM. Secondary objectives include the evaluation of immune reconstitution and incidence of post-transplant infections, adverse events, serious adverse events, overall and disease-free survival and the efficiency of graft processing by the CliniMACS System.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • No Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) identical sibling available AND
  • NO HLA matched unrelated donor available OR urgent need of HSCT precludes time necessary to search for suitable HLA matched unrelated donor AND
  • Haploidentical donor OR closely matched unrelated donor available and willing to undergo mobilization and apheresis
  • If subject has genetically confirmed inherited bone marrow failure, related donor must be evaluated for this disorder and testing must be negative.
  • If subject has sickle cell disease, donor may have only sickle cell trait
  • Patient must be diagnosed with one of the following diseases or disorders:

Hemoglobinopathies

  • Sickle Cell Disease for patients ≤ 21 years of age for whom hydroxyurea has been trialed for at least six months, and failed
  • Thalassemia Major for patients ≤ 21 years of age

Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria with bone marrow failure
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (lower risk)

Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

  • Fanconi Anemia
  • Diamond Blackfan Anemia
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita and related telomere disorders
  • Congenital Thrombocytopenia Syndromes
  • Severe Congenital Neutropenia
  • Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
  • Age ≤ 40 years (except patients with hemoglobinopathies)
  • Life Expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • Karnofsky (patients > 16 years)/Lansky (patients ≤ 16 years) index ≥ 60
  • Organ Function Requirements

Renal Function

  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) greater than or equal to 60 ml/min/1.73m^2

Liver Function

  • Total bilirubin < 3 mg/dL
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/ Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; synonymous with ALT (SCPT) ≤ 3 x Upper Limit of Normal(ULN) for age

Cardiac Function

  • Ejection fraction of > 40% by Multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram

Pulmonary Function

  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest
  • No supplemental oxygen requirement
  • If measured, carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DLCO) > 50%
  • Willing to use effective birth control method if patient is of reproductive potential
  • Informed consent obtained (patient or legal representative)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant
  • HIV infection
  • Uncontrolled, serious active infection at screening
  • Significant serious intercurrent illnesses
  • Enrollment in any other treatment study that would interfere with the endpoints of this study according to judgement of Principal Investigator(or PI designee).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment armTCRαβ+/CD19+ depleted Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) graftParticipants will undergo a conditioning regimen, specific for the original disease, After that peripheral blood stem cell transplant from a haploidentical donor or closely matched unrelated donor, depleted of TCRαβ+ and CD19+ cells using the CliniMACS TCR α/β-biotin and CD19 Systems will be administered intravenously on Day 0 to all participants.
Treatment armCliniMACS® SystemParticipants will undergo a conditioning regimen, specific for the original disease, After that peripheral blood stem cell transplant from a haploidentical donor or closely matched unrelated donor, depleted of TCRαβ+ and CD19+ cells using the CliniMACS TCR α/β-biotin and CD19 Systems will be administered intravenously on Day 0 to all participants.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of graft failureup to 2 years after graft

Graft failure - defined as failure to achieve ANC \> 500 /µL at Day +28 or initial neutrophil engraftment followed by a decline in ANC \< 500 /µL that is unresponsive to growth factor therapy (secondary graft failure).

Incidence of extensive chronic GVHDup to 2 years

Chronic GVHD will be assessed according to the current CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research) manual reflecting a grading system published by Sullivan KM (Sullivan 1981).

Incidence of grade III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)100 days post transplantation

Acute GVHD will be assessed and graded according to the Keystone Consensus Criteria for staging and grading of acute graft-versus-host disease.

Incidence of Treatment related mortality(TRM)Day +100 post-HSCT

TRM - defined as death from any cause other than disease progression.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival (OS)up to 2 years
Time to platelet engraftmentup to 28 days following HSCT

The time to platelet engraftment is defined as the post-transplant day that is the first of 3 consecutive days with a platelet count ≥ 20,000/µL as assessed by complete blood count(CBC), without platelet support (transfusion) for 7 days.

Kinetics of lymphocyte reconstitution via immunophenotyping using flow cytometryup to 12 months following HSCT

Lymphocyte reconstitution will be assessed at specific time points post-HSCT, expressed as the percentage of white blood cells comprised of T, B and NK cell subsets.

Percentage donor chimerism using Short tandem repeat (STR)up to 12 months following HSCT

Short tandem repeat (STR) analysis will provide the percentage donor chimerism at specific time points post-transplant.

CliniMACS system efficiency: log depletion value for CD19+ cells after the TCRαβ+ and CD19+ depletion procedureDay 0
Correlation between GVHD incidence and killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR)/KIR-ligand mismatch between donor and recipient.up to 2 years
CliniMACS system efficiency: log depletion value of TCRαβ+ cells after the TCRαβ+ and CD19+ depletion procedureDay 0
CliniMACS system efficiency: Percentage of viable CD34+ cells recovered after the TCRαβ+ and CD19+ depletion procedureup to 12 months following HSCT
CliniMACS system efficiency: number of viable blood cell subsets after the TCRαβ+ and CD19+ depletion procedureDay 0

Number of viable CD34+ blood stem cells, CD20+ B cells, CD3-CD56+ NK cells, TCRαβ+ T cells, and TCRγδ+ T cells in the HSC graft after the TCRαβ+ and CD19+ depletion procedure

Correlation between GVHD incidence and donor killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) haplotype contentup to 2 years
Time to neutrophil engraftmentup to 28 days following HSCT

The time to neutrophil engraftment is defined as the post-transplant day that is the first of 3 consecutive days with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of \>500/µL as assessed by CBC.

Number of participants with adverse events related to infusion of the HSC graftDay 0
Incidence of symptomatic bacterial/fungal and viral reactivation requiring therapyup to 1 year

The incidence of infections (symptomatic bacterial/fungal and viral reactivation requiring therapy) will be used as an additional safety measure

Incidence of serious adverse eventsup to 2 years
Event free survivalup to 1 years

An event is defined as death, graft failure or stable mixed chimerism with disease recurrence.

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