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Continuous Alloreactive T Cell Depletion and Regulatory T Cell Expansion for the Treatment of Steroid-refractory or Dependent Chronic GVHD

Phase 2
Conditions
Chronic GVHD After HCT for Cancer or Immune Disease
Registration Number
NCT02519816
Lead Sponsor
daphne brockington
Brief Summary

Phase II multicenter, Canadian only study - open to 25 subjects. Study open to subjects with steroid-refractory or dependent chronic graft vs host disease.

Series of 6 aphereses and 28 re-infusions over 24 weeks. Primary endpoint is FFS at 24 weeks. Primary objective is to measure the efficacy of CARE (Continuous Alloreactive T-Cell depletion and Regulatory T-cell Expansion)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
17
Inclusion Criteria

(Main)

    1. Newly diagnosed chronic GVHD as defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus with no more than 24 weeks of treatment with systemic steroids.

AND 2. Chronic GVHD must be refractory or dependent to standard therapy, defined as (one of the following):

  • Progression on prednisone 7 mg/kg/week for 2 weeks, or
  • Stable disease on ≥ 3.5 mg/kg/week of prednisone for 4-8 weeks, or
  • Inability to taper prednisone below 3.5 mg/kg/week.
Exclusion Criteria

(Main)

    1. Persistent, recurrent or late-onset acute GVHD, without signs of chronic GVHD.

OR 2. Overlap GVHD syndrome with uncontrolled features of previously diagnosed acute GVHD.

OR 3. Treatment with more than two systemic non-steroidal immunosuppressants within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.

OR 4. Time from allogeneic transplantation > 2 years. OR 5. Lymphocyte count < 0.2 x 109/L on two last consecutive CBCs before inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary endpoint is failure-free survival (FFS) at 24 weeks24 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Maissoneuve

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Hospital Maissoneuve
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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