Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using A Novel Clofarabine Containing Conditioning Regimen For Patients With Refractory Hematologic Malignancies



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Cancer, Blood Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any - 21
Updated:12/1/2016
Start Date:January 2009
End Date:December 2016

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Patients with refractory hematologic malignancies including those who develop recurrent
disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have a dismal
prognosis. Historically, both regimen-related mortality and disease recurrence have been
significant causes of treatment failure in this heavily pre-treated patient population. The
investigators institution has utilized mismatched family member donors for these patients
for several reasons: (1) Only 30% of patients have matched related donors available; (2)
transplantation can be performed more rapidly since the time to unrelated donor
trans-plantation averages 3 to 4 months; (3) the alloimmune reactivity of natural killer
(NK) cells following haploidentical HSCT has been shown to reduce relapse rates in certain
patient groups; and, (4) no other curative treatment options are available.

In the present trial, the investigators propose a novel conditioning regimen using
clofarabine in an effort to enhance cytotoxicity while simultaneously reducing regimen
related toxicity. In this phase I trial, the goal is to determine the maximum tolerated dose
(MTD) of clofarabine when used in combination with melphalan and thiotepa pre-transplant.

The primary objective of this trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of
clofarabine in combination with thiotepa and melphalan as a conditioning regimen for a
haploidentical stem cell transplant with an engineered graft depleted of CD3+ cells. Study
participants will children and young adults with refractory hematologic malignancies.

Secondary objectives include the following:

- To describe the one-year overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates in
these study participants.

- To determine the time to hematopoietic recovery and donor cell engraftment following
this study treatment.

- To estimate the cumulative incidence of relapse in study participants.

- To estimate the incidence of overall grade II-IV and grade III-IV acute GVHD and the
rate of chronic GVHD.

- To estimate the incidence and describe the causes of non-hematologic regimen-related
toxicity and regimen-related mortality in the first 100 days post HSCT.

- To explore the biologic significance of soluble interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor, tumor
necrosis factor (TNF), and lymphocyte reconstitution (qualitative and quantitative, V
beta spectratyping, TREC

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age less than or equal to 21 years old; may be greater than 21 years old if a
previously treated St. Jude patient and within 3 years of completion of most recent
prior disease specific therapy.

- One of the following refractory hematologic malignancies (chemoresistant relapse or
primary induction failure) or diagnoses:

- ALL

- AML (>25% blasts in the bone marrow)

- secondary AML/MDS

- CML in accelerated phase or blast crisis

- juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

- Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with residual or recurrent disease following
autologous HSCT, who are unable to undergo autologous HSCT due to chemo-resistant
disease or inability to have an acceptable quantity of tumor-free stem cells
collected (> 1 x 108 TNC/kg marrow or > 1 x 106 CD34+/kg PBS

- patients with a hematologic malignancy who have undergone prior allogeneic HSCT or
who have a co-morbid condition that in the medical opinion of medical faculty
(Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy) makes standard
myeloablation prohibitive

- Does not have any other active malignancy other than the one for which this
transplant is indicated

- Cardiac shortening fraction greater than or equal to 25%

- For pediatric patients, creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 90 ml/min/1.73
m2 according to the Schwartz formula for estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73m2) = k*height
(cm)/serum creatinine (mg/dL). k is a proportionality constant that varies with age
and is a function of urinary creatinine clearance per unit of body size; 0.45 up to
12 months of age; 0.55 children and adolescent girls; and 0.70 for adolescent boys

- For adolescent or adult patients, serum creatinine 1.0 mg/dL; if serum creatinine 1.0
mg/dL, then the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) must be 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation where predicted
GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) = 186 x (serum creatinine)-1.154 x (age in years)-0.023 x (0.742
if patient is female) x (1.212 if patient is black)

- Forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 40% of predicted value or pulse
oximetry greater than or equal to 92% on room air.

- Karnofsky or Lansky (age-dependent) performance score of greater than or equal to 50
(See APPENDIX A)

- Does not have active acute or active chronic GVHD defined as requiring medical
therapy.

- Does not have active acute bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) or bronchiolitis obliterans
organizing pneumonia (BOOP).

- Has a suitable HLA partially matched family member donor available for stem cell
donation

- Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of normal for age.

- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of
normal for age.

- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of
normal for age.

- Not pregnant (confirmed by negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days
prior to enrollment).

- Not lactating

Inclusion criteria (stem cell donor):

- Partially HLA-matched family member.

- At least 18 years of age.

- HIV negative

- Not pregnant (confirmed by negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days
prior to enrollment).

- Not lactating
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