Immunotherapy for Lymphoproliferative Diseases Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus in Patients Who Have Undergone Organ Transplants
Leukemia, Lymphoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, childhood diffuse large cell lymphoma, childhood immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent/refractory childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent childhood large cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: Radiographic evidence of lymphadenopathy or lymphomatous lesions combined with clinical signs of Epstein-Barr virus lymphoproliferative disease (EBV LPD), such as fevers and lymphadenopathy following an organ transplant Persistent, progressive, or unresponsive disease despite decreased immunosuppression, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy EBV LPD must be of host origin At least 4 weeks Patients serologically hepatitis B and C positive may receive cytotoxic T- lymphocytes (CTL) from donors who are serologically positive for the same virus Must have an HLA identical or HLA haploidentical donor Exclusion hepatic dysfunction SGOT/SGPT less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (unless liver metastases present) Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL renal dysfunction Creatinine clearance at greater than 50 mL/min cardiac dysfunction neurologic dysfunction pulmonary dysfunction patients developing EBV LPD who have a donor origin lymphoma HIV-1 positive Not capable of undergoing leukapheresis
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
infusions of EBV specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Donors undergo leukapheresis, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) specific cytoxic T lymphocytes are cultivated in vitro. Patients receive infusions of EBV specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes over 5 to 10 minutes on weeks 0, 2, and 4. Patients with stable disease and those achieving partial remission are followed weekly for signs of disease progression