Continuous Alloreactive T Cell Depletion and Regulatory T Cell Expansion for the Treatment of Steroid-refractory or Dependent Chronic GVHD (CARE)
Chronic GVHD After HCT for Cancer or Immune Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Chronic GVHD After HCT for Cancer or Immune Disease focused on measuring post stem cell transplantation, Steroid refractory, dependent chronic
Eligibility Criteria
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
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Maissoneuve
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Intervention
Open-label phase II study. After signing informed consent, patients will undergo 6 times an apheresis during the 6-month treatment period. These cells will be manufactured into the Rhitol and frozen in aliquots. Then re-infused.