CD34+ Enriched Transplants to Treat Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Graft Vs Host Disease, Graft-versus-host-disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Myelodysplastic Syndromes focused on measuring stem cell transplant, allogeneic transplant
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS): Refractory anemia/refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts/refractory cytopenia with multilineage anemia (RA/RARS/RCMA) with high-risk cytogenetic features or transfusion dependence, as well as Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts Type 1 and 2 (RAEB-1 and RAEB-2) Karnofsky (adult) Performance Status of at least 70% Adequate organ function measured by: Cardiac: asymptomatic or if symptomatic then left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at rest must be 50% and must improve with exercise. Hepatic: < 3x upper limit of normal (ULN) aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and: 1.5 total serum bilirubin, unless there is congenital benign hyperbilirubinemia or if the hyperbilirubinemia is directly caused by the disease in which the patient is receiving a transplant [e.g., acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Chloroma obstructing the biliary tree]. Patients with higher bilirubin levels due to causes other than active liver disease is also eligible with Pl approval e.g., patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Gilbert's disease or other hemolytic disorders. Renal: serum creatinine: <1.2 mg/dL (normal range 0.7-1.3) or if serum creatinine is outside the normal range, then creatinine clearance (CrCl) > 5940 mL/min (measured or calculated/estimated). Pulmonary: asymptomatic or if symptomatic, diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) 50% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin). Willing to participate and must sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or breast-feeding Active viral, bacterial or fungal infection Patient seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-I /II; human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I /II Presence of leukemia in the central nervous system (CNS)
Sites / Locations
- Miami Cancer Institute
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
CD34+ Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell (PBSC) Transplant with Busulfan/Melphalan/Fludarabine Regimen
Cytoreduction therapy: 0.8 mg/kg q6h x 12 doses busulfan via IV injection 70 mg/m^2/day x 2 days melphalan via IV infusion over 30 minutes 25 mg/m^2/day x 5 days fludarabine vis IV infusion over 30 minutes CD34+ selected, T-cell depleted, allogeneic PBSC transplant using CliniMACS system to select CD34+ cells