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Transplantation of Partially Mismatched Related or Matched Unrelated Bone Marrow for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia

Primary Purpose

Severe Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Bone marrow transplant
Thymoglobulin
Fludarabine
Cyclophosphamide
TBI
Mesna
Tacrolimus
Mycophenolic acid mofetil
Sponsored by
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Severe Aplastic Anemia focused on measuring bone marrow transplant, thymoglobulin, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, tacrolimus, Mycophenolic Acid Mofetil, chemotherapy, GVHD, haploidentical

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - 73 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with relapsed or refractory SAA or very SAA defined:

    • Bone marrow (< 25% cellular)
    • Peripheral cytopenias (at least 2 of 3)

      • ANC < 500 per ml
      • Platelets < 20,000 per ml
      • Absolute retic < 60,000 or corrected retic < 1%
    • Very severe: as above, but ANC < 200
    • Disease may be designated as acquired or inherited if previous counts known (these other bone marrow failure disorders that are characterized by aplastic anemia may go by additional names such as dyskeratosis congenita or PNH)
    • Failed at least one course of immunosuppressive therapy (if presumed acquired disease). Patients with inherited disease will be characterized as refractory and do not require immunosuppressive first.
  • Age 0- upper age limit as determined by current institutional standards
  • Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1; Karnofsky and Lansky 70-100)
  • Patients and donors must be able to sign consent forms (or if a minor the parent will sign). Donors should be willing to donate.
  • Patients must be geographically accessible and willing to participate in all stages of treatment.
  • Adequate end-organ function as measured by:

    1. Left ventricular ejection fraction > or = to 35%, or shortening fraction > 25% (For pediatric patients, a normal ejection fraction is required)
    2. Bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis), and ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN
    3. FEV1 and FVC > or = to 40% of predicted; or in pediatric patients, if unable to perform pulmonary function tests due to young age, oxygen saturation >92% on room air

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will not be excluded on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic background.
  • Prior transfusions from selected donor (as this could have cause recipient alloimmunization against the donor)
  • Women of childbearing potential who currently are pregnant (HCG+) or who are not practicing adequate contraception.
  • Patients who have any debilitating medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude their giving informed consent or their receiving optimal treatment and follow up.
  • Uncontrolled viral, bacterial, or fungal infections (HIV infection permitted if viral load undetectable)

Sites / Locations

  • The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Bone marrow transplant

Arm Description

Thymoglobulin on days -9 to -7 Fludarabine on days -6 to -2 Cyclophosphamide on days -6, -5, 3, 4 TBI on day -1 BMT on day 0 Mesna on days 3, 4 Tacrolimus on days 5-365 Mycophenolic acid mofetil on days 5-35

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Is This Type of Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia Feasible and Safe?
Feasibility will be met with the following conditions: the patient has the transplant, is assessed for the safety endpoint, and survives one year. The safety monitoring plan is included to monitor graft failure (day 60), grade 2-4 acute graft versus host disease (day100), 6 month mortality (day 180), and chronic graft versus host disease (day 180).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Number of Patients That Have Survived at One Year
Number of Patients That Have Acheived Full Donor Chimerism by Day 60 After Transplant
Donor chimerism will be measured in the peripheral blood around day 30 and day 60. Patients with >5% donor chimerism around day 60 will be considered as having engrafted.
Number of Patients That Expired Due to Non-relapsed-related Mortality Following Transplant
Number of Participants With Major Toxicities Related to Transplant
Number of Patients That Expired Due to Transplant Related Mortality
Number of Patients With Primary or Secondary Graft Failure Following Transplant
Graft failure: < 5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow on ~Day 30 or after and on all subsequent measurements. Primary graft failure: < 5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow by ~ Day 56 Secondary graft failure: achievement of > 5% donor chimerism, followed by sustained <5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow.
Number of Participants With Grade II-IV or Grade III-IV Acute GVHD
Participants were graded during clinical visits based on evidence and extent of skin rash, liver involvement, and GI tract involvement
Participants With Chronic GVHD at One Year
Length of Time Required for Patients to Recover ANC and Platelet Counts After Transplant
CBC drawn daily with a WBC differential once the total WBC is greater than 100 until ANC > 500 for three days or two consecutive measurements over a three day period; then CBC drawn weekly with differential.
Participants That Were GVHD Free, Relapse Free Survival (GRFS)

Full Information

First Posted
August 18, 2014
Last Updated
March 8, 2023
Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02224872
Brief Title
Transplantation of Partially Mismatched Related or Matched Unrelated Bone Marrow for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia
Official Title
A Phase II Trial of Non-Myeloablative Conditioning and Transplantation of Partially HLA-Mismatched/Haploidentical Related or Matched Unrelated Bone Marrow for Patients With Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia and Other Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 2014 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Our primary objective is to determine if it is feasible for SAA patients to be transplanted using non-myeloablative conditioning and post transplantation cyclophosphamide with partially HLA-mismatched donors.
Detailed Description
This research is being done to find out if bone marrow transplantation (BMT) followed by chemotherapy will help people with aplastic anemia who have failed other treatments. You have a severe, life threatening disease (severe aplastic anemia) in your bone marrow. Your disease has come back or not responded after receiving one or more immunosuppressive treatments. High dose chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has been used to treat blood diseases like yours but complications from Graft vs. Host disease (GVHD) and graft failure have limited the survival for those people. A small study done at Johns Hopkins has shown that in subjects with other diseases (blood cancers) some immunosuppressive drugs given after the BMT have decreased how often subjects had complications of GVHD and engraftment failure. People with aplastic anemia who have refractory disease (not responding to standard treatment) may join.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Severe Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Keywords
bone marrow transplant, thymoglobulin, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, tacrolimus, Mycophenolic Acid Mofetil, chemotherapy, GVHD, haploidentical

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
18 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Bone marrow transplant
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Thymoglobulin on days -9 to -7 Fludarabine on days -6 to -2 Cyclophosphamide on days -6, -5, 3, 4 TBI on day -1 BMT on day 0 Mesna on days 3, 4 Tacrolimus on days 5-365 Mycophenolic acid mofetil on days 5-35
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Bone marrow transplant
Intervention Description
Day 0
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Thymoglobulin
Intervention Description
0.5 mg/kg IV on Day -9 2 mg/kg IV on Days -8, -7
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fludarabine
Intervention Description
30 mg/M2 IV on days -6 to -2
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cyclophosphamide
Other Intervention Name(s)
CTX
Intervention Description
14.5 mg/kg IV on days -6, -5, 3, 4
Intervention Type
Radiation
Intervention Name(s)
TBI
Intervention Description
200 cGy on day -1
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Mesna
Intervention Description
40 mg/kg IV on days 3, 4
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Tacrolimus
Intervention Description
For patients 18 years or older, tacrolimus will be given per institutional standards; may be increased or later changed to a PO BID schedule. Treatment to continue until Day 365 or longer if GVHD present
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Mycophenolic acid mofetil
Other Intervention Name(s)
MMF
Intervention Description
15 mg/kg PO/IV TID beginning on day 5 through day 35
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Is This Type of Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia Feasible and Safe?
Description
Feasibility will be met with the following conditions: the patient has the transplant, is assessed for the safety endpoint, and survives one year. The safety monitoring plan is included to monitor graft failure (day 60), grade 2-4 acute graft versus host disease (day100), 6 month mortality (day 180), and chronic graft versus host disease (day 180).
Time Frame
1 year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Patients That Have Survived at One Year
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Number of Patients That Have Acheived Full Donor Chimerism by Day 60 After Transplant
Description
Donor chimerism will be measured in the peripheral blood around day 30 and day 60. Patients with >5% donor chimerism around day 60 will be considered as having engrafted.
Time Frame
60 days
Title
Number of Patients That Expired Due to Non-relapsed-related Mortality Following Transplant
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Number of Participants With Major Toxicities Related to Transplant
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Number of Patients That Expired Due to Transplant Related Mortality
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Number of Patients With Primary or Secondary Graft Failure Following Transplant
Description
Graft failure: < 5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow on ~Day 30 or after and on all subsequent measurements. Primary graft failure: < 5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow by ~ Day 56 Secondary graft failure: achievement of > 5% donor chimerism, followed by sustained <5% donor chimerism in blood and/or bone marrow.
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Number of Participants With Grade II-IV or Grade III-IV Acute GVHD
Description
Participants were graded during clinical visits based on evidence and extent of skin rash, liver involvement, and GI tract involvement
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Participants With Chronic GVHD at One Year
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Length of Time Required for Patients to Recover ANC and Platelet Counts After Transplant
Description
CBC drawn daily with a WBC differential once the total WBC is greater than 100 until ANC > 500 for three days or two consecutive measurements over a three day period; then CBC drawn weekly with differential.
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Participants That Were GVHD Free, Relapse Free Survival (GRFS)
Time Frame
1 year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
73 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with relapsed or refractory SAA or very SAA defined: Bone marrow (< 25% cellular) Peripheral cytopenias (at least 2 of 3) ANC < 500 per ml Platelets < 20,000 per ml Absolute retic < 60,000 or corrected retic < 1% Very severe: as above, but ANC < 200 Disease may be designated as acquired or inherited if previous counts known (these other bone marrow failure disorders that are characterized by aplastic anemia may go by additional names such as dyskeratosis congenita or PNH) Failed at least one course of immunosuppressive therapy (if presumed acquired disease). Patients with inherited disease will be characterized as refractory and do not require immunosuppressive first. Age 0- upper age limit as determined by current institutional standards Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1; Karnofsky and Lansky 70-100) Patients and donors must be able to sign consent forms (or if a minor the parent will sign). Donors should be willing to donate. Patients must be geographically accessible and willing to participate in all stages of treatment. Adequate end-organ function as measured by: Left ventricular ejection fraction > or = to 35%, or shortening fraction > 25% (For pediatric patients, a normal ejection fraction is required) Bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis), and ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN FEV1 and FVC > or = to 40% of predicted; or in pediatric patients, if unable to perform pulmonary function tests due to young age, oxygen saturation >92% on room air Exclusion Criteria: Patients will not be excluded on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic background. Prior transfusions from selected donor (as this could have cause recipient alloimmunization against the donor) Women of childbearing potential who currently are pregnant (HCG+) or who are not practicing adequate contraception. Patients who have any debilitating medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude their giving informed consent or their receiving optimal treatment and follow up. Uncontrolled viral, bacterial, or fungal infections (HIV infection permitted if viral load undetectable)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amy DeZern, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
City
Baltimore
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
21287
Country
United States
Facility Name
Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
City
Milwaukee
State/Province
Wisconsin
ZIP/Postal Code
53226
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
32343796
Citation
DeZern AE, Zahurak ML, Symons HJ, Cooke KR, Rosner GL, Gladstone DE, Huff CA, Swinnen LJ, Imus P, Borrello I, Wagner-Johnston N, Ambinder RF, Luznik L, Bolanos-Meade J, Fuchs EJ, Jones RJ, Brodsky RA. Haploidentical BMT for severe aplastic anemia with intensive GVHD prophylaxis including posttransplant cyclophosphamide. Blood Adv. 2020 Apr 28;4(8):1770-1779. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001729.
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