A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Co-Infusion of Ex Vivo Expanded Cord Blood Cells With an Unmanipulated Cord Blood Unit in Patients Undergoing Cord Blood Transplant for Hematologic Malignancies

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(15;17)(q22;q12), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22), Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Childhood Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Childhood Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Childhood Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Contiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Contiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue, Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Recurrent Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Recurrent Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Refractory Anemia, Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts, Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts in Transformation, Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Refractory Multiple Myeloma, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage I Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage I Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage I Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage I Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage II Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage III Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage IV Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma

In brief

This phase I multicenter feasibility trial is studying the safety and potential efficacy of infusing ex vivo expanded cord blood progenitors with one unmanipulated umbilical cord blood unit for transplantation following conditioning with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation (TBI), and immunosuppression with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for patients with hematologic malignancies. Chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, and TBI given before an umbilical cord blood transplant stops the growth of leukemia cells and works to prevent the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The healthy stem cells from the donor's umbilical cord blood help the patient's bone marrow make new red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. It may take several weeks for these new blood cells to grow. During that period of time, patients are at increased risk for bleeding and infection. Faster recovery of white blood cells may decrease the number and severity of infections. Studies have shown that counts are more likely to recover more quickly if increased numbers of cord blood cells are given with the transplant. We have developed a way of growing or "expanding" the number of cord blood cells in the lab so that there are more cells available for transplant. We are doing this study to find out whether or not giving these expanded cells along with one unexpanded cord blood unit is safe and if use of expanded cells can decrease the time it takes for white blood cells to recover after transplant. We will study the time it takes for blood counts to recover, which of the two cord blood units makes up the patient's new blood system, and how quickly immune system cells return

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00343798
Run by: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
People needed: 23
Starts: 2006-04-01
Last updated by the study team: 2015-02-11

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patient has no existing 0-1 HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 matched related donor
Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
High risk first complete remission (CR1) as evidenced by preceding myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), high risk cytogenetics (for example, monosomy 5 or 7, or HR as defined by referring institution treatment protocol), >= 2 cycles to obtain complete remission (CR), erythroblastic or megakaryocytic leukemia; >= second complete remission (CR2);
All patients must be in CR as defined by hematologic recovery and < 5% blasts by morphology within the bone marrow and a cellularity of >= 15%;
Patients in which adequate marrow/biopsy specimens cannot be obtained to determine remission status by morphologic assessment, but have fulfilled criteria of remission by flow cytometry (< 5% blasts) and, recovery of peripheral blood counts with no circulating blasts, may still be eligible; reasonable attempts must be made to obtain an adequate specimen for morphologic assessment, including possible repeat procedures
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia:
High risk CR1 (for example, but not limited to: t(9;22), t(1;19), t(4;11) or other mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) rearrangements, hypodiploid);
> 1 cycle to obtain CR;
>= CR2;
All patients must be in CR as defined by hematologic recovery and < 5% blasts by morphology within the bone marrow and a cellularity of >= 15%;
Patients in which adequate marrow/biopsy specimens can not be obtained to determine remission status by morphologic assessment, but have fulfilled criteria of remission by flow cytometry (< 5% blasts) and, recovery of peripheral blood counts with no circulating blasts, may still be eligible; reasonable attempts must be made to obtain an adequate specimen for morphologic assessment, including possible repeat procedures
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia:
Patients in blast crisis (BC) must receive therapy and must achieve accelerated phase (AP)/chronic phase (CP) in order to be eligible (patients who remain in BC are not eligible);
If in first chronic phase, patient must have failed or be intolerant to imatinib mesylate
Myelodysplasia (MDS):
International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) Int-2 or high risk (Refractory anemia with excess blasts [RAEB], refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation [RAEBt]) or refractory anemia with severe pancytopenia or high risk cytogenetics;
Blasts must be < 10% morphologically in representative bone marrow aspirate (obtained < 2 weeks from enrollment)
Lymphoblastic lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and other high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) after initial therapy if stage III/IV in first partial remission (PR1) or after progression if stage I/II < 1 year; Stage III/IV patients are eligible after progression in complete response (CR)/partial response (PR)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma or follicular lymphoma that have progressed after at least two different prior therapies; patients with bulky disease (nodal mass greater than 5 cm) should be considered for debulking chemotherapy before transplant (these patients must be presented at Patient Care Conference [PCC] prior to enrollment given potential competing eligibility on autotransplant protocols)
Mantle-cell lymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia: Eligible after initial therapy in >= CR1 or >= PR1
Large cell NHL > CR2/ > PR2:
Patients in CR2/PR2 with initial short remission (< 6 months) are eligible;
These patients must be presented at PCC prior to enrollment given potential competing eligibility on autotransplant protocols
Multiple myeloma beyond PR2: Patients with chromosome 13 abnormalities, first response lasting less than 6 months, or beta-2 microglobulin > 3 mg/L, may be considered for this protocol after initial therapy
Serum creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL (adults) and creatinine clearance > 60 ml/min (pediatrics)

You may not qualify if…

Acute leukemia in relapse (>= 5% marrow blasts by morphology)
Active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia involvement at the time of study enrollment (cerebrospinal fluid with > 5 white blood cells (WBC)/mm\^3 AND malignant cells on cytospin)
Chemotherapy refractory large cell lymphoma and high grade NHL (progressive disease after > 2 salvage regimens)
Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Karnofsky performance status < 70% (adults) or Lanksy score < 50% (pediatrics)
Prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant with myeloablative preparative regimen (If =< 18 years old, prior myeloablative transplant within the last 6 months)
Uncontrolled viral, or bacterial infection at the time of study enrollment
Active or recent (prior 6 months) invasive fungal infection without ID consult and approval
Seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Consenting 5 of 6 or 6 of 6 HLA-matched related donor available
Unable to provide informed consent
Use of any other experimental drug within 28 days of baseline

Where it is running

City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion — Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado — Denver, Colorado, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium — Seattle, Washington, United States

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