Clinical trial NCT03849651: TCRαβ-depleted Progenitor Cell Graft With Additional Memory T-cell DLI, Plus Selected Use of Blinatumomab, in Naive T-cell Depleted Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietc Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
Official title: TCRαβ-depleted Progenitor Cell Graft With Additional Memory T-cell DLI, Plus Selected Use of Blinatumomab, in Naive T-cell Depleted Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietc Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
NK-Cell Leukemia
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Lead sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-02-21
Enrollment: 140
Sex: ALL
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Patients less than or equal to 21 years old with high-risk hematologic malignancies who would likely benefit from allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Patients with a suitable HLA matched sibling or unrelated donor identified will be eligible for participation ONLY if the donor is not available in the necessary time.

The purpose of the study is to learn more about the effects (good and bad) of transplanting blood cells donated by a family member, and that have been modified in a laboratory to remove the type of T cells known to cause graft-vs.-host disease, to children and young adults with a high risk cancer that is in remission but is at high risk of relapse. This study will give donor cells that have been TCRαβ-depleted. The TCR (T-cell receptor) is a molecule that is found only on T cells. These T-cell receptors are made up of two proteins that are linked together. About 95% of all T-cells have a TCR that is composed of an alpha protein linked to a beta protein, and these will be removed. This leaves only the T cells that have a TCR made up of a gamma protein linked to a delta protein. This donor cell infusion will be followed by an additional infusion of donor memory cells (CD45RA-depleted) after donor cell engraftment.

This study will be testing the safety and effects of the chemotherapy and the donor blood cell infusions on the transplant recipient's disease and overall survival.

Detailed description: In this study, participants with high-risk hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), who lack an available suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched related/sibling donor (MSD) or matched unrelated donor (MUD), will receive a TCRαβ-depleted haploidentical donor HCT with additional memory cell DLI. One course of blinatumomab will be empirically added for patients with CD19+ malignancy.

Primary Objectives

* Determine the maximum effective dose for prophylactic CD45RA-depleted DLI when given in the early post-engraftment period.
* Assess the efficacy of TCRαβ-depleted progenitor cell graft with additional memory T-cell DLI, plus selected use of blinatumomab, in haploidentical donor hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies as measured by 1 year EFS (events = relapse, death)

Secondary Objectives

* Assess the safety and feasibility of the addition of blinatumomab in the early post- engraftment period in patients with CD19+ malignancy
* Estimate the incidence of neutrophil and platelet engraftment, malignant relapse,event-free survival per disease subgroups (e.g. ALL vs AML), and overall survival at one-year post-transplantation.
* Estimate incidence and severity of acute and chronic (GVHD).
* Estimate the rate of transplant related mortality (TRM) in the first 100 days after transplantation.
* To measure and describe the pharmacokinetics of rabbit ATG in HCT recipients on this study.

Exploratory Objectives

* Record immune reconstitution parameters, including chimerism analysis, quantitative lymphocyte subsets, T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) analysis, V-beta spectratyping, and lymphocyte phenotype and function.
* Describe the use of additional CD45RA-depleted DLI for recipients who have severe viral infections, disease recurrence or progression, or poor immune reconstitution. Assess and record efficacy of CD45RA-depleted DLI for these conditions, and all adverse events that are related to CD45RA-depleted DLI.

Blinatumomab will be given to patients with a history of CD19+ malignancy as determined by St. Jude hematopathologist review of current and historical specimens and reports. Blinatumomab dosing will begin no sooner than 1 week after CD45RA-depleted DLI and no later than Day +90. There must be no acute GVHD or it must be quiescent. ALT must be less than 5x ULN, bili less than or equal to 1.5x ULN, and creatinine less than or equal to 1.5x ULN.

If more than one family member donor is suitable, then donor selection will be based on several factors including: degree of KIR mismatching, donor-recipient matching of CMV serology, donor-recipient red blood cell compatibility, degree of HLA matching, size of the potential donor, previous use as a donor, presence of donor-specific antibody, and overall health and availability of the potential donor.

A G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cell product (identified as HPC,A) is the preferred progenitor cell graft source. Our desired target goal will be 5 x 10\^6 CD34+ cells/kg. This number of cells will be necessary to provide an adequate graft, following the various ex vivo manipulations, for prompt reconstitution. More than one collection may be needed to achieve this goal. Donors will undergo a standard hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization regimen consisting of 5 days of GSF given subcutaneously at 10 micrograms/kilogram. The graft will be collected by leukapheresis on day 5 (and 6 if needed) of G-CSF. The HPC product will typically be collected and infused fresh, however there may be patients or logistical situations that require the HPC product to be collected early, processed, and stored frozen.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria for Transplant Recipient

* Age less than or equal to 21 years.
* Does not have a suitable HLA-matched sibling donor (MSD) or volunteer 10/10 HLA-matched unrelated donor (MUD) available in the necessary time for progenitor cell donation.
* Has a suitable single haplotype matched (≥ 3 of 6) family member donor.

High risk hematologic malignancy. High risk ALL in CR1. Examples include, but not limited to: t(9;22) with persistent or recurrent transcript, hypodiploid cytogenetics, MRD \>1% at the end of induction, M2 or greater marrow at the end of induction, recurrent or rising MRD after induction, Infants with MLL fusion or t(4;11), relapse after prior CART therapy.

ALL in High risk CR2. Examples include, but not limited to t(9;22), BM relapse \<36 mo CR1 or \<6mo after completion of therapy, any T-ALL, very early (\< 6mo CR1) isolated CNS relapse, late BM relapse with poor response to standard reinduction therapy(e.g. MRD positive or recurrence after two blocks), relapse after prior CART therapy.

ALL in CR3 or subsequent.

AML in high risk CR1 (diagnosis of AML includes myeloid sarcoma). Examples include but not limited to: preceding MDS or MDS-related AML, FAB M0, FAB M6, FAB M7 with high risk genetics such as ML not t(1;22), MRD \> 0.1% after two cycles of induction, MRD \> 1% after one cycle of induction, FLT3-ITD in combination with NUP98-NSD1 fusion or WT1 mutation, any high risk cytogenetics such as: DEK-NUP214 \[t(6;9)\], KAT6A-CREBBP \[t(8;16)\], RUNX1-CBFA2T3 \[t(16;21)\], -7, -5, 5q-, KMT2A-MLLT10 \[t(6;11)\], KMT2A-MLLT4 \[t(10;11)\], inv(3)(q21q26.2), CBFA2T3-GLIS2 \[inv(16)(p13.3q24.3)\], NUP98-KDM5A \[t(11;12)(p15;p13)\], ETV6-HLXB \[t(7;12)(q36;p13)\], NUP98-HOXA9 \[t(7;11)(p15.4;p15)\], NUP98-NSD1.

AML in CR2 or subsequent.

* Therapy related AML, with prior malignancy in CR \> 12mo
* MDS, primary or secondary
* NK cell, biphenotypic, or undifferentiated leukemia in CR1 or subsequent.
* CML in accelerated phase, or in chronic phase with persistent molecular positivity or intolerance to tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
* Hodgkin lymphoma in CR2 or subsequent after failure of prior autologous HCT, or unable to mobilize progenitor cells for autologous HCT.
* Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in CR2 or subsequent after failure of prior autologous HCT, or unable to mobilize progenitor cells for autologous HCT.
* JMML
* If prior CNS leukemia, it must be treated and in CNS CR
* Does not have any other active malignancy other than the one for which this HCT is indicated.
* No prior allogeneic HCT, and no autologous HCT within the previous 12 months.

Patient must fulfill pre-transplant organ function criteria:

* Left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40%, or shortening fraction ≥ 25%.
* Creatinine clearance (CrCl) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 50 ml/min/1.73m2.
* Forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥ 50% of predicted value; or pulse oximetry ≥ 92% on room air if patient is unable to perform pulmonary function testing.
* Karnofsky or Lansky (age-dependent) performance score ≥ 50 (See APPENDIX A).
* Bilirubin ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal for age.
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal for age.
* Not pregnant. If female with child bearing potential, must be confirmed by negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days prior to enrollment.
* Not breast feeding
* Does not have current uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.

Inclusion Criteria for Haploidentical Donor

* At least single haplotype matched (≥ 3 of 6) family member
* At least 18 years of age.
* HIV negative.
* Not pregnant as confirmed by negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days prior to enrollment (if female).
* Not breast feeding.

Regarding donation eligibility, is identified as either:

* Completed the process of donor eligibility determination as outlined in 21 CFR 1271 and agency guidance; OR
* Does not meet 21 CFR 1271 eligibility requirements, but has a declaration of urgent medical need completed by the principal investigator or physician sub-investigator per 21 CFR 1271.

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: Maximum effective dose for prophylactic CD45RA-depleted DLI
timeFrame: 90 days after the transplant date of the last enrolled patient.
measure: One-year Event Free Survival (EFS) after completion of the protocol
timeFrame: One year after the transplant date of the last enrolled patient
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The number of patients experiencing Blinatumomab permanent discontinuation due to toxicity
timeFrame: 120 days after transplant date of the last enrolled patient
measure: The estimate of cumulative incidence of relapse
timeFrame: One year after the transplant date of the last enrolled patient
measure: The cumulative incidence of acute and chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
timeFrame: One year after the transplant date of the last enrolled patient
measure: The cumulative incidence of transplant related mortality
timeFrame: 100 days after the transplant date of the last enrolled patient
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
state: Tennessee
Study officials:
affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
name: Brandon Triplett, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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