NCT03922724 · National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma
What this study is about
Background: Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. Blood cell transplant can cure some people with lymphoma. Researchers want to see if they can limit the complications transplant can cause. Objective: To test if a stem cell transplant can cure or control lymphoma. Also to test if new ways of getting a recipient ready for a transplant may result in fewer problems and side effects.
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Background: Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. Blood cell transplant can cure some people with lymphoma. Researchers want to see if they can limit the complications transplant can cause. Objective: To test if a stem cell transplant can cure or control lymphoma. Also to test if new ways of getting a recipient ready for a transplant may result in fewer problems and side effects.
Interventions
DRUG
ATL-RIC
e-ATG 40 mg/kg/day IV on days -14 and -13, pentostatin 4 mg/m2/day IV on days -11 and -7, low-dose cyclophosphamide (5 mg/kg) orally daily on days -11 through -4; busulfan IV, pharmacokinetically dosed, on days -3 and -2, filgrastim or biosimilar drug 5mcg /kg/day subcutaneous on days -12, -8, and -4, ruxolitinib 45 mg/day from day -12 through day -2, and zidovudine 300mg orally three times a day from day -1 through day +50.
DRUG
mRIC
e-ATG 40 mg/kg/day IV on days -14 and -13, pentostatin 4 mg/m2/day IV on days -11 and -7, lowdose cyclophosphamide (5 mg/kg) orally daily on days -11 through -4; busulfan IV, pharmacokinetically dosed, on days -3 and -2, filgrastim or biosimilar drug 5 mcg/kg/day subcutaneous on days -12, -8, and -4.
PROCEDURE
allo HCT
Stem cell transplant
DRUG
RIC
e-ATG 40 mg/kg/day IV on days -14 and -13. Pentostatin 4mg /m2/day IV on days -11 and -7. Cyclophosphamide 5 mg/kg orally daily on days -11 through -4. Busulfan IV, pharmacokinetically dosed, on days -3 and -2.
DRUG
GVHD prophylaxis
High-dose, post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) on days +3 and +4 ( 25 mg/kg/day on both arms), sirolimus on days +5 through +60, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on days +5 through +25.
DRUG
IOC
e-ATG40 mg/kg/day IV on days -14 and -13. Pentostatin 4 mg/m2/day IV on days -9 and -5. Cyclophosphamide 5 mg/kg orally daily on days -9 through -2
Primary outcome measures
Progression-free survival (PFS) of HCT recipients on the RIC arm and the mRIC arm
Time frame: 1 year post transplant
Number of patients who are alive and with PFS at one year, assessed by Kaplan-Meier with 80% and 95% two-sided confidence intervals
Progression-free survival (PFS) of HCT recipients on the IOC arm and ATL-RIC arm
Time frame: 1 year post transplant
Number of patients who are alive and with PFS at one year, assessed by Kaplan-Meier with 80% and 95% two-sided confidence intervals
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- -RECIPIENT:
- Age \>=12 years
- Diagnosis of PTCL, confirmed by NCI pathology review, that is relapsed or refractory to prior therapy, and/or PTCL where upfront allo HCT in first remission is reasonable (PIT score of intermediate-low risk or higher or supported by clinical practice guidelines) --ALK-positive ALCL patients will only be eligible if relapsed or refractory
- At least one potential 7-8/8 HLA-matched related (excluding an identical twin) or unrelated donor (at HLA-A, -B, -C, and DR), or an HLA-haploidentical related donor, based on initial low resolution unrelated donor search and/or at least one biologically-related family member who has at least a 25% chance of being at minimum an HLAhaploidentical match and is potentially suitable to donate based on reported family history. HLA typing of potential donors and/or mutation testing does not need to be completed for eligibility.
- Adequate end-organ function, as measured by:
- For RIC: Left ventricula
Where
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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