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Recruiting Phase 2 NCT04356469

NCT04356469 TCR Alpha Beta T-cell Depleted Haploidentical HCT in the Treatment of Non-Malignant Hematological Disorders in Children

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NCT ID NCT04356469
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Sponsor Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Condition Hemoglobinopathy (Disorder)
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 17 participants
Start Date 2020-07-22
Primary Completion 2027-06-30

Eligibility & Interventions

Sex All sexes
Min Age 0 Years
Max Age 21 Years
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Interventions
Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

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What to Expect as a Participant

You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.

In Phase 2, researchers evaluate early signs of effectiveness. You may be randomized to receive the active treatment or a comparator. Monitoring continues closely.

This trial targets 17 participants in total. It began in 2020-07-22 with a primary completion date of 2027-06-30.

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Brief Summary

This research is being done to learn if a new type of haploidentical transplantation using TCR alpha beta and CD19 depleted stem cell graft from the donor is safe and effective to treat the patient's underlying condition. This study will use stem cells obtained via peripheral blood or bone marrow from parent or other half-matched family member donor. These will be processed through a special device called CliniMACS, which is considered investigational.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Severe sickle cell disease (HbSS, HbSC, HbSB0, HbSB+, HbSD, HbSE) with at least one of the following criteria: 1. Cerebrovascular accident lasting longer than 24 hours 2. Impaired neuropsychological function with abnormal brain MRI/MRA 3. Patients with frequent (≥ 3 per year for preceding 2 years) painful vaso-occlusive episodes 4. Recurrent (≥ 3 in lifetime) acute chest syndrome events which have necessitated erythrocyte transfusion therapy 5. Any combination of ≥ 3 acute chest syndrome episodes and vaso-occlusive pain episodes yearly for 3 years and have failed treatment with hydroxyurea (HU) (at least 6 months on maximum tolerated dose) or who are intolerant to HU therapy 2. Thalassemia major with at least one of the following criteria: 1. Transfusion dependency defined as receiving 8 or more transfusions per year 2. Thalassemia diagnosis documented by clinical assessment, laboratory evidence with microcytic anemia and absence of HbA (\< 10%) on electrophoresis and or confirmation by DNA analysis of alpha and beta gene loci 3. Genotypically proven thalassemia major for children \< 2 years of age even in the absence of transfusion dependency 4. Lucarelli class 1 or 2 risk status (i.e. with only 0-2 of the following factors: hepatomegaly, portal fibrosis, or poor response to chelation therapy) 3. Bone marrow failure syndromes and autoimmune cytopenias: 1. Severe Aplastic Anemia refractory to immunosuppressive therapy 2. Diamond Blackfan Anemia refractory to conventional therapy 3. Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes such as Fanconi anemia and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome with progressive marrow failure (without cytogenetic evidence of MDS/AML) 4. Severe Congenital Neutropenia 5. Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia 6. Glanzmann Thrombasthenia 7. Autoimmune Cytopenias refractory to conventional treatment (including Pure red cell aplasia, Evan's syndrome, Immune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia) 8. Other marrow failure disorders not otherwise specified Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient has a suitable genotypic identical match of 5/10. The donor and recipient must be identical, as determined by high resolution typing, at least one allele of each of the following genetic loci: HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1. 2. Patients must have adequate organ function measured by: 1. Cardiac: asymptomatic or if symptomatic then LVEF at rest must be ≥ 40% or SF ≥ 26% 2. Pulmonary: asymptomatic or if symptomatic DLCO ≥ 40% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) or pulse oximetry ≥ 92% on room air if the patient is unable to perform pulmonary function testing. 3. Renal: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) must be \> 50 mL/min/1.73 m2. 4. Hepatic: Serum conjugated (direct) bilirubin \< 2.0 x ULN for age as per local laboratory unless attributable to Gilbert's syndrome; AST and ALT \< 5.0 x ULN for age as per local laboratory. Patients with hyperbilirubinemia as a consequence of hyperhemolysis, or a profound change in serum hemoglobin post blood transfusion, are not excluded. 5. Karnofsky or Lansky (age-dependent) performance score ≥ 50 3. Signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who have an HLA-matched sibling who is able and willing to donate bone marrow. Patients with a HLA-matched unrelated donors are not excluded. 2. Pregnant or breastfeeding females. 3. Patient has HIV or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial or viral infections. 4. Patient has received prior solid organ transplant. 5. Patient has active GVHD (\> grade II) or chronic extensive GVHD due to a previous allograft at the time of inclusion. 6. For patients with hemoglobinopathy, liver biopsy is necessary if the patient has received chronic transfusions for over a year and has two ferritin levels of ≥ 1000 ng/ml. Patients with cirrhosis, extensive bridging hepatic fibrosis, or active hepatitis are excluded from enrollment.

Contact & Investigator

Central Contact

Jade Hanson, MSN

✉ jade.hanson@jhmi.edu

📞 7277676468

Principal Investigator

Deepak Chellapandian, MD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join the NCT04356469 clinical trial?

This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 0 Years or older, up to 21 Years, studying Hemoglobinopathy (Disorder). Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.

What phase is the NCT04356469 trial and what does that mean for participants?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether the treatment shows signs of effectiveness while continuing to monitor safety. More participants are enrolled than in Phase 1 to help refine the treatment protocol.

Is NCT04356469 currently recruiting?

Yes, NCT04356469 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at jade.hanson@jhmi.edu for enrollment information.

Where is the NCT04356469 trial being conducted?

This trial is being conducted at St. Petersburg, United States.

Who is sponsoring the NCT04356469 clinical trial?

NCT04356469 is sponsored by Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. The principal investigator is Deepak Chellapandian, MD at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. The trial plans to enroll 17 participants.

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