Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Summary

This is a phase II trial of reduced intensity conditioning with Bu/Flu/ATG in pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies at high risk for transplant related mortality with standard transplantation. Patients qualify based on organ system dysfunction, active but stable infection, history of previous transplant or late stage disease. We plan to enroll 45 patients through the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium (PBMTC) and anticipate that the outcome of the trial will pave the way for phase II or III disease specific protocols addressing efficacy of the approach compared to standard transplant approaches in better risk patients.

Conditions

• Acute Leukaemia
• Chronic Disease
• Leukemia
• Myelodysplasia
• Lymphoma

Interventions

DRUG

Busulfan

This drug is a bifunctional alkylating agent. Busulfan is highly toxic to noncycling or slowly-cycling cells. Pharmacokinetic studies of the IV formulation in pediatrics have shown that using a dose of 0.8mg/kg IV q6 hours most patients will achieve AUC levels between 800 and 1300 uM/min, representing steady state levels between 600-900ug/ml. The manufacturer recommends higher doses, 1.1mg/kg for children less than 12kg. Because this is a reduced intensity study and infants on the study will be very heavily pretreated we will use the lower dose of 0.8mg/kg q6 hours for a total of 8 doses for all patients.

DRUG

Anti-Thymocyte Globulin

Thymoglobulin will be administered at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg recipient body weight intravenously on each of 4 successive mornings (Days -4, -3,-2,-1) for patients receiving unrelated grafts and at a dose of 2.5mg/kg as a single dose on d-1 for patients receiving related marrow grafts. ATG is infused over a minimum of 4 hours, but is generally better tolerated over 6-8 hours. Suggested premedications are acetaminophen (10 mg/kg/dose), diphenhydramine (1 mg/kg/dose), and methylprednisolone. The methylprednisolone should be given at a dose of 1mg/kg 30 minutes prior to the ATG, with another 1mg /kg four hours into the infusion (total 2mg/kg/d). Patients are observed continuously for possible allergic reactions throughout the infusion.

DRUG

Fludarabine

Administration and Dosage: Fludarabine will be administered at a dose of 30 mg/m2 in 100 ml of D5W intravenously over one hour on each of six consecutive days -10 through -5 for unrelated grafts or d-7 through d-2 for related grafts. Fludarabine is a fluorinated nucleotide analog of the antiviral agent vidarabine, 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine. Fludarabine phosphate is rapidly dephosphorylated to 2-fluoro-ara-A and then phosphorylated intracellularly by deoxycytidine kinase to the active triphosphate, 2-fluoro-ara-ATP. The half-life of 2-fluoro-ara-A is approximately 10 hours. The mean total plasma clearance is 8.9 L/hr/m2 and the mean volume of distribution is 98 L/m2. Approximately 23% is excreted unchanged. This metabolite appears to act by inhibiting DNA polymerase alpha, ribonucleotide reductase and DNA primase, thus inhibiting DNA synthesis.

DRUG

Cyclosporine

Cyclosporine is a potent immunosuppressive agent that in animals prolongs survival of allogeneic transplants involving skin, kidney, liver, heart, pancreas, bone marrow, small intestine, and lung. The effectiveness of cyclosporine results from specific and reversible inhibition of immunocompetent lymphocytes in the G 0 - and G 1 -phase of the cell cycle. Administration and Dosage: Cyclosporin start on day -3 initially at a dose of 2.5mg/kg IV q12 hours or 3mg/kg/dose (neoral equivalent) PO q12 hours targeting suggested troughs of 250 to 350 ng/ml. Continuous infusion cyclosporin may be allowed per institutional preference. 3x daily dosing may be used for younger children to achieve therapeutic levels. PBMTC Protocol #ONC0313 19 Continuous infusion cyclosporin may be allowed per institutional preference.

DRUG

Mycophenolate mofetil

MMF is a potent, selective, uncompetitive, and reversible inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), and therefore inhibits the de novo pathway of guanosine nucleotide synthesis without incorporation into DNA. Administration and Dosage: Initial dosage will be IV or PO with switch to PO when tolerated. Starting doses will be 15 mg/kg/day bid (total dose 30mg/kg/d, IV same as PO dose) beginning day 0 with the first dose given approximately 4-6 hours after the stem cell infusion. This dose will stop on day +30 for patients receiving matched sibling BM/PBSC and UCB grafts, but will continue until day +40 and then taper at approximately 11%/wk over 8 weeks until patients are off at day +96.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Utah

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michael Pulsipher, MD · Primary Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2004-04-30

Primary Completion

2009-07-31

Completion

2009-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations