In this study our hypothesis is that infusion of donor lymphocyte immune cells from the subject's bone marrow donor will activate the subject's immune system to attack their cancer.
We will collect immune cells or lymphocytes from the donor's blood using a cell separator. The blood lymphocytes will be given to the subjects through a catheter. If the subjects have no complications of the first course of infusions, we may decide to give them "lymphocytes" aa second time while subjects are in remission in an attempt to prevent their disease from relapsing. A bone marrow test will be taken prior to infusion of lymphocytes as part of the clinical evaluation to receive this treatment. After lymphocyte infusions, a bone marrow will be examined about every three months for the first year to monitor progress from this therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Certain immune cells in your donor's blood called "lymphocytes" have been shown to fight cancer after bone marrow transplantation. We plan to transfuse large numbers of donor's "lymphocytes" in the hope of activating the recipient's immune system to attack cancer.
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Freedom of Disease: Bone marrow histology, cytogenetic analysis and RFLP will be studied. Data will be collected and tabulated.
Time frame: before, at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months after donor lymphocyte infusions
Toxicity
Time frame: during the infusion and immediately thereafter
All data concerning acute toxicity including allergic reactions, capillary leak syndrome, and other Grade 4 toxicity will be collected and tabulated.
Time frame: during the infusion,immediately thereafter, and at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year and yearly.
Graft-versus-host disease will be staged using criteria routinely used in allogeneic bone marrow transplant settings and will be tabulated.
Time frame: ongoing
Marrow Aplasia including duration, treatment and outcomes.
Time frame: ongoing
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