This research study uses a drug called cyclophosphamide to decrease the incidence of GVHD in matched sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplant. In doing so, the goal of the study is to increase overall survival.
This research protocol has been developed for patients undergoing matched-sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The patients who are treated according to this 2 step allogeneic HSCT protocol will receive cyclophosphamide to induce in-vivo tolerization of both autologous and allogeneic lymphocytes, followed by an allogeneic CD34-selected HSCT. The primary research questions relate to immune reconstitution, incidence of GVHD, and relapse in patients who receive lymphocyte treatment of this type in allogeneic HSCT and how it impacts overall survival.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
Patients undergoing myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplant from HLA identical related donors using cyclophosphamide tolerization
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Number of Patients With Overall Survival
The primary objective of this prospective, phase II trial was to obtain an OS rate of \>60% at 1 year in patients undergoing a 2 step HSCT from an HLA compatible family donor. The \>60% threshold was selected as a composite efficacy measure as patients with any hematologic diagnosis, stage of disease, or age as old as 65 years were eligible for this treatment protocol.
Time frame: 1 Year after transplant
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Time frame: 1 Year after transplant
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