Allogeneic Epstein Barr Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes in Treating Patients With Progressive, Relapsed, or Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00006100

Last Updated: 2013-12-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Donor white blood cells that are treated in the laboratory with Epstein-Barr virus may be effective treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T cells in treating patients who have progressive, relapsed, or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the toxicity of allogeneic Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (EBV CTL) in patients with progressive, relapsed, or refractory EBV-positive Hodgkin's lymphoma.
* Detect alterations in the anti-EBV cellular immunity of patients treated with EBV CTL.

OUTLINE: Donors undergo leukapheresis. Epstein Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (EBV CTL) are cultured in vitro.

Patients receive an infusion of EBV CTL over 10 minutes on day 0. The EBV CTL infusion is preceded by 3 doses of fludarabine. Patients then receive interleukin-2 injections for 12 days after the EBV CTL infusion.

Patients are followed weekly for 1.5 months, twice a month for 1.5 months, and then monthly for 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 9 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Lymphoma

Keywords

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recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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aldesleukin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

fludarabine phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven Hodgkin's lymphoma

* Progressive, relapsed, or refractory disease after prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or stem cell transplantation
* Epstein Barr virus (EBV) positive by immunohistochemical staining for LMP-1 or 2 OR the presence of EBV RNA (EBER)
* Availability of an HLA identical or haploidentical donor for cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, meeting the following criteria:

* EBV seropositive
* HIV negative
* HTLV-1 negative
* Hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antibody IgM negative
* Hepatitis C antibody negative
* Must share at least 1 HLA haplotype with donor

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 to 75

Performance status:

* Not specified

Life expectancy:

* At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL
* SGOT/SGPT less than 2.5 times normal (unless liver metastases are present)

* If there is liver involvement by disease, an obvious relationship between SGOT/SGPT and disease activity is required
* No hepatic dysfunction causing moribundity

Renal:

* Creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min
* No renal dysfunction causing moribundity

Cardiovascular:

* No cardiac dysfunction causing moribundity

Pulmonary:

* No pulmonary dysfunction causing moribundity

Other:

* No neurologic dysfunction causing moribundity
* No history of severe transfusion reactions with blood products (including fetal calf serum)
* Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No concurrent antimetabolites

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics

Surgery:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Kenneth G. Lucas, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Locations

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Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Lucas KG, Salzman D, Garcia A, Sun Q. Adoptive immunotherapy with allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes for recurrent, EBV-positive Hodgkin disease. Cancer. 2004 May 1;100(9):1892-901. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20188.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15112270 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PSCI-2003-257

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UAB-0002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G00-1829

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068109

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id