Autologous Stem Cell Rescue With CD133+ Selected Cells in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
NCT ID: NCT00539500
Last Updated: 2019-07-26
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TERMINATED
PHASE2/PHASE3
3 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-10-31
2012-09-05
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Detailed Description
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If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will have a small plastic tube placed in the collar bone area or the femoral vein (groin area). This is called a central venous catheter (CVC). You will sign a separate consent form for the CVC placement and the general anesthesia that is given. There may be several weeks between the collection of stem cells and the reinfusion of these cells after high-dose chemotherapy. If the CVC is placed in the femoral vein, the CVC will be removed after the stem cells are collected and a new CVC will be placed in the collar bone before you are admitted for the stem cell transplant. The CVC will be used for chemotherapy, fluids, blood products, stem cells, and other medications. The CVC will remain until it is no longer needed (usually 2-3 months).
To help move the needed stem cells from your bone marrow to your blood, a drug called granulocyte colony-stimulating factor G-CSF (filgrastim) will be injected under the skin. These injections may be given once a day for Days 2-7. You or your caregiver will be taught how to give the injections at home. After 2 days of filgrastim injections, a blood sample (about 4 teaspoons each time) will be drawn each day until you begin leukapheresis. This blood test is used to check the number of stem cells and to watch for possible side effects. You will then be instructed to either continue with the daily injections or stop. When the number of stem cells in the blood is high enough, you will go to the MD Anderson Apheresis Unit to have your stem cells collected.
The procedure to collect your stem cells is called leukapheresis. It is similar to donating platelets to a blood bank. For this procedure, the stem cells will be removed from the blood through the CVC, and the remaining blood will be given back to you through the CVC. You will have one leukapheresis procedure per day, for 1-5 days in a row, until enough stem cells are collected for the transplant. "Back-up" cells (extra cells collected during the leukapheresis procedure) will also be collected. These cells will be stored in the cell processing lab and may given back to you later if your white cell count does not recover. Each leukapheresis procedure takes about 4-6 hours. This research study will use the CliniMACS device to process the blood and separate the cells needed for transplantation. Researchers will test a small sample of the collected cells to see if any tumor cells that might be present in the blood before using the CliniMACS device are no longer present in the processed blood after using the device.
Carboplatin and etoposide are designed to interfere with the growth of cancer cells by stopping cell division, and melphalan is designed to damage the DNA (the genetic material) of cells. The combination of carboplatin, etoposide, and melphalan causes a large amount of bone marrow cells to die, which stops blood cells from being produced as normal. In order to try to restart the production of blood cells, an autologous stem cell transplant is often performed. For an autologous transplant, stem cells are removed from the blood. Usually when stem cells are collected, they are either given back to the patient as collected, or else a smaller group of cells that have a certain "marker" on their cell surface is selected (separated out) before being given back to the patient. The CliniMACS device is a machine that processes blood and separates the cells needed for transplantation. The CliniMACS device is designed to select stem cells with a different marker on the cell surface than is normally selected. The marker is called CD133+, and researchers believe that transplanting cells that have this marker will make the infused cells less likely to be contaminated with neuroblastoma cells, compared to the standard method of cell selection.
After 5 days of leukapheresis procedures, if the number of stem cells collected is lower than a certain level, you will no longer be eligible to take part in the study.
Before you can start treatment on this study, you will have "screening tests." These tests will help the doctor decide if you are eligible to take part in this study. If these tests have been performed recently, they may not need to be repeated. To check the status of the disease, you will have CT scans, bone marrow aspirations and biopsies, and a chest x-ray. The CT scans will be performed on the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (and if needed, the brain). To collect a bone marrow biopsy, an area of the hip or chest bone is numbed with anesthetic, and a small amount of bone marrow and bone is withdrawn through a large needle. You will have a pulmonary function test (to measure lung function), an echocardiogram (to measure heart function), and an electrocardiogram (EKG -- a test to measure the electrical activity of the heart). You will have a physical exam, including measurement of vital signs (such as blood pressure and heart rate), height, and weight. Blood (about 4 tablespoons) will be drawn for routine tests and to check for diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. Females who are able to have children must have a negative urine pregnancy test. You will also have a 12 or 24-hour urine test before carboplatin can be given. For this test, you will collect your urine over 12 or 24 hours. You will be provided with a container to collect the urine in. This test will be used to help decide the dosing of carboplatin that you receive.
After enough stem cells are collected, and at a time decided upon by your neuro-oncologist and transplantation doctors, you will be admitted to the hospital to receive fluids and then the chemotherapy drugs carboplatin, etoposide, and melphalan, according to the standard schedule. After the chemotherapy, you will have 3 "rest" days where no chemotherapy is given.
On the day after the third rest day, your stem cells will be infused back into your CVC. To help speed up the recovery of your white blood cells, a drug called filgrastim will be injected under the skin. You will receive a filgrastim injection under the skin once a day, until the white blood cell count recovers (usually 2-3 weeks). You may also receive standard antibiotics, fluids, and/or other medications, if your doctor feels it is necessary based on symptoms you may have. While you are in the hospital, you will have physical exams once a day. Blood (about 4 teaspoons each time) will be drawn about 3-7 days per week, until your blood counts are fully recovered and any side effects of the chemotherapy have resolved. At that time, you will be able to leave the hospital.
From the time you leave the hospital until about Day 60, you will have follow-up visits at least once per week. At these visits, you will have a physical exam. Blood (about 4 teaspoons each time) will be drawn for routine tests. However, your participation in this study will not be over until after your annual follow-up at which time you will have a medical history and physical exam, blood (about 4 teaspoons) drawn for routine tests, and a CT scan.
If the disease gets worse or intolerable side effects occur at any time in this study, you will be taken off study.
This is an investigational study. All of the drugs used in this study are commercially available and FDA approved for use in neuroblastoma. The CliniMACS device is not commercially available or FDA approved. It has been authorized for use in research only.
Up to 20 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at The University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
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Study Groups
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Transplantation CD133+ cells
Stem Cell Transplantation of CD133+ cells using the ClinicMACS in combination with Carboplatin + Etoposide + Melphalan
Carboplatin
Carboplatin by vein over 24 hours for 4 days, dosing as determined at day 1.
Etoposide
300 mg/m\^2 by vein over 24 hours for 4 days
Melphalan
70 mg/m\^2 Intravenous Bolus for 3 Days
Stem Cell Infusion
Stem Cell Infusion (approximately 5x10\^8 TNC cells/kg CD133+ selected) on Day 0.
ClinicMACS
Device used to process the blood and separate the CD 133+ cells needed for transplantation
Interventions
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Carboplatin
Carboplatin by vein over 24 hours for 4 days, dosing as determined at day 1.
Etoposide
300 mg/m\^2 by vein over 24 hours for 4 days
Melphalan
70 mg/m\^2 Intravenous Bolus for 3 Days
Stem Cell Infusion
Stem Cell Infusion (approximately 5x10\^8 TNC cells/kg CD133+ selected) on Day 0.
ClinicMACS
Device used to process the blood and separate the CD 133+ cells needed for transplantation
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Pre-transplant modalities may include surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Radiation must not include lung fields. Only patients in complete response (CR), or partial response (PR) at the primary site will be eligible.
3. Any recurrent neuroblastoma with at least a partial response to salvage therapy.
4. Lansky performance score greater than or equal to 50 for patients \</= 16 years of age, or Zubrod performance status score of 0-2 for patients \> 16 years of age.
5. No symptomatic pulmonary disease. forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (DLCO) \>/= 50% of expected corrected for hemoglobin. If unable to perform pulmonary function test (most children \< 6 years of age), pulse oximetry \>/= 92% on room air.
6. Adequate cardiac function as demonstrated by left ventricular ejection fraction \>/= 50% by echocardiogram.
7. Adequate hepatic function as defined as serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, SGOT (AST) and serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, SGPT (ALT)\< 5 times upper limits of normal.
8. All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.
9. Females of childbearing potential defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization must have a negative urine pregnancy test within 30 days of registering. Patients will be informed of the risk of not using adequate contraception.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Active infection not controlled by antibiotics after seven days of therapy.
3. Brain metastases.
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No
Sponsors
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura L. Worth, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Locations
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Countries
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Related Links
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Official Website
Other Identifiers
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2006-0374
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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