"Phase I / II Study on Infusion of Natural Killer Cells After Haploidentical Transplantation in Pediatric Patients"

NCT ID: NCT05304754

Last Updated: 2025-04-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-30

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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Phase I / II study on infusion of alloreactive or stimulated Natural Killer cells with IL-15 ex vivo after haploidentical transplantation of hematopoietic progenitors in pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies (PHINK

Detailed Description

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Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haploTPH) constitutes a highly complex but effective procedure for some hematologic malignancies high-risk pediatric patients in the absence of an identical HLA donor. Relapse Post-transplant leukemia is the main problem for survival. Just like reported different expert groups on haploTPH in adults and children, there is a determining role of Natural Killer (NK) cells in haploTPH as inducers powerful graft-versus-leukemia (EIcL) effect. The presence of NK cells allo-reactive is correlated with a lower relapse rate, in addition to favoring the graft, decrease graft versus recipient disease (GVHD) and decrease viral infections. This only occurs in half of the donor-recipient pairs, so that, in its absence, it is necessary to develop other strategies for activating the NK cells. In this sense, the investigational group has extensive experience in research translational with NK cells and is a pioneer in infusing ex vivo activated NK cells with IL-15.

The investigators propose a phase I / II clinical trial with dose escalation, multicenter, framed in the Spanish Group of Hematopoietic Transplantation / Marrow Transplant Bone in Children (GETH / GETMON), to determine the safety and efficacy of a post-haploTPH IL-15 alloreactive / stimulated NK cell infusion in children with malignant blood diseases. The investigators will monitor immune reconstitution, chimerism, Post-transplantation NK cell expansion, phenotype, and function.

Secondarily evaluate the effectiveness of therapy on the incidence of graft failure; EICR; viral reactivations; transplant-related mortality; and relapse of leukemia.

Conditions

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High-risk Leukemias

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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KIR mismatch aloreactive NK donor cells

Three patients from each cohort will receive NK aloreactive cells from a KIR mismatch donor

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Alloreactive NK cells

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

When the patient lacks the HLA class I molecule and his donor has this molecule and also the donor NK cells have the KIR receptor that recognizes the absence of the corresponding HLA class I ligand

NK cells stimulated ex vivo with IL-15 from KIR match donor

Three patients in each cohort will receive ex vivo stimulated NK cells with IL-15 from a KIR match donor.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

NK cells stimulated ex vivo with IL-15

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

When patient and donor are KIR-HLA match, the patient submits all HLA class I molecules, or in the absence of any, your donor does not have this molecule, or having it lacks the corresponding KIR receiver. For more information detailed information on the product under investigation, reference is made to the Dossier of the Research Product (IMPD): PEI 09-008

Interventions

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NK cells stimulated ex vivo with IL-15

When patient and donor are KIR-HLA match, the patient submits all HLA class I molecules, or in the absence of any, your donor does not have this molecule, or having it lacks the corresponding KIR receiver. For more information detailed information on the product under investigation, reference is made to the Dossier of the Research Product (IMPD): PEI 09-008

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Alloreactive NK cells

When the patient lacks the HLA class I molecule and his donor has this molecule and also the donor NK cells have the KIR receptor that recognizes the absence of the corresponding HLA class I ligand

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of both sexes with age ≤ 21 years.
* Not having an identical HLA donor (family or non-family) available in the time needed for the donation of hematopoietic parents.
* Having a haploidenic donor available
* Diagnosis of high-risk hematological malignancy. This includes:
* i. High risk ALL in first complete remission (RC1);
* ii. ALL in second complete remission (RC2);
* iii. ALL in third complete remission (RC3) or later;
* iv. High risk AML in RC1;
* v. AML in RC2 or later;
* vi. Relapsed AML with \<25% blasts in bone marrow;
* vii. AML related to previous treatments in CR\> 12 months;
* viii. Primary or secondary myelodysplastic syndrome
* ix. NK cell leukemia, biphenotypic or undifferentiated in RC1 or later,
* x. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in accelerated phase, in chronic phase with persistent molecular positivity, or with intolerance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors
* xi. Hodgkin's lymphoma in RC2 or later after failure of autologous TPH, or unable to mobilize hematopoietic progenitors for autologous TPH
* xii. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in RC2 or later after failure of autologous TPH, or unable to mobilize hematopoietic progenitors for autologous TPH
* xiii. Myelomonocytic juvenile leukemia.
* Positive pre-transplant evaluation
* i. Left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40% or shortening fraction ≥ 25%;
* ii. Creatinine clearance (ACr) or glomerular filtration rate (TFG) ≥ 50 ml/min/1.73 m2
* iii. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ≥ 50% of predicted value or pulse-oximetry ≥ 92% if the patient cannot perform the pulmonary function tests;
* iv. Karnofsky or Lansky Index (depending on the patient's age) ≥ 50;
* v. Bilirubin ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal for age
* vi. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal for age
* vii. Women who are not breastfeeding.
* viii. No uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, or viral infections at the time of inclusion.
* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 14 days prior to trial inclusion and must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods (diaphragms plus spermicide or male condom plus spermicide, oral contraceptive combined with a second method of contraceptive implant, injectable contraceptive, permanent intrauterine device, sexual abstinence, or partner with vasectomy) during study participation and for six months after the last trial visit. In the case of male patients with reproductive capacity, they must commit to using an appropriate barrier method for the duration of the study and for up to 6 months thereafter

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with an active infectious process or other serious underlying medical condition
* Patients who, according to the investigator's criteria, have a history of poor compliance with therapy.
* Patients who after a psycho-social evaluation are advised as not suitable for the procedure:
* i. Social-family situation that makes correct participation in the study impossible.
* ii. Patients with emotional or psychological problems secondary to the illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, delusions, psychosis, with the need for support from specialists.
* iii. Evaluation of the involvement of family members in the health of the patient
* Inability to understand the information about the trial
* Received an investigational drug within 30 days prior to the start of therapy or within 5 half-lives of receiving an investigational drug, whichever is longer.
Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago

Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Site Status

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jeús

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga (Carlos de Haya)

Málaga, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Murcia, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

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Other Identifiers

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2019-000911-10

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PHINK -01/2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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