Pralatrexate With Bendamustine and Total-Body Irradiation Followed by Donor Stem Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT07225985

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-05-01

Study Completion Date

2030-11-15

Brief Summary

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This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of pralatrexate in combination with bendamustine and total-body irradiation (TBI) followed by a donor stem cell transplant in treating patients with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory). Pralatrexate may block the growth of cancer cells and cause them to die. It is a type of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor. Bendamustine may damage the DNA in cancer cells and cause them to die. It is a type of alkylating agent and a type of antimetabolite. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. TBI is a type of radiation therapy that is given to the entire body. Giving pralatrexate with bendamustine and TBI before a donor stem cell transplant may help kill cancer cells in the body and help make room in the patient's bone marrow for new blood-forming cells (stem cells) to grow.

Detailed Description

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OUTLINE:

This is a phase I dose-escalation study of pralatrexate in combination with bendamustine and TBI followed by a phase II expansion study.

Patients receive pralatrexate intravenously (IV) over 3-5 minutes on day -6, bendamustine IV over 60 minutes on days -5, -4, and -3, and TBI on day -1 or 0. Patients then undergo peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) HCT on day 0. Patients also undergo echocardiography (ECHO) or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) and lumbar puncture during screening, positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone marrow biopsy/aspiration, and blood sample collection throughout the study. In addition, patients may undergo chest X-rays as clinically indicated.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 6 months, at 1 year, and at 2 years.

Conditions

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Recurrent T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Refractory T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment (pralatrexate, bendamustine, TBI, PBSC HCT)

Patients receive pralatrexate IV over 3-5 minutes on day -6, bendamustine IV over 60 minutes on days -5, -4, and -3, and TBI on day -1 or 0. Patients then undergo PBSC HCT on day 0. Patients also undergo ECHO or MUGA and lumbar puncture during screening, PET-CT, MRI, bone marrow biopsy/aspiration, and blood sample collection throughout the study. In addition, patients may undergo chest X-rays as clinically indicated.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bendamustine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Pralatrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Bone Marrow Aspiration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo bone marrow biopsy/aspiration

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo bone marrow biopsy/aspiration

Chest Radiography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo chest X-rays

Computed Tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo PET-CT

Echocardiography Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo ECHO

Lumbar Puncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo lumbar puncture

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo MRI

Multigated Acquisition Scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo MUGA

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo PBSC HCT

Positron Emission Tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo PET-CT

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Total-Body Irradiation

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo TBI

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection

Interventions

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Bendamustine

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Pralatrexate

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Bone Marrow Aspiration

Undergo bone marrow biopsy/aspiration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Undergo bone marrow biopsy/aspiration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Chest Radiography

Undergo chest X-rays

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo PET-CT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Echocardiography Test

Undergo ECHO

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Lumbar Puncture

Undergo lumbar puncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Multigated Acquisition Scan

Undergo MUGA

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Undergo PBSC HCT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Positron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET-CT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Total-Body Irradiation

Undergo TBI

Intervention Type RADIATION

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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SDX 105 SDX-105 SDX105 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin Difolta Folotyn PDX Biopsy of Bone Marrow Biopsy, Bone Marrow Chest X-ray CAT CAT Scan Computed Axial Tomography Computerized Axial Tomography Computerized axial tomography (procedure) Computerized Tomography Computerized Tomography (CT) scan CT CT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type tomography EC Echocardiography LP Spinal Tap Magnetic Resonance Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance MR MR Imaging MRI MRI Scan MRIs NMR Imaging NMRI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging sMRI Structural MRI Blood Pool Scan Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography Gated Blood Pool Imaging Gated Heart Pool Scan MUGA MUGA Scan Multi-Gated Acquisition Scan Radionuclide Ventriculogram Scan Radionuclide Ventriculography RNV Scan RNVG SYMA Scanning Synchronized Multigated Acquisition Scanning PBPC transplantation PBSCT Peripheral Blood Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Transplantation PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANT Peripheral Stem Cell Support Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography PET PET Scan Positron emission tomography (procedure) Positron Emission Tomography Scan Positron-Emission Tomography PT SCT_TBI TBI Total Body Irradiation Whole Body Whole Body Irradiation Whole-Body Irradiation Biological Sample Collection Biospecimen Collected Specimen Collection

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years with an HCT-Comorbidity Index (CI) ≤ 5 for patients over 60 years
* T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (T-NHL) (2022 World Health Organization \[WHO\] criteria) including primary cutaneous T-NHL that is in untreated or unsuccessfully treated first or subsequent relapse. Patients in morphologic remission (i.e. \< 5% blasts in the bone marrow, if involved) but evidence of minimal residual disease (MRD) by positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), multiparameter flow cytometry, cytogenetics/fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), or molecular means will be eligible for trial participation
* The use of bridging chemotherapy prior to initiation of study treatment is allowed. Patients with symptoms/signs of hyperleukocytosis, white blood cells (WBC) \> 100,000/µL, or with concern for other complications of high tumor burden of high tumor dynamics (e.g. disseminated intravascular coagulation) can be treated with leukapheresis or may receive a cycle of salvage chemotherapy prior to start of study treatment
* Karnofsky score ≥ 70; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1
* Adequate cardiac function defined as absence of decompensated congestive heart failure and/or uncontrolled arrhythmia and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45%
* Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless elevation is thought to be due to hepatic infiltration by acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Gilbert's syndrome, or hemolysis
* Adequate pulmonary function defined as absence of oxygen (O2) requirements and either diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected ≥ 70%mmHg or DLCO corrected 60-69%mmHg and partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) ≥ 70mmHg
* Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
* Prior autologous HCT is permissible if relapse occurred \> 6 months after HCT
* A human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling/unrelated donor mismatched unrelated donor or haploidentical donor for collection of stimulated peripheral blood stem cells must be identified and readily available
* If the patient has received pralatrexate or bendamustine before and has been sensitive to this regimen, defined as MRD negative complete response (CR) immediately after receiving the treatment and which lasts ≥ 1 year, eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the study principal investigator (PI)
* Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent document (or legal representative)
* RELATED DONOR: Related to the patient and genotypically or phenotypically identical for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1. Phenotypic identity must be confirmed by high-resolution typing
* MATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Matched for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 by high resolution typing; OR
* MATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Mismatched for a single allele without antigen mismatching at HLA-A, B, or C as defined by high resolution typing but otherwise matched for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 by high resolution typing
* MATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Donors are excluded when preexisting immunoreactivity is identified that would jeopardize donor hematopoietic cell engraftment. The recommended procedure for patients with 10 of 10 HLA allele level (phenotypic) match is to obtain panel reactive antibody (PRA) screens to class I and class II antigens for all patients before HCT. If the PRA shows \> 10% activity, then flow cytometric or B and T cell cytotoxic cross matches should be obtained. The donor should be excluded if any of the cytotoxic cross match assays are positive. For those patients with an HLA Class I allele mismatch, flow cytometric or B and T cell cytotoxic cross matches should be obtained regardless of the PRA results. A positive anti-donor cytotoxic crossmatch is an absolute donor exclusion.
* MATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Patient and donor pairs homozygous at a mismatched allele in the graft rejection vector are considered a two-allele mismatch, i.e., the patient is A\*0101 and the donor is A\*0102, and this type of mismatch is not allowed.
* MISMATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: HLA-matching must be based on results of high resolution typing at HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQ
* MISMATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Mismatch for one HLA class I antigen with or without an additional mismatch for one HLA-class I allele but matched for HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQ
* MISMATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: Mismatched for two HLA class I alleles but matched for HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQ
* MISMATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: HLA class I HLA-A, -B, -C allele matched donors allowing for any one or two DRB1 and/or DQB1 antigen/allele mismatch
* MISMATCHED UNRELATED DONOR: If the patient is homozygous at the mismatch HLA class I locus or II locus, the donor must be heterozygous at that locus and one allele must match the patient (i.e., patient is homozygous A\*01:01 and donor is heterozygous A\*01:01, A\*02:01). This mismatch will be considered a one-antigen mismatch for rejection only
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: Donors must be haploidentical relatives of the patients. Donor-recipient compatibility will be tested through HLA typing at high resolution for the HLA loci (-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DQB1). Donor and recipient should share at least 5/10 HLA loci
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: Age ≥ 18 years
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: Weight ≥ 40 kg
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: Donor must meet the selection criteria as defined by the Foundation of the Accreditation of Cell Therapy (FACT) and will be screened per the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) guidelines
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: In case of more available haploidentical donors, selection criteria should include, in this order:

* For cytomegalovirus (CMV) seronegative recipients, a CMV seronegative donor
* Red blood cell compatibility

* Red blood cell (RBC) cross match compatible
* Minor ABO incompatibility
* Major ABO incompatibility

Exclusion Criteria

* Active central nervous system (CNS) disease
* Concomitant illness associated with a likely survival of \< 1 year
* Active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection, unless disease is under treatment with antimicrobials and/or controlled or stable. Patients with fever thought to be likely secondary to myeloid malignancy are eligible
* Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to any study drug used in this trial
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Concurrent treatment with any other approved or investigational anti-lymphoma agent at the time of starting conditioning
* HAPLOIDENTICAL DONOR: Since detection of anti-donor-specific antibodies (anti-DSA) is associated with higher graft rejection rate, patients will be screened for anti-DSA pre-transplant. Patient with DSA mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) \< 5000 after desensitization treatment, will be considered eligible to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lorenzo Iovino, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Locations

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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Lorenzo Iovino, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 206-667-4475

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Lorenzo Iovino, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2025-07661

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RG1125830

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id