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Non-Myeloablative Bone Marrow Transplant for Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia and Other Blood Disorders

A Phase 2 interventional study of Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine in Sickle Cell Disease, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-17.

Sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Initiation of CMS BMT study for sickle-cell disease operating under NCT01166009 made further accrual to this study impossible.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
43
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
2 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, and total-body irradiation before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of abnormal cells. It also helps stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil after transplant may stop this from happening.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving fludarabine and cyclophosphamide together with total-body irradiation followed by a donor bone marrow transplant works in treating patients with sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the transplant-related mortality and progression-free survival of patients with severe hemoglobinopathies receiving nonmyeloablative conditioning comprising fludarabine phosphate, cyclophosphamide, and total-body irradiation followed by partially HLA-mismatched bone marrow transplantation from first-degree relatives or HLA-matched donors.
  • Characterize donor hematopoietic chimerism at 30, 60, and 180 days after transplantation in these patients.
  • Determine the hematologic and non-hematologic toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE:

  • Preparative regimen: Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV over 30 minutes on days -6 to -2 and cyclophosphamide IV over 1-2 hours on days -6 and -5. Patients also undergo total-body irradiation on day -1.
  • Bone marrow transplantation: Patients undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplantation on day 0. Patients then receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1-2 hours on days 3 and 4.
  • Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis: Patients receive sirolimus orally daily on days 5-365 and oral mycophenolate mofetil 3 times a day on days 5-35.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Sickle Cell Disease

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Keywords

  • sickle cell disease
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In context

Anemia, Sickle Cell

1,103 studies on the registry are indexed under Anemia, Sickle Cell; 235 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 43 is close to the median of 40 across 750 interventional studies indexed under Anemia, Sickle Cell.

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Lead sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is the lead sponsor of 572 studies on the registry; 73 are open to participants now.

Of its 111 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 67 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of 1 of the following sickle cell anemias (Hb SS):

    • Hb S/β° thalassemia
    • Hb S/β+ thalassemia
    • Hb SC disease
    • Hb SE disease
    • Hb SD disease
    • Hemoglobin SO-Arab disease
    • Hb S/hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:

    • History of invasive pneumococcal disease
    • Stroke or CNS event lasting > 24 hours
    • MRI changes indicative of brain parenchymal damage
    • Evidence of cerebrovascular disease by magnetic resonance angiography
    • Acute chest syndrome requiring exchange transfusion or hospitalization
    • Recurrent vaso-occlusive pain crisis (> 2 per year for the last 2 years)
    • Stage I or II sickle lung disease
    • Sickle retinopathy
    • Osteonecrosis
    • Red cell alloimmunization (> 2 antibodies) during long-term transfusion
    • Constellation of dactylitis in the first year of life AND a baseline hemoglobin \< 7 g/dL and leukocytosis (WBC > 13.4/mm\^3) in the absence of infection during the second year of life
    • Pitted RBC count > 3.5% during the first year of life
  • Ineligible for or refused bone marrow transplantation from an HLA-matched sibling donor
  • Partially mismatched (at least haploidentical) first-degree relative donor available

    • No minor (donor anti-recipient) ABO incompatibility if an ABO compatible donor is available

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1 OR Karnofsky or Lansky PS 70-100%
  • LVEF ≥ 35%
  • FEV_1 and forced vital capacity ≥ 40% predicted
  • Direct bilirubin \< 3.1 mg/dL
  • No moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension by ECHO
  • No debilitating medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study participation
  • No HIV positivity
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior transfusions from donor
  • No immunosuppressive agents, including steroids as antiemetics, within 24 hours after the last dose of post-transplantation cyclophosphamide
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
43 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Transplant - 200 cGy

    Conditioning regimen with anti-thymocyte globulin, fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and total body irradiation - 200. Seizure prophylaxis with levetiracetam. Allogeneic bone marrow transplant infusion on Day 0. Graft-vs-host-disease (GVHD) prophylaxis with cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and sirolimus.

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil · Drug: Sirolimus · Procedure: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant · Radiation: Total body irradiation - 200 · Drug: Levetiracetam · Biological: Anti-thymocyte globulin

  • Experimental
    Transplant - 400 cGy

    Conditioning regimen with anti-thymocyte globulin, fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and total body irradiation - 400. Seizure prophylaxis with levetiracetam. Allogeneic bone marrow transplant infusion on Day 0. Graft-vs-host-disease (GVHD) prophylaxis with cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and sirolimus.

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil · Drug: Sirolimus · Procedure: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant · Drug: Levetiracetam · Biological: Anti-thymocyte globulin · Radiation: Total body irradiation - 400

Interventions

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Cyclophosphamide (Cy) 14.5 mg/kg/day intravenously (IV) on Days -6 and -5 and 50 mg/kg/day IV on Days +3 and +4.

    Also known as: Cytoxan, Cy, CTX

  • DrugFludarabine

    Fludarabine 30 mg/m\^2/day IV on Days -6, -5, -4, -3, and -2.

    Also known as: Fludara

  • DrugMycophenolate mofetil

    Mycophenolate mofetil 15 mg/kg by mouth (PO) three times a day from Day +5 to Day +35.

    Also known as: MMF, CellCept

  • DrugSirolimus

    The first dose of Sirolimus is 6 mg PO on Day +5. Further dosing is adjusted according to drug levels. Sirolimus is continued through Day +365.

    Also known as: Rapamune

  • ProcedureAllogeneic bone marrow transplant

    An allogeneic bone marrow transplant is a procedure that involves taking bone marrow from a donor and giving it to a recipient.

    Also known as: Allo BMT

  • RadiationTotal body irradiation - 200

    200 centigray (cGy) in one fraction on Day -1.

    Also known as: TBI

  • DrugLevetiracetam

    Given at 500 mg PO twice daily from Day -6 to Day +365.

    Also known as: Keppra

  • BiologicalAnti-thymocyte globulin

    Test dose of 0.5 mg/kg IV given on Day -9, then 2 mg/kg/day IV on Day -8 and -7.

    Also known as: ATG, Thymoglobulin

  • RadiationTotal body irradiation - 400

    400 centigray (cGy) in one fraction on Day -1.

    Also known as: TBI

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Transplant-related Mortality

    Number of participants who died for reasons related to bone marrow transplant.

    Time frame: Up to one year

  2. Progression-free Survival

    Percentage of participants who are alive without relapse.

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Donor Chimerism at 30 Days

    Number of participants with full (95-100%), mixed (5-94%), and no (0-4%) donor cells. Chimerism is reported for unsorted whole blood and T cells.

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Donor Chimerism at 1 Year

    Number of participants with full (95-100%), mixed (5-94%), and no (0-4%) donor cells. Chimerism is reported for unsorted whole blood and T cells.

    Time frame: 1 year

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Results

Posted Apr 17, 2019

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTransplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGy
Started2913
Completed2913
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryTransplant-related Mortality

Number of participants who died for reasons related to bone marrow transplant.

Time frame:
Up to one year
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Transplant-related Mortality
ParticipantsTransplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGy
Transplant-related Mortality10
PrimaryProgression-free Survival

Percentage of participants who are alive without relapse.

Time frame:
2 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryDonor Chimerism at 30 Days

Number of participants with full (95-100%), mixed (5-94%), and no (0-4%) donor cells. Chimerism is reported for unsorted whole blood and T cells.

Time frame:
30 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Donor Chimerism at 30 Days
ParticipantsTransplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGy
Whole blood — 95-100%128
Whole blood — 5-94%153
Whole blood — 0-4%11
Whole blood — Unknown or not measured11
T cells — 95-100%44
T cells — 5-94%188
T cells — 0-4%50
T cells — Unknown or not measured21
SecondaryDonor Chimerism at 1 Year

Number of participants with full (95-100%), mixed (5-94%), and no (0-4%) donor cells. Chimerism is reported for unsorted whole blood and T cells.

Time frame:
1 year
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Donor Chimerism at 1 Year
ParticipantsTransplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGy
Whole blood — 95-100%69
Whole blood — 5-94%93
Whole blood — 0-4%10
Whole blood — Unknown or not measured131
T cells — 95-100%710
T cells — 5-94%92
T cells — 0-4%00
T cells — Unknown or not measured131

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 60 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Transplant - 200 cGy1/29 (3.4%)21/29 (72.4%)0/29 (0%)
Transplant - 400 cGy0/13 (0%)7/13 (53.8%)0/13 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventTransplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGy
Febrile neutropeniaInfections and infestations8/295/13
Vaso-occlusive crisisBlood and lymphatic system disorders10/290/13
Acute kidney injuryRenal and urinary disorders5/290/13
BacteremiaInfections and infestations4/290/13
EmesisGastrointestinal disorders4/291/13
FeverInfections and infestations4/290/13
HeadacheGeneral disorders4/291/13
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeNervous system disorders4/290/13
Pain - unspecifiedGeneral disorders3/290/13
SeizureNervous system disorders3/290/13

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
<=18 years9615
Between 18 and 65 years20727
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
Median19 (6 to 42)21 (5 to 31)21 (5 to 42)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
Female17825
Male12517
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
Hispanic or Latino000
Not Hispanic or Latino291342
Unknown or Not Reported000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American25631
White123
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported358
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
United States291342
Disease
Disease(Participants)Transplant - 200 cGyTransplant - 400 cGyTotal
Sickle cell disease25732
Thalassemia4610
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Study locations

1 site
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
    Baltimore, Maryland 21231-2410, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bolanos-Meade J, Cooke KR, Gamper CJ, Ali SA, Ambinder RF, Borrello IM, Fuchs EJ, Gladstone DE, Gocke CB, Huff CA, Luznik L, Swinnen LJ, Symons HJ, Terezakis SA, Wagner-Johnston N, Jones RJ, Brodsky RA. Effect of increased dose of total body irradiation on graft failure associated with HLA-haploidentical transplantation in patients with severe haemoglobinopathies: a prospective clinical trial. Lancet Haematol. 2019 Apr;6(4):e183-e193. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(19)30031-6. Epub 2019 Mar 14. Erratum In: Lancet Haematol. 2019 May;6(5):e238. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(19)30067-5. PubMed 30878319 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jul 1, 2016

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 17, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00489281
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 21, 2007
Start date
Jun 23, 2008
Primary completion
Dec 29, 2018
Completion
Dec 29, 2018
Results posted
Apr 17, 2019
Last update
Apr 17, 2019

Study contacts

Javier Bolanos-Meade, MD
study chair · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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