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Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, & Thymoglobulin in Preventing Low Toxicity GVHD in Donor Blood Stem Cell Transplant Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of Thymoglobulin and Bortezomib in Acute Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive, sponsored by Emory University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-30.

Sponsored by Emory University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase II trial studies how well tacrolimus, bortezomib, and anti-thymocyte globulin (thymoglobulin) work in preventing low toxicity graft versus host disease (GVHD) in patients with blood cancer who are undergoing donor stem cell transplant. Tacrolimus and anti-thymocyte globulin may reduce the risk of the recipient's body rejecting the transplant by suppressing the recipient's immune system. Giving bortezomib after the transplant may help prevent GVHD by stopping the donor's cells from attacking the recipient. Giving tacrolimus, bortezomib, and anti-thymocyte globulin may be a better way to prevent low toxicity GVHD in patients with blood cancer undergoing donor stem cell transplant.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine a composite end point of alive and severe acute GVHD free at 6 months following human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched related or unrelated donor hematopoietic peripheral blood transplant in patients with hematologic malignancies who receive the immunosuppressive combination tacrolimus, bortezomib, anti-thymocyte globulin (TBT) as GVHD prophylaxis.

II. To determine the safety of this combination in the first six months post-transplant.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the cumulative incidence of grade III-IV aGVHD.

II. To determine incidence and severity of chronic GVHD.

III. To determine disease relapse or progression overall and disease free survival at one year.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive tacrolimus intravenously (IV) on day -3 through day 180. Patients may receive tacrolimus orally (PO) later at the doctor's discretion. Patients receive anti-thymocyte globulin IV on days -3, -2, and -1 and bortezomib IV on day 0 and day 3. Patients undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplant on day 0.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 6 months and then periodically for up to 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive
  • Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Graft Versus Host Disease
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Marginal Zone Lymphoma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
  • Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
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In context

Lymphoma

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Lead sponsor

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Of its 229 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 174 (76%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, myeloproliferative disorder and myelodysplasia with no circulating blasts and with less than 5% blasts in the bone marrow within 4 weeks of the start of transplant conditioning regimen
  • Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma; follicular, marginal zone, diffuse large B-cell or mantle cell lymphoma with chemo-sensitive disease at time of transplant
  • Patients must have a related or unrelated peripheral blood stem cell donor; sibling donor must be a 6/6 match for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A and -B at intermediate (or higher) resolution, and -DRB1 at high resolution using deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based typing, and must be willing to donate peripheral blood stem cells and meet institutional criteria for donation; unrelated donor must be 8/8 match at HLA-A, -B, -C and -DRB1 at high resolution using DNA-based typing; unrelated donor must be willing to donate peripheral blood stem cells and be medically eligible to donate stem cells according to National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) criteria
  • Cardiac function: ejection fraction > 40%
  • Estimated creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/minute (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula and actual body weight)
  • Pulmonary function: carbon monoxide diffusing capability test (DLCO) ≥ 40% (adjusted for hemoglobin) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥ 50%
  • Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x the upper limit of normal; patients who have been diagnosed with Gilbert's disease are allowed to exceed the defined bilirubin value of 1.5 x the upper limit of normal
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 2.5 x the upper normal limit
  • Female subjects (unless postmenopausal for at least 1 year before the screening visit, or surgically sterilized), agree to practice two effective methods of contraception or agree to completely abstain from heterosexual intercourse from the time of signing the informed consent through 12 months post-transplant
  • Male subjects (even if surgically sterilized), of partners of women of childbearing potential must agree to practice effective barrier contraception or abstain from heterosexual intercourse from the time of signing the informed consent through 12 months post-transplant
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior allogeneic transplant
  • Karnofsky performance score \< 70%
  • Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by malignant cells
  • Patients with uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections (currently taking medication and with progression or no clinical improvement) at time of enrollment
  • Patients with transformed lymphoma (e.g., Richter's transformation arising in follicular lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
  • Patients seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Patient with active hepatitis B or C
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron, or mannitol
  • Patients with > grade 2 sensory peripheral neuropathy
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment or New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities; prior to study entry, any electrocardiography (ECG) abnormality at screening must be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant
  • Female patients who are lactating or pregnant
  • Patients with a serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study
  • Patients with prior malignancies, except resected basal cell carcinoma or treated cervical carcinoma in situ; cancer treated with curative intent > 5 years previously will be allowed; cancer treated with curative intent \< 5 years previously will not be allowed unless approved by the protocol officer or one of the protocol chairs
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Tacrolimus, bortezomib, thymoglobulin

    Patients receive tacrolimus IV on day -3 through day 180. Patients may receive tacrolimus PO later at the doctor's discretion. Patients receive thymoglobulin IV on days -3, -2, and -1 and bortezomib IV on day 0 and day 3. Patients undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplant on day 0.

    Biological: Thymoglobulin · Drug: Bortezomib · Drug: Tacrolimus

Interventions

  • BiologicalThymoglobulin

    Given IV

    Also known as: Antithymocyte Globulin, Antithymocyte Serum, ATG, ATGAM, ATS, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin

  • DrugBortezomib

    Given IV

    Also known as: LDP 341, MLN341, PS-341, PS341, Velcade

  • DrugTacrolimus

    Given IV and PO

    Also known as: FK 506, Fujimycin, Hecoria, Prograf, Protopic

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Number of Serious Adverse Events and Adverse Events Related to This Immunosuppressive Regimen

    An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical experience or change of an existing condition that occurs during or after treatment. All AEs occurring during this study, whether observed by the physician, nurse, or reported by the patient, will be graded per NCI CTCAE version 4.0 and recorded on protocol-specific case report forms. A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any expected or unexpected adverse event (AE, generally equivalent to CTCAE grades 3, 4 or 5) that results in any of the following outcomes: * Death * Life-threatening event * In-patient hospitalization (not required as part of the treatment) or prolongation of existing hospitalization * Persistent or significant disability/incapacity * Congenital anomaly/birth defect * Cancer * Overdose

    Time frame: Up to 6 months post-transplant

  2. Number of Patients Alive and Free of Severe Acute GVHD Following HLA Matched Related or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Peripheral Blood Transplant

    Will use patient counts for the number of patients alive and free of severe acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) following human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched related or unrelated donor hematopoietic peripheral blood transplant.

    Time frame: At 6 months post-transplant

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cumulative Incidence of Grade III-IV aGVHD

    Will be summarized as percentage and 95% confidence level will be also constructed.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  2. Incidence of Chronic GVHD

    Will be summarized as percentage and 95% confidence level will be also constructed.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years post-transplant

  3. Overall Survival

    Will be analyzed with Kaplan Meier method and Logrank test.

    Time frame: At 1 year post-transplant

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Results

Posted Apr 30, 2018
Limitations and caveats
After monitoring early toxicity and hyperacute severe acute graft versus host disease in 4/5 patients, it was decided to close this protocol.

Participant flow

Patients were recruited from 9/9/2016 to 7/11/2017 at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
Started5
Completed0
Not completed5
Withdrew: Trial was closed early5

Outcome measures

PrimaryTotal Number of Serious Adverse Events and Adverse Events Related to This Immunosuppressive Regimen

An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical experience or change of an existing condition that occurs during or after treatment. All AEs occurring during this study, whether observed by the physician, nurse, or reported by the patient, will be graded per NCI CTCAE version 4.0 and recorded on protocol-specific case report forms. A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any expected or unexpected adverse event (AE, generally equivalent to CTCAE grades 3, 4 or 5) that results in any of the following outcomes: * Death * Life-threatening event * In-patient hospitalization (not required as part of the treatment) or prolongation of existing hospitalization * Persistent or significant disability/incapacity * Congenital anomaly/birth defect * Cancer * Overdose

Time frame:
Up to 6 months post-transplant
Reported as:
Number · events
Total Number of Serious Adverse Events and Adverse Events Related to This Immunosuppressive Regimen
eventsTacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
Total Number of Serious Adverse Events and Adverse Events Related to This Immunosuppressive Regimen9
PrimaryNumber of Patients Alive and Free of Severe Acute GVHD Following HLA Matched Related or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Peripheral Blood Transplant

Will use patient counts for the number of patients alive and free of severe acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) following human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched related or unrelated donor hematopoietic peripheral blood transplant.

Time frame:
At 6 months post-transplant
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients Alive and Free of Severe Acute GVHD Following HLA Matched Related or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Peripheral Blood Transplant
ParticipantsTacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
Number of Patients Alive and Free of Severe Acute GVHD Following HLA Matched Related or Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Peripheral Blood Transplant1
SecondaryCumulative Incidence of Grade III-IV aGVHD

Will be summarized as percentage and 95% confidence level will be also constructed.

Time frame:
Up to 2 years post-transplant

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryIncidence of Chronic GVHD

Will be summarized as percentage and 95% confidence level will be also constructed.

Time frame:
Up to 2 years post-transplant

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryOverall Survival

Will be analyzed with Kaplan Meier method and Logrank test.

Time frame:
At 1 year post-transplant

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data were collected up to 180 days post-transplant.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin2/5 (40%)4/5 (80%)0/5 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventTacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders2/5
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/5
Device related infectionInfections and infestations1/5
ConfusionPsychiatric disorders1/5
Respiratory failureRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/5

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years4
>=65 years1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
Female3
Male2
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino4
Unknown or Not Reported1
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White4
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported1
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Tacrolimus, Bortezomib, Thymoglobulin
United States5
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Study locations

1 site
  • Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jun 22, 2016

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

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 30, 2018, 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
NCT02877082
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Responsible party
Zaid Al-Kadhimi (Principal Investigator, Emory University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 24, 2016
Start date
Sep 2016
Primary completion
Jul 2017
Completion
Jul 2017
Results posted
Apr 30, 2018
Last update
Apr 30, 2018

Study contacts

Zaid Al-Kadhimi, MD
principal investigator · Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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