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Expanded Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells as Consolidation Strategy for Children/Young Adults With AML

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Expanded haploidentical NK cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology. Recruiting at 1 site in Belarus. Open to participants aged 6 Months to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-28.

Sponsored by Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Nov 2021, registered Apr 2022).
  • Started Nov 2021; still recruiting 5 years later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
6 Months to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the efficacy of immunotherapy with ex vivo expanded haploidentical NK cells as consolidation therapy for children/young adults with intermediate risk AML.

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Immunotherapy with NK cells may improve the treatment results in AML. For better efficiency high cell doses or several infusions of NK cells are required. For this purpose, donor NK cells are expanded in the presence of feeder K562-mbIL21-41BBL cell line. The cycle of immunotherapy includes chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, fludarabine) followed by two doses of NK cells infusion.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

  • Natural killer cells
  • Immunotherapy
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In context

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

3,667 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 816 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 15 is below the median of 40 across 3,005 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Months to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Patients:

  • primary intermediate risk AML in molecular complete remission;
  • primary high risk AML in molecular complete remission awaiting unrelated ;
  • or Lansky performance scale greater or equal to 70;
  • written .

Donors:

  • haploidentical family donor;
  • donor suitable for cell donation and apheresis according to standard criteria;
  • written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients:

  • uncontrolled infection;
  • severe hepatic dysfunction: or SCPT >=5x for age;
  • positive serology for (HIV).

Donors:

  • pregnancy;
  • positive serology for HIV, or C.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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Allogeneic and autologous transplant

Stem cell (bone marrow) transplants. Allogeneic uses cells from a donor; autologous uses your own cells, collected earlier and given back.

Karnofsky performance status (KPS)

A 0–100 scale of how well someone can carry out everyday activities. 100 is no complaints and no signs of illness; 70 is able to look after yourself but not to work or keep up normal activity; 50 is needing considerable help and frequent medical care.

Studies often ask for 60 or 70 and above. Your doctor gives the score.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Expanded haploidentical NK cell immunotherapy

    After a lymphodepleting chemotherapy a patient receive two intravenous infusions of expanded haploidentical NK cells.

    Biological: Expanded haploidentical NK cells

Interventions

  • BiologicalExpanded haploidentical NK cells

    Two doses of expanded haploidentical NK cells (30-100 x 10\^6 cells /kg).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Relapse-free survival (RFS)

    Time from achievement of CR to the time of relapse or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Overall survival (OS)

    The proportion of patients with overall survival

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Persistence of donor NK cells

    Days of persistence of donor NK cells

    Time frame: 21 days after the first infusion

  2. Number of T, B, NK, activated T and NK cells after immunotherapy

    Analysis of T, B, NK, activated T and NK cells numbers (cells/microL) after NK infusions.

    Time frame: 28 days after the first infusion

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Belarussian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology
    Minsk, Minsk Region 223053, Belarus
    Recruiting
    • Tatsiana Shman · Contactshman@oncology.by · +37529 6341853
    • Olga Aleinikova · Principal investigator
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 28, 2024, 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
NCT05334693
Lead sponsor
Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 19, 2022
Start date
Nov 1, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 28, 2024

Study contacts

Tatsiana Shman, PhD
Contact
shman@oncology.by
+375296341853
Mariya Naumovich, MD
Contact
mariyanaumovich@gmail.com
+375293563846
Olga Aleinikova, MD, Prof
principal investigator · Belarussian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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