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Early Trial of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients Who Will Receive a Kidney Transplant From the Same Donor

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/Kg and Fludarabine in SIOD, Cystinosis and FSGS, sponsored by Alice Bertaina. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-17.

Sponsored by Alice Bertaina · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2023; still recruiting 3 years 9 months later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
1 Year to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single center, non-randomized, non-controlled open-label phase 1b/2a trial of performing sequential αβdepleted-HSCT and KT in patients requiring KT to prevent kidney rejection post-KT, in the absence of any post-KT immunosuppression, to abrogate the need for lifelong immunosuppression, the risk of chronic rejection and, ultimately, the need for repeated transplantation.

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Conditions studied

  • SIOD
  • Cystinosis
  • FSGS
  • SLE Nephritis
  • CKD Stage 4
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In context

Cystinosis

45 studies on the registry are indexed under Cystinosis; 14 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 12 is below the median of 30 across 25 interventional studies indexed under Cystinosis.

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Lead sponsor

Alice Bertaina is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Anticipated need for kidney transplant due to:

    a. Underlying genetic/immunologic disease the following conditions i. SIOD ii. FSGS iii. Cystinosis iv. SLE v. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis vi. Renal vasculitis characterized by positivity of the presence of ANCA vii. Other genetic diseases leading to kidney disease requiring KT Or b. Patients who have rejected a previous KT regardless of the underlying disease

  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 or greater
  • Steroids \< 0.5 mg/Kg/day
  • The donor and recipient must be identical, as determined by high resolution typing, at least one allele of each of the following genetic loci: HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-Cw, HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DRB1
  • Lansky/Karnofsky score > 50; the Karnofsky Scale will be used in subjects ≥ 16 years of age, and the Lansky Scale will be used for those \< 16 years of age.
  • Able to give informed consent or have an LAR available to provide consent
  • Male and female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective means of birth control to avoid pregnancy throughout the transplant procedure, while on immunosuppression, and if the subject experiences any cGvHD

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Greater than Grade II aGvHD or severe, unmanaged extensive cGvHD due to a previous allograft at the time of inclusion
  • Dysfunction of liver (ALT/AST > 10 times upper normal value, or direct bilirubin > 3 times upper normal value), unmanageable dysfunction of renal function while undergoing dialysis
  • Severe cardiovascular disease at the time of evaluation unresponsive to nutritional and dialytic support (left ventricular ejection fraction \< 40%), or clinical or echocardiographic evidence of severe diastolic dysfunction
  • Current active infectious disease. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial. For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load.
  • Serious concurrent uncontrolled medical disorders except for primary disease leading to chronic kidney disease
  • Lack of patient/parent/guardian informed consent
  • Any severe concurrent disease which, in the judgement of the investigator would place the patient at increased risk during participation in the study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
12 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1b: Conditioning Regimen A

    An initial cohort of 4 patients will be enrolled as part of the initial Phase 1b safety run-in evaluation. Patients will undergo an αβdepleted hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) after receiving conditioning regimen A (conditioning regimen type is dependent on underlying disease and not part of the experimental goals). In the presence of donor myeloid engraftment, at least 3 months post-HSCT, patients will undergo a living donor kidney transplant (KT) using same donor as HSCT. In the absence of any clinical signs of kidney rejection, pharmacological immunosuppression (used for KT) will be tapered off by Day +90 post-KT.

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/Kg · Drug: Fludarabine · Radiation: Total Body Irradiation · Drug: ATG · Drug: Rituximab · Device: CliniMACS® TCR α/β Reagent Kit and CliniMACS® CD19 System · Procedure: Kidney Transplant

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2a: Conditioning Regimen A

    If the intervention is determined to be safe and non-futile, the study will continue to enroll eight more patients under Phase 2a following the same treatment as Phase 1b.

    Drug: Cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/Kg · Drug: Fludarabine · Radiation: Total Body Irradiation · Drug: ATG · Drug: Rituximab · Device: CliniMACS® TCR α/β Reagent Kit and CliniMACS® CD19 System · Procedure: Kidney Transplant

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1b: Conditioning Regimen B

    An initial cohort of 4 patients will be enrolled as part of the initial Phase 1b safety run-in evaluation. Patients will undergo an αβdepleted hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) after receiving conditioning regimen B (conditioning regimen type is dependent on underlying disease and not part of the experimental goals). In the presence of donor myeloid engraftment, at least 3 months post-HSCT, patients will undergo a living donor kidney transplant (KT) using same donor as HSCT. In the absence of any clinical signs of kidney rejection, pharmacological immunosuppression (used for KT) will be tapered off by Day +90 post-KT.

    Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide 100 mg/Kg · Radiation: Total Body Irradiation · Drug: ATG · Drug: Rituximab · Drug: Melphalan · Device: CliniMACS® TCR α/β Reagent Kit and CliniMACS® CD19 System · Procedure: Kidney Transplant

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2a: Conditioning Regimen B

    If the intervention is determined to be safe and non-futile, the study will continue to enroll eight more patients under Phase 2a following the same treatment as Phase 1b.

    Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide 100 mg/Kg · Radiation: Total Body Irradiation · Drug: ATG · Drug: Rituximab · Drug: Melphalan · Device: CliniMACS® TCR α/β Reagent Kit and CliniMACS® CD19 System · Procedure: Kidney Transplant

Interventions

  • DrugCyclophosphamide 1200 mg/Kg

    Drug page: Cyclophosphamide

    Cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/Kg will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen A prior to HSCT

  • Fludarabine (starting dose 0.5 mg/Kg and then PK guided to reach an AUC of 18-20) will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen prior to HSCT

  • DrugCyclophosphamide 100 mg/Kg

    Drug page: Cyclophosphamide

    Cyclophosphamide 100 mg/Kg will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen B prior to HSCT

  • RadiationTotal Body Irradiation

    Total Body Irradiation 200 cGy will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen prior to HSCT

    Also known as: TBI

  • DrugATG

    ATG 7.5 mg/Kg will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen prior to HSCT

  • Rituximab 200 mg/m2 will be administered within 24 hours of the HSCT

  • Melphalan 100 mg/m2 will be administered as part of the conditioning regimen prior to HSCT

  • DeviceCliniMACS® TCR α/β Reagent Kit and CliniMACS® CD19 System

    CliniMACS® TCRαβ-Biotin and CD19 Systems will be used to create the mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from allogeneic donors depleted of TCRαβ+ T cells and CD19+ B cells to be infused into the patient for the HSCT. The target dose for the number of CD34+ HSC infused is \> 10 x 10\^6 cells/Kg recipient weight. The minimum dose is 2 x 10\^6 cells/Kg. There is no upper limit to the dose of CD34+ HSC infused as long as no more than 1 x 10\^5 TCRαβ+ T-cells/Kg are infused. The target dose of TCRαβ+ T cells/Kg is \< 0.50 x 10\^5.

  • ProcedureKidney Transplant

    In the presence of donor myeloid engraftment, at least 3 months post-HSCT, with \> 95% donor CD3+ chimerism, in the absence of signs of active aGvHD or cGvHD (moderate or severe), at least 4 weeks off of immunosuppression for any previously occurring acute or chronic GvHD (except single agent treatment of mild cGvHD), and with a BMI \>18.5, ambulatory and active in addition to the eligibility for the standard of care KT criteria, patients will undergo a living donor KT using same donor as HSCT

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of patients who are able to discontinue immunosuppression post-KT

    Donor chimerism equal or greater to 95% after successful HSCT/KT therapy allows for withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy in patient

    Time frame: Day +90 post-KT

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of patients with successful kidney function

    Normal renal function as measured by the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using the CKiD Under 25 (U25) formula that includes the serum creatinine and the Cystatin C, along with normal protein excretion.

    Time frame: +1 year post-KT

  2. Number of patients with myloid engraftment

    Cumulative incidence of donor myeloid engraftment by Day +42 post-HSCT. Myeloid engraftment is defined as ANC of \> 0.5 x 109/L for three consecutive laboratory values obtained on different days. Date of myeloid engraftment is the first date of the three lab values taken.

    Time frame: Day +42 post-HSCT

  3. Number of patients with persistent full donor chimerism

    \>95% donor chimerism for myeloid and lymphoid cells as assessed by peripheral blood (total, CD15+, CD3+, CD19+, CD56+, and CD34+) chimerism by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) or next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis

    Time frame: Day +180 and 1 year post-KT

  4. Number of patients with acute GvHD

    Cumulative incidence of acute GvHD (graded as II-IV and III-IV using the Magic criteria)

    Time frame: Day +90 and Day +180 post-HSCT

  5. Number of patients with chronic GvHD

    Cumulative incidence of chronic GvHD by NIH consensus criteria

    Time frame: +1 year post-HSCT

  6. Number of patients with de novo acute GVHD

    Cumulative incidence of de novo acute GvHD (graded as II-IV and III-IV using the Magic criteria)

    Time frame: +1 year post-KT

  7. Number of patients with de novo chronic GVHD

    Cumulative incidence of de novo chronic GVHD as measured by NIH consensus criteria

    Time frame: +1 year post-KT

  8. Number of patients with functional tolerance to donor cells

    Lack of recipient immune response to donor cells when tested with mixed lymphocyte culture

    Time frame: 6- and 12-months post-KT

  9. Number of cases of secondary malignancies

    New incidence of secondary malignancies in patients after study participation

    Time frame: +5 year post-KT

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
    Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
    • SCGT Clinical Trials Program · Contact · DL-SCTIntakeCoordinators@stanfordchildrens.org · 650-723-0912
    • Alice Bertaina, MD · Principal investigator
    • Paul Grimm, MD · Principal investigator
    • Orly Klein, MD · Sub investigator
    • David Shyr, MD · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

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  • Poggio ED, Augustine JJ, Arrigain S, Brennan DC, Schold JD. Long-term kidney transplant graft survival-Making progress when most needed. Am J Transplant. 2021 Aug;21(8):2824-2832. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16463. Epub 2021 Feb 8. PubMed 33346917 ↗
  • Kawai T, Cosimi AB, Spitzer TR, Tolkoff-Rubin N, Suthanthiran M, Saidman SL, Shaffer J, Preffer FI, Ding R, Sharma V, Fishman JA, Dey B, Ko DS, Hertl M, Goes NB, Wong W, Williams WW Jr, Colvin RB, Sykes M, Sachs DH. HLA-mismatched renal transplantation without maintenance immunosuppression. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 24;358(4):353-61. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa071074. PubMed 18216355 ↗
  • Kawai T, Sachs DH, Sprangers B, Spitzer TR, Saidman SL, Zorn E, Tolkoff-Rubin N, Preffer F, Crisalli K, Gao B, Wong W, Morris H, LoCascio SA, Sayre P, Shonts B, Williams WW Jr, Smith RN, Colvin RB, Sykes M, Cosimi AB. Long-term results in recipients of combined HLA-mismatched kidney and bone marrow transplantation without maintenance immunosuppression. Am J Transplant. 2014 Jul;14(7):1599-611. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12731. Epub 2014 Jun 5. PubMed 24903438 ↗
  • Kelter R. Bayesian Hodges-Lehmann tests for statistical equivalence in the two-sample setting: Power analysis, type I error rates and equivalence boundary selection in biomedical research. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Aug 17;21(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01341-7. PubMed 34404344 ↗
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  • Lepeytre F, Dahhou M, Zhang X, Boucquemont J, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Foster BJ. Association of Sex with Risk of Kidney Graft Failure Differs by Age. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Oct;28(10):3014-3023. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016121380. Epub 2017 Jun 7. PubMed 28592422 ↗
  • Kitchlu A, Dixon S, Dirk JS, Chanchlani R, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Borges K, Dipchand AI, Ng VL, Hebert D, Solomon M, Michael Paterson J, Gupta S, Joseph Kim S, Nathan PC, Parekh RS. Elevated Risk of Cancer After Solid Organ Transplant in Childhood: A Population-based Cohort Study. Transplantation. 2019 Mar;103(3):588-596. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002378. PubMed 30048393 ↗
  • Busque S, Scandling JD, Lowsky R, Shizuru J, Jensen K, Waters J, Wu HH, Sheehan K, Shori A, Choi O, Pham T, Fernandez Vina MA, Hoppe R, Tamaresis J, Lavori P, Engleman EG, Meyer E, Strober S. Mixed chimerism and acceptance of kidney transplants after immunosuppressive drug withdrawal. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Jan 29;12(528):eaax8863. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax8863. PubMed 31996467 ↗
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  • Bertaina A, Merli P, Rutella S, Pagliara D, Bernardo ME, Masetti R, Pende D, Falco M, Handgretinger R, Moretta F, Lucarelli B, Brescia LP, Li Pira G, Testi M, Cancrini C, Kabbara N, Carsetti R, Finocchi A, Moretta A, Moretta L, Locatelli F. HLA-haploidentical stem cell transplantation after removal of alphabeta+ T and B cells in children with nonmalignant disorders. Blood. 2014 Jul 31;124(5):822-6. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-563817. Epub 2014 May 28. PubMed 24869942 ↗
  • Bertaina A, Grimm PC, Weinberg K, Parkman R, Kristovich KM, Barbarito G, Lippner E, Dhamdhere G, Ramachandran V, Spatz JM, Fathallah-Shaykh S, Atkinson TP, Al-Uzri A, Aubert G, van der Elst K, Green SG, Agarwal R, Slepicka PF, Shah AJ, Roncarolo MG, Gallo A, Concepcion W, Lewis DB. Sequential Stem Cell-Kidney Transplantation in Schimke Immuno-osseous Dysplasia. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 16;386(24):2295-2302. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2117028. PubMed 35704481 ↗

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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 Jul 17, 2023, 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
NCT05508009
Lead sponsor
Alice Bertaina
Collaborators
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Responsible party
Alice Bertaina (Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 19, 2022
Start date
Jan 10, 2023
Primary completion
Oct 2032 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 2034 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 17, 2023

Study contacts

Alice Bertaina, MD
principal investigator · Stanford University
Paul Grimm, MD
principal investigator · Stanford University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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