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Cell Therapy

Veto Cell Therapy for Leukemia and Lymphoma

Phase 1 & 2
Recruiting
Led By Richard E Champlin
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Karnofsky performance status >= 70%
Availability of a medically acceptable haploidentical related donor, age 12-70 years
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 1 year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying how well cytokine-treated veto cells work in treating patients with hematologic malignancies following stem cell transplant.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for patients aged 12-75 with various blood cancers or bone marrow failure who've had persistent disease despite treatment. They must have a certain level of physical fitness, organ function, and a compatible family donor. Excluded are those with cognitive impairments, uncontrolled conditions, HIV, active brain cancer, or an available matched stem cell donor.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if cytokine-treated veto cells can help patients accept stem cells from family donors without developing graft-versus-host-disease after receiving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation to wipe out cancerous and normal blood-forming cells.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Potential side effects include reactions to the infusion of veto cells or other drugs used like fludarabine and cyclophosphamide; risks associated with radiation exposure; immune complications such as GVHD; and typical transplant-related risks like infection.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am able to care for myself but may not be able to do active work.
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I have a related donor aged 12-70 who is a partial genetic match.
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I do not have any active autoimmune diseases.
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I have severe thalassemia or sickle cell disease with serious symptoms.
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My heart pumps at least 40% of its blood each time it beats.
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My hemoglobin levels meet the required criteria for my gender and condition.
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I am mostly independent and can care for myself.
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I have a severe immune deficiency or a non-cancerous condition affecting my bone marrow.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Efficacy of veto cells
Optimal dose of donor-derived cytokine-treated veto cells
Secondary outcome measures
Immune reconstitution
Incidence of adverse events
Infections
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Treatment (chemotherapy, PBSCT, cytokine-treated veto cells)Experimental Treatment6 Interventions
CONDITIONING REGIMEN: Patients receive ATG IV over 4 hours on days -9 to -7, and fludarabine IV over 1 hour on days -6 to -3, then undergo TBI on day -1. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo PBSCT IV over 30-60 minutes on day 0. GVHD PROPHYLAXIS: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 3 hours on days +3 and +4 and cytokine-treated veto cells IV over 30-60 minutes on day +7.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Fludarabine
2012
Completed Phase 3
~1100
Total-Body Irradiation
1997
Completed Phase 3
~1180
Cyclophosphamide
1995
Completed Phase 3
~3770
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
1997
Completed Phase 3
~1330
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
2009
Completed Phase 4
~980

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Logistics

Participation is compensated

You will be compensated for participating in this trial.

Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
2,973 Previous Clinical Trials
1,789,297 Total Patients Enrolled
Richard E ChamplinPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1 Previous Clinical Trials
63 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Cytokine-treated Veto Cells (Cell Therapy) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03622788 — Phase 1 & 2
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Research Study Groups: Treatment (chemotherapy, PBSCT, cytokine-treated veto cells)
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Clinical Trial 2023: Cytokine-treated Veto Cells Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03622788 — Phase 1 & 2
Cytokine-treated Veto Cells (Cell Therapy) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03622788 — Phase 1 & 2

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the desired outcome of this investigation?

"The primary endpoint of this study, evaluated within 42 days after the cytokine-treated veto cell infusion is to measure efficacy. Secondary endpoints are tracking adverse events, time to progression, and infections; all will be estimated using Kaplan and Meier's method with a Bayesian piecewise exponential survival regression for correlation analysis against prognostic covariates and dose level."

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What health conditions do Cytokine-treated Veto Cells address?

"Cytokine-treated Veto Cells are a standard treatment for multiple sclerosis, but they can also assist lymphoma, leukemia, myelocytic, acute and retinoblastoma patients in their fight against cancer."

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Does the trial encompass individuals under two decades of age?

"As indicated on the entry criteria, this medical trial is for individuals aged 12 to 75. Additionally, there are an abundance of clinical trials available for children and elderly patients – 1034 and 4115 respectively."

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Is this experiment actively seeking out participants?

"According to the data on clinicaltrials.gov, this research project is presently accepting participants. It was initially launched on August 8th 2019 and most recently updated on September 30th 2022."

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Am I eligible to join the medical experiment?

"Eligible applicants for this trial must be diagnosed with aplastic anemia and between the ages of 12 to 75. Currently, approximately 24 patients are being sought out."

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What is the aggregate headcount of those participating in this clinical study?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov shows that the medical trial is still enrolling, as it was initially published on August 8th 2019 and updated most recently on September 30th 2022. The plan requires 24 individuals to be recruited from one site."

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Could you provide a synopsis of research conducted on Cytokine-treated Veto Cells?

"Presently, 889 clinical trials are investigating Cytokine-treated Veto Cells with 161 of them in their third phase. Although Philadelphia is the main hub for this research, 28443 medical centres have organized studies around it."

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~6 spots leftby Dec 2025