About this trial
This is a first in children prospective study of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant using a centrally manufactured engineered donor graft (Orca-Q). The study will assess safety and efficacy of Orca-Q in pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age < 22 years of age at the time of diagnosis of malignancy
Eligible for treatment at a pediatric HCT center
Marrow blasts < 5% by morphologic examination
Absolute neutrophil count > 1.0 × 109/L
Disqualifiers
Prior myeloablative allogeneic HCT
Currently receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy (topical corticosteroids or physiologic replacement hydrocortisone is allowed)
Planned donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)
Planned pharmaceutical in vivo or ex vivo T cell depletion, e.g., post-transplant cyclophosphamide (Cy) or alemtuzumab. Anti-thymocyte globulin is allowed only as specified in the protocol.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Orca-Q
Biological/VaccineAll transplant recipients enrolled on this study in both the phase I and phase II portions will receive Orca-Q (Orca-Q Prime and Orca-Q Supplement) intravenously following myeloablative conditioning.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Primary graft failure
Evaluate primary graft failure through day +28, defined as being alive without recovery of neutrophils (achieving an absolute neutrophil count \>500/µL for 3 consecutive days) by day +28
Secondary graft failure
Evaluate secondary graft failure through day +100, defined as neutrophil engraftment followed by subsequent decline in absolute neutrophil counts to \<500 µL, unresponsive to growth factor therapy and in the absence of alternative explanations such as recurrence of the underlying malignant disorder, infections, microangiopathy, medications causing bone marrow suppression or immune-mediated cytopenia.
Secondary outcomes
Non-relapse mortality (12 months post-transplant)
Evaluate non-relapse mortality, defined as death without evidence of disease recurrence, at 12 months post-transplant
Non-relapse mortality (24 months post-transplant)
Evaluate non-relapse mortality, defined as death without evidence of disease recurrence, at 24 months post-transplant.
Overall survival
Determine the overall survival at 24 months post-transplant, as defined as the time from the date of transplant to the date of death from any cause or, for surviving patients, to the date of last follow-up.
Relapse rate (12 months post-transplant)
Determine the relapse rate, as defined as the incidence of disease relapse through 12 months post-transplant. Disease relapse is defined as any of the following: ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow or peripheral blood, reappearance of pre-transplant cytogenetic abnormality, new evidence or redevelopment of extramedullary disease. Institution of any therapy to treat relapsed disease, such as withdrawal of immunosuppression or donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), will be considered evidence of relapse regardless of whether any of these are met.
Sponsors and contacts
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University of Florida
Lead sponsor
Orca Biosystems, Inc.
Collaborator