Phase I/II Trial: Engineered Donor Graft (Orca Q) for Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 50
SponsorUniversity of Florida

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 volunteers

Qualifiers

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

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Orca-Q

    Biological/Vaccine

    All 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

40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Orca-QExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

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

Time frame
28 days
2

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.

Time frame
100 days

Secondary outcomes

1

Non-relapse mortality (12 months post-transplant)

Evaluate non-relapse mortality, defined as death without evidence of disease recurrence, at 12 months post-transplant

Time frame
12 months
2

Non-relapse mortality (24 months post-transplant)

Evaluate non-relapse mortality, defined as death without evidence of disease recurrence, at 24 months post-transplant.

Time frame
24 months
3

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.

Time frame
24 months
4

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.

Time frame
12 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Florida

Lead sponsor

Orca Biosystems, Inc.

Collaborator