About this trial
The present project aims at comparing two conditioning regimens (FM-PTCy vs FM-ATG). The hypothesis is that one or the two regimens will lead to a 2-year cGRFS rate improvement from 30% (the cGRFS rate with FM without ATG/PTCy) to 45% (Pick-a-winner phase 2 randomized study).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
AML in morphological CR or not in morphological CR but not rapidly progressing (i.e. no need to give treatments such as hydroxyurea to maintain WBC count < 10 000 x109/mL);
MDS;
CML in CP or AP;
MPD not in blast crisis,
Disqualifiers
Any condition not fulfilling inclusion criteria;
Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive;
Non-hematological malignancy(ies) (except non-melanoma skin cancer) active < 3 years before Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT).
Life expectancy severely limited by disease other than malignancy;
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Thymoglobulin
DrugATG: 2.5 mg /kg/day on day -2 and -1 (day 0 is allogenic transplantation)
Melphalan
Drug100mg/m² on day -2
Fludarabine
Drug30mg/m² on days -6, -5, -4, -3, and -2
Cyclophosphamid
Drug50 mg/kg on days +3 and +4.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Current GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (cGRFS)
To assess the current GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (cGRFS) for patients in the 2 arms
Secondary outcomes
cGRFS according donor
To assess cGRFS for patients conditioned with FM-PTCy or FM-ATG separately in those transplanted with a related or an unrelated donor
Relapse/progression rate
To assess the relapse/progression rate for patients conditioned with FM-PTCy or FM-ATG
Rate aGVHD
To assess rate of grade II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD (Graft-versus-host disease) in patients conditioned with FM or FM-ATG.
Rate cGVHD
To assess rate of grade of moderate-severe chronic GVHD in patients conditioned with FM or FM-ATG.
Other outcomes
Hematopoietic engraftment
To assess hematopoietic (whole blood and T cell chimerism) engraftment in the 2 arms.
Quality of immunologic reconstitution
To assess the quality of immunologic reconstitution in the 2 arms
Timing of immunologic reconstitution
To assess the timing (days) of immunologic reconstitution in the 2 arms
Incidences of bacterial infections
To assess the incidences of bacterial infections (number of episode, site, grade) in the 2 arms, in the whole group of patients
Sponsors and contacts
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University of Liege
Lead sponsor
Belgian Hematological Society
Collaborator