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RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Sickle Cell Disease Transplant Using a Nonmyeloablative Approach for Patients With Anti-donor Red Cell Antibody

Sickle Cell Disease Transplant Using a Nonmyeloablative Approach: Adding Daratumumab for Patients With Anti-donor Red Cell AntibodY

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About This Trial

This multicenter prospective study seeks to determine if daratumumab given, prior to HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation using alemtuzumab, low dose total-body irradiation, and sirolimus, can prevent pure red blood cell aplasia with an acceptable safety profile in patients with anti-donor red blood cell antibodies, achieving an event-free survival similar to transplanted patients without such antibodies.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: General: - Patients with SCD age 2-24.99 years who have a healthy HLA-identical sibling donor with major ABO incompatibility OR patients with RBC alloantibodies against other donor RBC antigens. - Patients must have an absolute neutrophil count of 1 x 109/L and a platelet count of 100 x 109/L. - Lansky/Karnofsky score of, at least, 70. Patients with genotypes hemoglobin SS and Sβ0 thalassemia must have at least one of the following: - History of an abnormal transcranial Doppler measurement defined as TCD velocity ≥200 cm/sec by the non-imaging technique measured at a minimum of two separate occasions. - Progression of CNS vasculopathy on MRA determined to be secondary to SCD. - History of cerebral infarction on brain MRI (overt stroke, or silent stroke if ≥3 mm in one dimension, visible in two planes on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery T2-weighted images). - History of two or more episodes of Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) in lifetime. - History of three or more SCD pain events requiring treatment with an opiate or IV pain medication in lifetime. - History of any hospitalization for a complication secondary to SCD (does NOT include empiric hospitalizations for fever only). - History of two or more episodes of priapism. - Administration of regular RBC transfusions (≥8 transfusions episodes in the previous 12 months). - At least two episodes of splenic sequestration requiring red blood cell transfusion or splenectomy after at least one episode of splenic sequestration. Patients with all other sickle genotypes (e.g. hemoglobin SC, Sβ+ thalassemia, etc.) must have at least one of the following: - Clinically significant neurologic event (overt stroke). - History of two or more episodes of ACS in the 2-year period preceding enrollment. - History of three or more SCD pain events requiring treatment with an opiate or IV pain medication (inpatient or outpatient) in the 1-year period preceding enrollment. ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: General: * Patients with SCD age 2-24.99 years who have a healthy HLA-identical sibling donor with major ABO incompatibility OR patients with RBC alloantibodies against other donor RBC antigens. * Patients must have an absolute neutrophil count of 1 x 109/L and a platelet count of 100 x 109/L. * Lansky/Karnofsky score of, at least, 70. Patients with genotypes hemoglobin SS and Sβ0 thalassemia must have at least one of the following: * History of an abnormal transcranial Doppler measurement defined as TCD velocity ≥200 cm/sec by the non-imaging technique measured at a minimum of two separate occasions. * Progression of CNS vasculopathy on MRA determined to be secondary to SCD. * History of cerebral infarction on brain MRI (overt stroke, or silent stroke if ≥3 mm in one dimension, visible in two planes on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery T2-weighted images). * History of two or more episodes of Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) in lifetime. * History of three or more SCD pain events requiring treatment with an opiate or IV pain medication in lifetime. * History of any hospitalization for a complication secondary to SCD (does NOT include empiric hospitalizations for fever only). * History of two or more episodes of priapism. * Administration of regular RBC transfusions (≥8 transfusions episodes in the previous 12 months). * At least two episodes of splenic sequestration requiring red blood cell transfusion or splenectomy after at least one episode of splenic sequestration. Patients with all other sickle genotypes (e.g. hemoglobin SC, Sβ+ thalassemia, etc.) must have at least one of the following: * Clinically significant neurologic event (overt stroke). * History of two or more episodes of ACS in the 2-year period preceding enrollment. * History of three or more SCD pain events requiring treatment with an opiate or IV pain medication (inpatient or outpatient) in the 1-year period preceding enrollment. * History of any hospitalization for SCD pain or ACS while receiving hydroxyurea treatment. * History of two or more episodes of priapism (erection lasting ≥4 hours or requiring emergent medical care). * Administration of regular RBC transfusions (≥8 transfusions in the previous 12 months) * At least two episodes of splenic sequestration requiring red blood cell transfusion or splenectomy after at least one episode of splenic sequestration. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy less than 6 month * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients. * Infectious Disease: Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infections (undergoing appropriate treatment and with progression of clinical symptoms) within 1 month prior to conditioning. Patients with febrile illness or suspected minor infection should await clinical resolution prior to starting conditioning. Patients with confirmed seropositivity for HIV and patients with active or resolved Hepatitis B or C determined by serology and/or NAAT are excluded. * Liver: Direct (conjugated) bilirubin \> 1.5 mg/dL. Transaminases \>5x upper limit of normal for age. * Cardiac: Left ventricular shortening fraction \<25% or ejection fraction \<50% by ECHO. Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia. * Kidney: Estimated creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min/1.73m2. * Pulmonary function: Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) \<35% (adjusted for hemoglobin). Baseline oxygen saturation \<94% at rest or PaO2 \<70. Known moderate or severe persistent asthma within the past 2 years, or uncontrolled asthma of any classification. * Heme: Available, medically suitable, and equivalent HLA-matched sibling donor, who does not have major ABO incompatibility or express RBC antigens against which the patient is alloimmunized.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Daratumumab

Daratumumab is a cytotoxic monoclonal antibody (IgG1k) to CD38 and is commercially approved to treat multiple myeloma. CD38 is expressed on several types of blood cells including B-cells, antibody-secreting plasma blasts and plasma cells. As a result, it has been used to treat antibody-mediated diseases, including children with antibody-mediated cytopenias post-HCT.

DRUG

Alemtuzumab

Alemtuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody specific to lymphocyte antigens. It is a recombinant DNA-derived humanized monoclonal antibody (Campath-1H) that is directed against the 21-28 kD cell surface glycoprotein, CD52.

DRUG

Sirolimus

Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor immunosuppressant used to prevent organ transplant rejections as well as treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis and adults with perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.

RADIATION

Total Body Irradiation

Total body irradiation is a form of radiotherapy used primarily as part of the preparative regimen for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The radiation is given in a low dose so that normal tissues can repair themselves.

Locations (1)

Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States