Clinical Trial: Clinical Grade Adenovirus Specific T Cells for Immunotherapy After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CTL-ADV)

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Generation of Clinical Grade Adenovirus Specific T Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation : Clinical Trial

Brief Summary: Fourteen patients will be included for infusion of adenovirus-specific T-cells generated by a clinical grade IFN-γ based immunomagnetic isolation from a leukapheresis from their original donor or a haploidentical donor, in case of Umbilical cord blood transplantation, in the event of refractory ADV infection or disease.

Detailed Summary:

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) has improved over the last decades. However, after HSCT and especially with matched unrelated, cord blood or haploidentical donors, patients often experience a deep immunodeficiency, increasing susceptibility to viral infections. Among them, adenovirus (ADV) systemic infection, often refractory to antiviral treatment, is associated with a high mortality rate up to 50% (even more in children). Viremia monitoring after HSCT has contributed to improve survival allowing the implementation of a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment before any appearance of clinical signs of ADV disease. Nevertheless, no anti-viral drug is authorized for ADV infections, although intravenous (IV) cidofovir seemed to be, up to now, the most efficient. However, nephrotoxicity, especially tubular dysfunction, is often described, requiring hydratation and uroprotection with probenecid and limiting the treatment period.

Meanwhile, adoptive transfer of ADV-specific T cells, prepared with an immunomagnetic clinical grade technology, is becoming an alternative treatment that has already proved feasible, safe and helpful in viral clearance and immune reconstitution related to an in vivo expansion of ADV-specific T cells leading to clinical improvement (Feuchtinger et al, 2006, 2015; Qazim et al, 2013). Our team proposes a multicenter Phase I/II clinical trial with ADV-specific T cells where 14 patients, with refractory ADV infection or disease after unrelated Peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood HSCT, are included.


Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Current Primary Outcome: Graft Versus Hot Disease (GVHD) grade >2 [ Time Frame: 1 month ]

No occurrence of acute Graft Versus Hot Disease (GVHD) grade >2 and/or extensive chronic GVHD and no reactivation or worsening of acute or chronic GVHD during the first month following infusion.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Follow-up of ADV viral load [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
    Follow-up of ADV viral load by quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) : Decrease > 0.5 Log
  • Follow-up of anti-ADV immune response [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
    Follow-up of anti-ADV immune response in the recipient (developing a specific immune response based on in vivo CTL expansion evaluated by IFN ELISPOT or intracellular cytokine staining).


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Dates:
Date Received: July 28, 2016
Date Started: August 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 13, 2016
Last Verified: September 2016