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
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 2 Years to 25 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
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.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
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.
Study sites (1)
DC
- Children's National Hospital · Washington D.C., DC 20010Maryanne Odinakachukwu · Study contact · 202-476-2957 · modinakach@childrensnational.orgRobert Nickel · Principal investigatorDavid Jacobsohn · Sub-investigatorAnant Vatsayan · Sub-investigatorMore trials in Washington D.C.