RecruitingPhase 1

TACrolimus Targeted Immunosuppression Cessation in ALlogeneic HCT

TACTICAL: TACrolimus Targeted Immunosuppression Cessation in ALlogeneic HCT

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 80 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

In plain language

This study tests whether stopping tacrolimus early after a donor blood stem cell transplant is safe and possible. Tacrolimus helps prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), when donor cells attack the body. The study is for adults ages 18 to 80 with certain blood cancers or bone marrow diseases who are planning their first donor transplant.

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and safety of early cessation of tacrolimus following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Post-HCT tacrolimus is given to prevent graft-vs-host-disease (GVHD), but with the use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy), the modern approach to GVHD prevention, GVHD rates have reduced markedly.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Have an eligible disease: acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with no signs of leukemia, even if blood counts have not recovered; myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with at least medium risk or not helped by standard treatment; myelofibrosis; or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) also qualifies if it is in its slower-growing phase and either was once in a faster-growing phase or has not responded to standard targeted drugs.
  • Be 18 to 80 years old and plan to have your first donor stem cell transplant using a study-approved treatment plan.
  • Have a related or unrelated donor who matches all 8 required tissue markers.
  • Meet kidney test limits: eGFR of at least 50 or creatinine below 2. Meet heart pumping limits: ejection fraction of at least 45% or shortening fraction of at least 27%.
  • Have a lung gas-transfer test score of at least 50% and bilirubin below twice the normal upper limit. People with Gilbert's syndrome may qualify after abnormal red blood cell breakdown is ruled out.
  • Have a daily activity score of at least 70, meaning you can care for yourself but may not manage normal work or activities.
  • Be able and willing to give written consent. If you can become pregnant, have a negative pregnancy test within 3 weeks before joining.

Who can't join

  • Have had a donor stem cell transplant before, or plan to receive an extra infusion of donor immune cells.
  • Have antibodies that attack the selected donor's mismatched tissue markers, based on the study's blood test limits.
  • Have an uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, including active tuberculosis.
  • Test positive for HIV, HTLV, hepatitis B surface antigen, or hepatitis C antibodies. Past hepatitis B or C is allowed if testing finds no detectable virus.
  • Have an allergy to planned GVHD prevention drugs, including cyclophosphamide or tacrolimus, or an uncontrolled disease in which the immune system attacks the body and needs immune-suppressing treatment.
  • Have another cancer diagnosed within the past 12 months. Exceptions include non-melanoma skin cancer, early solid tumors treated to cure them, and controlled, slow-growing blood cancers.
  • Be able to become pregnant, or be a man having sex with someone who can become pregnant, and be unwilling to use effective birth control or avoid sex for 1 year after transplant.
  • Have a serious health problem or abnormal lab result that the study doctor believes could make participation unsafe, prevent following study rules, or affect the results.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible diseases: * Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in complete remission (CR), CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi), or MLFS. * Myelodysplasic syndrome (MDS) myelodysplastic syndromes eligible for alloHSCT based on IPSS-M of intermediate or higher, or IPSS-R of intermediate or higher, or refractory disease to standard growth factor or hypomethylating agent-based therapy * Myelofibrosis (MF) * Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase with a prior history of accelerated phase or blast crisis or CML in chronic phase refractory to standard TKI therapy * Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) * Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years at the time of enrollment. * Planned for first myeloablative or reduced intensity allogenic transplant using a conditioning regimen listed in Appendix B. * Has a related or unrelated donor available who is 8/8 HLA match at HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1, all typed using DNA-based high-resolution methods. * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 50 mL/minute or creatinine \< 2 mg/dL. Cardiac ejection fraction at rest ≥ 45% or shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram or radionuclide scan (MUGA). * Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (adjusted for hemoglobin) ≥ 50%. * Total bilirubin \< 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (patients with Gilbert's syndrome may be included once hemolysis has been excluded). * Karnofsky Performance Score ≥70% * Negative serum or urine beta-HCG test in females of childbearing potential (FCBP) within 3 weeks of enrollment. A female of childbearing potential (FCBP) is a female who: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months). -Ability to understand and the willingness to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior allogeneic HCT. * Planned donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI). * Recipient positive anti-donor HLA antibodies against a mismatched allele in the selected donor determined by either: 1. Positive crossmatch test of any titer (by complement-dependent cytotoxicity or flow cytometric testing), or 2. Presence of anti-donor HLA antibody to any of the following HLA loci: HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DQB1, -DQA1, -DPB1, or -DPA1, with mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) \>1000 by solid phase immunoassay. * Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections at time of enrollment including known, active tuberculosis infection. * Seropositive for HIV-1 or -2, HTLV-1 or -2, Hepatitis B sAg, and/or Hepatitis C antibody. \*History of hepatitis B or hepatitis C is permitted if viral load is undetectable per quantitative PCR and/or NAT. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to planned GVHD prophylactic medications including PTCy, tacrolimus * Any uncontrolled autoimmune disease requiring active immunosuppressive treatment. * Concurrent malignancy diagnosed within 12 months of enrollment, except non-melanoma skin cancers or other early-stage solid tumors that have been curatively resected or treated to curative intent. Patients with history of low grade concurrent blood cancers that are controlled will be eligible. * Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) or men who have sexual contact with FCBP unwilling to use effective forms of birth control or abstinence for one year after transplantation. (FCBP definition: A female of childbearing potential (FCBP) is a female who: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months). -Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the recipient's safe participation in and completion of the study, or which could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results. \* All subject files must include supporting documentation to confirm subject eligibility.

Study sites (1)

CA