Fludarabine Based RIC for Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02928991 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 10, 2016
Last Update Posted : March 10, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes | Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for Acquired AA Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for iBMF with trilineage aplasia Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for iBMF without trilineage aplasia | Early Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 75 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Fludarabine-Based Conditioning for Matched Related Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients With Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA)
Patients with severe or very severe acquired aplastic anemia (AA). Patients will receive a matched related donor bone marrow transplant following reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) including thymoglobulin (ATG), fludarabine and dose-reduced cyclophosphamide.
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Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for Acquired AA
Fludarabine: Dose: 30mg/m2/day (<10kg will receive 1mg/kg/day) Days: -7, -6, -5, -4, -3 Cyclophosphamide: Dose: 60mg/kg/day Days: -5, -4 Thymoglobulin: Dose: 3mg/kg/day Days: -4, -3, -2 Bone marrow infusion: Day 0 |
Experimental: Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome + Trilineage Aplasia
Patients with inherited bone marrow failure (iBMF) syndromes with trilineage aplasia includes those with diagnoses of Fanconi Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, and related conditions. Patients will receive a matched related donor bone marrow transplant following conditioning with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, thymoglobulin.
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Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for iBMF with trilineage aplasia
Fludarabine: Dose: 30mg/m2/day (<10kg will receive 1mg/kg/day) Days: -7, -6, -5, -4, -3 Cyclophosphamide: Dose: 10 mg/kg/day Days: -6, -5, -4, -3 Thymoglobulin: Dose: 3mg/kg/day Days: -4, -3, -2 Bone marrow infusion: Day 0 |
Experimental: Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome no Trilineage Aplasia
Patients with inherited bone marrow failure (iBMF) syndromes without trilineage aplasia includes those with diagnoses of Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, and related conditions. Patients will receive a matched related donor bone marrow transplant following conditioning with thymoglobulin, busulfan and fludarabine.
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Other: MRD-BMT with Fludarabine-based RIC for iBMF without trilineage aplasia
Fludarabine: Dose: 30mg/m2/day (<10kg will receive 1mg/kg/day) Days: -6, -5, -4, -3, -2 Busulfan: Dose: every 6 hours for a total of 12 doses with dosing adjustments to achieve a steady state concentration of 900-1200ng/mL OR daily for a total of 3 doses targeting AUC 3600-6000 (micromole/liter)*minute Days: -7, -6, -5, -4 Thymoglobulin: Dose: 3mg/kg/day Days: -10, -9, -8 Bone marrow infusion: Day 0 |
- Rate of graft failure [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year post transplant ]Combined rate of primary and secondary graft failure. Primary graft failure is defined as no evidence of neutrophil engraftment by day +28 after stem cell infusion. Secondary graft failure is defined as an ANC<100 for >7-10 days after initial engraftment occurs and is confirmed by hypocellular bone marrow biopsy and donor engraftment <20%.
- Time to neutrophil engraftment [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year post transplant ]The time from the day of transplant until neutrophil engraftment, which is defined as the first day of ANC >500/ul for the first of 3 consecutive days.
- Transplant-related mortality [ Time Frame: Up to 100 days post transplant ]
- Rate of overall survival [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year post transplant ]
- Rate of disease free survival [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year post transplant ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 22 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Patients 0-22 years with acquired aplastic anemia or a diagnosed inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, and a fully Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched (10/10) related donor.
Inclusion Criteria:
Patient:
- Ages 0-22 years at time of enrollment
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Diseases:
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Patients with severe or very severe acquired AA, defined by:
- Bone marrow biopsy demonstrating cellularity of <25% (at least 2 weeks from last dose of G-CSF), in addition to 2 of the following: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <500/µL, platelets < 20,000/µL and absolute reticulocytes <40,000/µL
- Negative evaluation for inherited bone marrow failure conditions and negative evaluation for dysplasia or cytogenetic abnormalities associated with myelodysplastic syndromes
- Patients with concurrent paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) clones are eligible, as long as they meet criteria for severe or very severe aplastic anemia as defined above
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Patients with clinically diagnosed and/or genetically proven iBMF syndromes, resulting in chronic red blood cell or platelet-transfusion dependence and/or an absolute neutrophil count <500/µL. These disorders include, but are not limited to:
- Fanconi Anemia
- Dyskeratosis Congenita
- Severe Congenital Neutropenia
- Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
- Congenital Dyserythropoietic/Sideroblastic Anemias
- Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
- Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
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- Lansky or Karnofsky performance >60
- HLA matched related donor available.
- No active untreated infection
- Females of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test.
Organ Function:
- Serum creatinine <1.5xupper limit of normal for age Hepatic: Transaminases <5x normal
- Cardiac shortening fraction >27%
- Bilirubin <2.5x normal (unless elevation due to Gilberts disease).
Donor Selection Criteria:
- Donor selection will comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Code of Federal Regulations
- Fully HLA-matched related donor.
- Donor must be at least 6 months of age
- Donor suitable for bone marrow collection and meets eligibility for donation, including fulfilling infectious disease criteria as per SOP, including HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negative.
- If subject has confirmed iBMF syndrome, donor must be evaluated for this disorder and testing must be negative
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedures apply for determining donor eligibility, including donor screening and testing for relevant communicable disease agents and diseases.
- Donor evaluation and collection procedure as per CHOP Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infections
- HLA matched related donor unable to donate bone marrow.
- No eligible fully HLA-matched related donor
- Pregnant females
- Patients with a clinical diagnosis of Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) defined by combination of bone marrow dysplasia and classic cytogenetic lesion (Monosomy 7, Trisomy 8 eg.), with or without excess blasts.
- Patients with PNH without underlying bone marrow aplasia

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02928991
Contact: Timothy Olson, MD, PhD | OLSONT@chop.edu |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Recruiting |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Contact: Timothy Olson, MD, PhD OLSONT@chop.edu | |
Contact: Barbara McGlynn, RN, BSN MCGLYNN@chop.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Timothy Olson, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Timothy Olson, MD, PhD | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Responsible Party: | Timothy Olson, Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02928991 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
14-011465 14BT057 ( Other Identifier: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) |
First Posted: | October 10, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 10, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Acquired aplastic anemia Inherited bone marrow failure |
Anemia, Aplastic Anemia Anemia, Hemolytic Bone Marrow Failure Disorders Pancytopenia Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Bone Marrow Diseases Hematologic Diseases Myelodysplastic Syndromes |
Vidarabine Fludarabine Fludarabine phosphate Antineoplastic Agents Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents |