A Pilot/Phase 1 Study of Immunosuppression-free Regulatory T-cell Graft-engineered Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Relapsed/Refractory and Ultra-High-risk AML/MDS
This research study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the IS-free Treg-cell graft-engineered haplo transplant method in people with relapsed/refractory and Ultra-high risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and/or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) receiving a haploidentical donor allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The names of the study interventions involved in this study are: * Radiation-Total Myeloid and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI * Chemotherapy (Fludarabine, Thiotepa, Cyclophosphamide plus Mesna) * Infusion of haplo Treg-enriched donor cells (experimental therapy) * Infusion of unmodified haplo donor T cells (includes cancer-fighting T effector cells) * Infusion of haplo donor CD34+ Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
• Cohort A: Histologically-confirmed disease in the prior 4 weeks, despite at least 1 prior line of therapy (e.g., 3+7 chemotherapy, HMA therapy): Rel/ref AML (de novo or secondary) with ≥5% blasts in BM (or extramedullary sites); MDS EB-2 (BM ≥10% blasts, PB 5-19% blasts). Cohort B: Ultra high-risk AML or MDS that meets definition of 'Myeloid Neoplasms with mutated TP53' per 2022 International Consensus Classification1 (Appendix L) regardless of response
• Available haploidentical HLA-matched (-A, -B, -C, -DRB1) related donor aged 18-65 years.
• Age ≥18 to 65 years. Older patients are not candidates for myeloablative HCT. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of IS-free haploHCT in participants \<18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
• ECOG performance status ≤2 (Karnofsky ≥60, see Appendix A).
• Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
‣ Pulmonary Function: FEV1, FVC and DLCO ≥ 60% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin)
⁃ Cardiac Ejection Fraction ≥ 45%, and no evidence of pulmonary hypertension
⁃ Hepatic: Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits (exception permitted in Gilbert's Syndrome after discussion with study PI, on a case by case basis); and AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) \<2x institutional upper limit of normal
⁃ Renal: Serum Creatinine within normal institutional limits or creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 (see Appendix B) for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
• The effects of IS-free haploHCT on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because radiation and chemotherapeutic agents are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and a minimum of 4 months after completion of study.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.