About this trial

A multi-centre phase II trial of GvHD prophylaxis following unrelated donor stem cell transplantation comparing Thymoglobulin vs. Calcineurin inhibitor or Sirolimus-based post-transplant cyclophosphamide.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Availability of suitably matched unrelated donor (9/10 or 10/10)

Fludarabine-Melphalan (Fludarabine 120-180mg/m2 IV; melphalan ≤ 150mg/m2 IV)

BEAM or LEAM (carmustine 300mg/m2 IV or lomustine 200mg/m2 IV with: etoposide 800 mg/m2 IV; cytarabine 1600mg/m2 IV; melphalan 140mg/m2 IV)

Fludarabine-Busulphan (Fludarabine 120-180mg/m2 IV; Busulphan ≤ 8mg/kg PO or 6.4mg/kg IV)

Disqualifiers

Use of any method of graft manipulation (excluding storage of future DLI)

Use of alemtuzumab or any method of T cell depletion except those that are protocol-defined

Known hypersensitivity to study drugs or history of hypersensitivity to rabbits

Pregnant or lactating women

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Thymoglobulin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cyclosporine
  • Sirolimus
  • Mycophenolate Mofetil

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

17
University Hospital of WalesCF14 4XW, CardiffWales, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth HospitalB15 2GW, Birmingham United Kingdom
Bristol Haematology and Oncology CentreBS2 8ED, Bristol United Kingdom
Addenbrookes HospitalCB2 0QQ, Cambridge United Kingdom

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Birmingham

Lead sponsor

The Jon Moulton Charity Trust

Collaborator

IMPACT (funded by NHS Blood & Transplant, Anthony Nolan and Leukaemia UK)

Collaborator