Study Testing Two Conditioning Regimen With a Single Prophylaxis of GVHD by Cyclophosphamide and Methotrexate Post-transplant in Patients Eligible for Matched-donor Allograft Transplantation

Last updated: January 23, 2026
Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Blood Cancer

Hematologic Neoplasms

Treatment

hematopoietic stem cells

Donor Lymphocytes Injection

Anti-Thymoglobulin

Clinical Study ID

NCT06252870
RC23_0286
  • Ages 18-70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-CSH).

Recently, in the context of semi-identical (=haploidentical) HLA donors, but also of compatible HLA donors, the use of cyclophosphamide (CY) administered in high doses at early post-transplant (PT) (=PTCY) (Days +3 and +4 or +5) has shown excellent control of acute and chronic GVH, even enabling the discontinuation of other immunosuppressive drugs administered after allo-CSH (ciclosporin, mycophenolate mofetyl (MMF) or Cellcept).

This step has already been taken in the context of allo-CSH with myeloablative conditioning (MAC), which is a minoritary conditioning in adults.

However, in the context of allo-CSH with reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), which predominates in adults, this strategy seems insufficient to prevent the risk of GVHD.

The idea of reducing the use of immunosuppressants in the context of RIC/HLA-compatible transplants seems, however, still relevant, in order to reduce their adverse effects, improve patients' quality of life and enhance the reconstitution of the post-transplant immune system.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: ≥ 18 and ≤ 70 years old

  • Patient with hematologic malignancy

  • Indication for HSC allograft with attenuated conditioning

  • Pluripotent stem cell (PSC) engraftment

  • Availability of a 10/10 familial or non-familial HLA compatible donor

  • Consent to the protocol

  • ECOG <=2

  • Woman of childbearing age with negative pregnancy test and on highly effectivecontraception during treatment and for a period of 12 months after stopping MTX andCY

  • Man of childbearing age with highly effective contraception during treatment and fora period of 6 months after stopping MTX and CY and a period of 12 months afterstopping MTX and CY if TBF conditioning regimen arm

  • Negative Hepatitis B, C, HIV serologies

  • Social security affiliation

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of allograft

  • Patient eligible for myeloablative conditioning (MAC)

  • Bone marrow transplant

  • Other progressive cancerous disease, or antecedent of cancer in the last five years,with the exception of a carcinoma of the skin or a carcinoma in situ of the uterinecole treated and in remission.

  • Progressive psychiatric condition

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman,

  • Woman or man of childbearing age with lack of effective contraception

  • Serious and uncontrolled concomitant infection

  • Cardiac: systolic ejection fraction < 50% by transthoracic ultrasound or by isotopicmethod (isotope gamma angiography), NYHA II, III or IV heart failure, activerhythmic, valvular or ischemic heart disease or anteriority

  • Respiratory with EFR: DLCOc <40% of theoretical

  • Renal: creatinine clearance < 50 ml/min (assessment with MDRD method)

  • Urological: active urinary tract infection, history of acute urothelial toxicity dueto cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy, known obstruction of urinary flow,pre-existing hemorrhagic cystitis

  • Hepatic: transaminases greater than 5 times normal or bilirubin greater than 2 timesnormal

  • Person protected by law (major under guardianship, curatorship or legal protection)

  • Vaccination against yellow fever in the last year

  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to rabbit proteins as well as to the activesubstance and excipients of all investigational and ancillary drugs administeredduring the study,

  • Contraindication to any of the investigational or adjuvant drugs administered duringthe study

  • Patient not speaking French

Study Design

Total Participants: 82
Treatment Group(s): 12
Primary Treatment: hematopoietic stem cells
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
July 18, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
July 18, 2028

Study Description

For this reason, the investigators now wish to test the administration of a combination of a high dose of early post-transplant CY (PTCY) and methotrexate (MTX) on days (D) D+1, D+4, D+6, D+11 (doses already performed in MAC transplant prophylaxis), with anti-lymphocyte serum (ALS) with RIC conditioning, without ciclosporin or MMF.

The investigators hypothesize that administration of this PTCY+MTX combination will enable immunosuppressive drugs to be discontinued as early as D+11 post-transplant, compared with the usual average of 3 to 4 months.

Connect with a study center

  • CHU Angers

    Angers,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Angers

    Angers 3037656,
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Brest

    Brest,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Brest

    Brest 3030300,
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes,
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes 2990969,
    France

    Active - Recruiting

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