Actively Recruiting
T Cell Therapy of Opportunistic Cytomegalovirus Infection
Led by Mari Dallas · Updated on 2025-10-22
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
426 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to determine if a specific type of cell-based immunotherapy, using T-cells from a donor that are specific against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is feasible to treat infections by CMV. Adoptive T-cell therapy is an investigational (experimental) therapy that works by using the blood of a donor and selecting the T-cells that can respond against a specific infectious entity. These selected T-cells are then infused to the patient, to try to give the immune system the ability to fight the infection. Adoptive T-cell therapy is experimental because it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
T Cell Therapy of Opportunistic Cytomegalovirus Infection
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients must have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant and be more than 30 days post-transplant at registration
- Patients must have documented opportunistic CMV infection or reactivation with either asymptomatic viremia (>1000 copies/ml) or CMV-related symptoms
- Patients must meet one of the following: no improvement in viral load after 14 or more days of antiviral therapy, new or worsening CMV symptoms or organ compromise while on antiviral therapy, contraindications or adverse effects to antiviral therapy, or second recurrence of CMV infection
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 3 or less
- Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception or abstinence 4 weeks before, during, and 3 months after study treatment
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign informed consent or assent document
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients with opportunistic viral infections other than CMV
- Patients with active grade 2-4 acute graft versus host disease (GVHD), chronic GVHD, or conditions needing high-dose steroids (>0.5 mg/kg/day prednisone or equivalent)
- Treatment with antithymocyte globulin within 28 days before planned T-cell infusion
- Treatment with virus-specific T cells within 42 days before planned infusion
- Donors must be at least 18 years old, partially HLA compatible (matching at least 3 of 6 loci), seropositive for CMV, meet donor selection criteria, and able to undergo leukapheresis or blood donation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Mari H Dallas, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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