Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Familial HLA-Mismatched BMT for Non-Malignant Disorders

Korábbi kezelés

• Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection within 6 weeks prior to enrollment
• Patients who have received a previous stem cell transplant
• Patients who have received an investigational drug or device or off-label use of a drug or device within 3 months of enrollment

Más betegség

• Patients with cirrhosis or established bridging fibrosis of the liver or active hepatitis
• Evidence of HIV infection or known HIV positive serology
• Patients with active autoimmune disease (e.g. sarcoidosis, lupus, scleroderma)

Egyéb

• Patients who have an HLA-identical sibling who is able and willing to donate bone marrow
• Females who are pregnant or breast feeding

• Nonmalignant disorder requiring bone marrow transplant including bone marrow failure syndromes, metabolic disorders, immunologic disorders, or hemoglobinopathy
• For patients with sickle cell disease, must have one of the following severe manifestations:
  • Overt or silent stroke or persistently elevated transcranial doppler velocities despite transfusion therapy
  • Recurrent acute chest syndrome with significant respiratory compromise each time
  • Sickle nephropathy
  • Recurrent admissions for vaso-occlusive episodes resulting in prolonged opioid use and poor quality of life with interrupted school attendance activity
  • Red cell alloimmunization with the need for chronic transfusions
  • Recurrent osteonecrosis or multiple joint involvement from avascular necrosis
• Patients with sickle cell disease must have hemoglobin S \< 30% within 30 days prior to beginning alemtuzumab
• Age \</= 20.99 years at the time of enrollment
• Performance score \>/= 50
• Left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40% or left ventricular shortening fraction \> 26% by echocardiogram
• DLCO \> 40% (corrected for hemoglobin) or pulse oximetry with a baseline O2 saturation of \>/= 90% on room air if too young to perform PFTs
• Serum creatinine \</= 1.5x upper limit of normal for age and/or GFR \> 70 mL/min/1.73m2
• Direct bilirubin \< 2x upper limit of normal for age
• ALT and AST \< 5x upper limit of normal for age
• Participants who have or are receiving \>/= 8 packed red blood cell transfusions for \>/= 1 year or \>/= 20 packed red blood cell transfusions (lifetime cumulative) will undergo liver MRI for estimation of hepatic iron content.
  • 1\. Liver biopsy is indicated for hepatic iron content \>/= 7mg Fe/mg liver dry weight by liver MRI. Histologic examination of the liver must document for the absence of cirrhosis, bridging fibrosis, and active hepatitis
• Female subjects of childbearing potential, must agree to practice 2 methods of contraception at the same time from the time of signing of informed consent through 12 months post transplant. Male subjects must agree to practice effective barrier contraception or practice true abstinence from the time of signing informed consent through 12 months post transplant.
• Written informed consent must be obtained from all recipients in accordance with the guidelines of the institution's Human Studies Committee.