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ABSTRACT: Purpose
BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV-HC) is a common complication of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), particularly in recipients of alternative donor transplants, which are being performed in increasing numbers. BKV-HC typically results in painful hematuria, urinary obstruction, and renal dysfunction, without a definitive therapeutic option.Methods
We performed a clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02479698) to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of administering most closely HLA-matched third-party BKV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), generated from 26 healthy donors and banked for off-the-shelf use. The cells were infused into 59 patients who developed BKV-HC following AHSCT. Comprehensive clinical assessments and correlative studies were performed.Results
Response to BKV-CTL infusion was rapid; the day 14 overall response rate was 67.7% (40 of 59 evaluable patients), which increased to 81.6% among evaluable patients at day 45 (40 of 49 evaluable patients). No patient lost a previously achieved response. There were no cases of de novo grade 3 or 4 graft-versus-host disease, graft failure, or infusion-related toxicities. BKV-CTLs were identified in patient blood samples up to 3 months postinfusion and their in vivo expansion predicted for clinical response. A matched-pair analysis revealed that, compared with standard of care, after accounting for prognostic covariate effects, treatment with BKV-CTLs resulted in higher probabilities of response at all follow-up timepoints as well as significantly lower transfusion requirement.Conclusion
Off-the-shelf BKV-CTLs are a safe and effective therapy for the management of patients with BKV-HC after AHSCT.
SUBMITTER: Olson A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Olson Amanda A Lin Ruitao R Marin David D Rafei Hind H Bdaiwi Mustafa H MH Thall Peter F PF Basar Rafet R Abudayyeh Ala A Banerjee Pinaki P Aung Fleur M FM Kaur Indresh I Abueg Glorette G Rao Sheetal S Chemaly Roy R Mulanovich Victor V Al-Atrash Gheath G Alousi Amin M AM Andersson Borje S BS Anderlini Paolo P Bashir Qaiser Q Castro Karla M KM Daher May M Galvan Isabel M IM Hosing Chitra C Im Jin S JS Jones Roy B RB Kebriaei Partow P Khouri Issa I Mehta Rohtesh R Molldrem Jeffrey J Nieto Yago Y Oran Betul B Popat Uday U Qazilbash Muzaffar M Rondon Gabriela G Saini Neeraj N Spencer Bryan B Srour Samer S Washington Dominique D Barnett Melissa M Champlin Richard E RE Shpall Elizabeth J EJ Rezvani Katayoun K
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<h4>Purpose</h4>BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV-HC) is a common complication of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), particularly in recipients of alternative donor transplants, which are being performed in increasing numbers. BKV-HC typically results in painful hematuria, urinary obstruction, and renal dysfunction, without a definitive therapeutic option.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02479698) to assess the f ...[more]