Testing Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema for lymphoma receiving CAR-t therapy
Official title: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients Undergoing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: A Pilot Study
Interventions
Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema
Rectal infusion of FMT will be administered every 48 hours for 2 doses, on 2 separate occasions, detailed in the study calendar. For each series of FMT administrations, the first dose will be 100g and the second will be 50g. Each FMT will be delivered using a single dose (300 ml of prepared fecal filtrate containing 100g or 50g of stool from a donor) delivered using an enema bag and rectal catheter. The procedure, including preparation steps, will take less than 20 - 30 minutes. The second FMT administration will occur in either the inpatient or outpatient setting depending on whether the patient has been discharged from hospital by the time their second FMT series is due at Day +30. The second FMT series will only occur if patients have a neutrophil count of ANC\>1.0 x 109/L without growth factor support for the last 7 days, documented within 7 days prior to the FMT administration.
Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema
Rectal infusion of FMT will be administered every 48 hours for 2 doses, on 2 separate occasions, detailed in the study calendar. For each series of FMT administrations, the first dose will be 100g and the second will be 50g. Each FMT will be delivered using a single dose (300 ml of prepared fecal filtrate containing 100g or 50g of stool from a donor) delivered using an enema bag and rectal catheter. The procedure, including preparation steps, will take less than 20 - 30 minutes. The second FMT administration will occur in either the inpatient or outpatient setting depending on whether the patient has been discharged from hospital by the time their second FMT series is due at Day +30. The second FMT series will only occur if patients have a neutrophil count of ANC\>1.0 x 109/L without growth factor support for the last 7 days, documented within 7 days prior to the FMT administration.
Canadian Sites (1)
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for28 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Men and women ≥ 18 years of age
- +Diagnosis of the following:
- +Indolent or aggressive B-cell lymphoma eligible for standard or care CAR-T therapy (CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → A), or
- +Patients with AML or high risk MDS with indication to undergo reduced-intensity conditioning alloSCT, with an available matched related, unrelated, or haploidentical donor (Cohort B)
- +Adequate marrow function defined by:
- +Hemoglobin \>80 g/L without transfusion dependence within the last 7 days
- +Platelet count \>20 x 109/L without transfusion dependence within the last 7 days
- +Neutrophil count \>1.0 x 109/L without growth factor support within the last 7 days
- +Adequate liver function as indicated by aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x the institutional upper limits of normal (ULNs) value; serum total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN (unless documented Gilbert's syndrome)
- +Adequate renal function as defined as creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min directly measured with a 24-hour urine collection or calculated according to the modified formula of Cockcroft-Gault equation or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) calculation
- +Life expectancy \>6 months
- +Willing and able to participate in all required evaluations and procedures in this study.
- +Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →.
- +Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who are sexually active must use highly effective methods of contraception during treatment and up to 6 months after the last dose of protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → therapy. Men who are sexually active must use highly effective methods of contraception during treatment and up to 6 months after the last dose of protocol therapy. Men require an agreement to remain abstinent (ie, refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom, and an agreement to refrain from donating sperm. Periodic abstinence and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. Fertility preservation options should be discussed. Examples of highly effective contraceptive methods include an agreement to remain abstinent (ie, refrain from heterosexual intercourse), bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.
Exclusion
- −HIV infection with detectable viral load or CD4 count \<200
- −Serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B or C infection as follows:
- −Presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with detectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA. (Note, patients with undetectable HBV DNA are permitted to enroll if they are on Hepatitis B suppressive therapy)
- −Patients with presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and HCV RNA detectable
- −For patients undergoing alloSCT (CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → B): plan to undergo myeloablative conditioning
- −Use of investigational agents within the last 4 weeks before enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →.
- −Active or uncontrolled infection
- −Autoimmune disorder currently being treated with disease-modifying therapy or with \>10mg/day prednisone
- −Inflammatory bowel disease
- −History of intestinal perforation
- −Gastrointestinal surgical procedure within the past 4 weeks before enrollment
- −History of infection or known colonization with antibiotic resistant organism in the last two years before enrollment (including ESBL, MRSA, VISA, VRSA, VRE, CPE)
- −Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s judgment, precludes the patient's safe participation in the study
- −Pregnant or breast-feeding patients
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
What is being given or done in this study: Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.sex
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How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 20 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around June 2029.
The main measurement is taken over: 2.5 years.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
To evaluate the feasibility of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients undergoing CAR-T or allogeneic stem cell transplantation — measured over 2.5 years.
To evaluate the safety of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients undergoing CAR-T or allogeneic stem cell transplantation — measured over 2.5 years.
From the trial registry
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT07509450 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Fecal Microbial Transplant EnemaBiological
Rectal infusion of FMT will be administered every 48 hours for 2 doses, on 2 separate occasions, detailed in the study calendar. For each series of FMT administrations, the first dose will be 100g and the second will be 50g. Each FMT will be delivered using a single dose (300 ml of prepared fecal filtrate containing 100g or 50g of stool from a donor) delivered using an enema bag and rectal catheter. The procedure, including preparation steps, will take less than 20 - 30 minutes. The second FMT administration will occur in either the inpatient or outpatient setting depending on whether the patient has been discharged from hospital by the time their second FMT series is due at Day +30. The second FMT series will only occur if patients have a neutrophil count of ANC\>1.0 x 109/L without growth factor support for the last 7 days, documented within 7 days prior to the FMT administration.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Fecal Microbial Transplant EnemaBiological
Rectal infusion of FMT will be administered every 48 hours for 2 doses, on 2 separate occasions, detailed in the study calendar. For each series of FMT administrations, the first dose will be 100g and the second will be 50g. Each FMT will be delivered using a single dose (300 ml of prepared fecal filtrate containing 100g or 50g of stool from a donor) delivered using an enema bag and rectal catheter. The procedure, including preparation steps, will take less than 20 - 30 minutes. The second FMT administration will occur in either the inpatient or outpatient setting depending on whether the patient has been discharged from hospital by the time their second FMT series is due at Day +30. The second FMT series will only occur if patients have a neutrophil count of ANC\>1.0 x 109/L without growth factor support for the last 7 days, documented within 7 days prior to the FMT administration.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: 2.5 years.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-06-02.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 20 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This is a single site pilot trial will evaluate the feasibility and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients with B-cell lymphoma who are undergoing CAR-T or in patients with moderate to high-risk acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome who are undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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