Haploidentical Donor Natural Killer (NK) Cell Infusion With Intravenous Recombinant Human IL-15 (rhIL-15) in Adults With Refractory or Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Meets one of the following disease criteria:
- Primary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) induction failure: no complete response
(CR )after 2 or more induction attempts
- Relapsed AML or Secondary AML (from MDS or treatment-related): not in CR after 1
or more cycles of standard induction therapy. For patients > 60 years of age
the 1 cycle of standard chemotherapy is not required if either of the following
is met:
- relapse within 6 months of last chemotherapy
- blast count <30% within 10 days of starting protocol
- AML relapsed > 2 months after transplant who do not have the option of donor
lymphocyte infusions (e.g. recipients of autologous or umbilical cord blood
[UCB] transplants)
Patients with prior central nervous system (CNS) involvement are eligible provided that it
has been treated and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is clear for at least 2 weeks prior to
enrollment. CNS therapy (chemotherapy or radiation) should continue as medically indicated
during the study treatment.
- Available related HLA-haploidentical donor (3-5 of 6 HLA-A, B and C)
- Karnofsky Performance Status > 50%
- Adequate organ function defined as:
- Creatinine: ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
- Hepatic: Liver function tests (LFT's) < 5 times upper limit of institutional
normal (ULN)
- Pulmonary Function: oxygen saturation ≥ 90% on room air and pulmonary function
>50% corrected DLCO and FEV1 Testing required only if symptomatic or prior known
impairment.
- Cardiac Function: Ejection fraction (EF) ≥ 40%, no uncontrolled angina, severe
uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute
ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities
- Able to be off prednisone or other immunosuppressive medications for at least 3 days
prior to Natural Killer (NK) cell infusion (excluding preparative regimen
pre-medications)
- Women of child bearing potential and men with partners of child bearing potential
must agree to use effective contraception during therapy and for 4 months after
completion of therapy.
- Voluntary written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bi-phenotypic acute leukemia
- Transplant < 60 days prior to study enrollment
- Pregnant or breastfeeding - The agents used in this study include those that fall
under Pregnancy Category D - have known teratogenic potential. Women of child bearing
potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study treatment start
- Active autoimmune disease
- History of severe asthma, presently on chronic medications (a history of mild asthma
not requiring therapy is eligible)
- New or progressive pulmonary infiltrates on screening chest x-ray or chest CT scan
that has not been evaluated with bronchoscopy, if feasible. Infiltrates attributed to
infection must be stable/improving (with associated clinical improvement) after 1
week of appropriate therapy (4 weeks for presumed or documented fungal infections).
Surgical resection waives any waiting requirements.
- Uncontrolled bacterial or viral infections - chronic asymptomatic viral hepatitis is
allowed
- Pleural effusion large enough to be detectable on chest x-ray
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study agents used
- Received investigational drugs within the 14 days before enrollment
- Known active CNS involvement
Criteria For Initial Donor Selection:
- Related donors (sibling, parent, offspring, parent or offspring of an HLA identical
sibling)
- 14-75 years of age
- At least 40 kilogram body weight
- In general good health as determined by the evaluating medical provider
- HLA-haploidentical donor/recipient match (low resolution)
- Not pregnant
- Agree to undergo donor viral screening panel
- Able and willing to undergo apheresis
- Voluntary written consent