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Genetically Engineered Immune Cells for the Treatment of Lymphoid Malignancies after Donor Stem Cell Transplantation

Trial Status: complete

This phase I trial identifies the best dose and effect of patient-derived genetically modified CAR-T cells in treating patients with CD19+ advanced B-cell lymphoma or leukemia after they have received a bone marrow transplant from a related donor. CAR T-cell therapy is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells. T cells are taken from a patient’s blood. Then the gene for a special receptor that binds to a certain protein on the patient’s cancer cells is added to the T cells in the laboratory. The special receptor is called a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Large numbers of the CAR T cells are grown in the laboratory and given to the patient by infusion. This trial aims to find out the highest dose of these special T-cells that can be given safely to leukemia and lymphoma patients and learn how and whether T cells can be rapidly made. This study also investigates how long the changed T-cells stay in the body, and if adding them to a standard bone marrow transplant can improve how patients respond to treatment. Receiving the T-cell infusion may help to control the disease.