Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

Cytotoxic T-Cells

Sponsor:

New York Medical College

Code:

NCT04197596

Conditions

Viral Infection

Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

BK CTL

Study Details

Brief summary:

BK cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) manufactured with the Miltenyi CliniMACS Prodigy Cytokine Capture System will be safe and effective in decreasing specific viral load in children, adolescents and young adults (CAYA) with refractory BK infection post Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (AlloHSCT) or with primary immunodeficiencies (PID).

Conditions

Viral Infection

Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder

Study ID

NCT04197596

Start date

Jul 1, 2020

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

.1.1 Patients with refractory BK infection post allogeneic HSCT, post solid organ transplantation or with primary immunodeficiencies with either

  • Increasing urine and/or plasma BK RT-PCR DNA (by 1 log) after 7 days or persistent quantitative qRT-PCR DNA copies after 14 days despite two weeks of appropriate anti-viral therapy AND/OR
  • Medical intolerance to anti-viral therapies including:

  • 2 renal toxicity with cidofovir or other > grade 2 toxicities secondary to cidofovir And/or
  • known resistance to cidofovir 1.2. Consent: Written informed consent given (by patient or legal representative) prior to any study-related procedures.

1.3 Performance Status > 30% (Lansky < 16 yrs and Karnofsky > 16 yrs) 1.4 Age: 0.1 to 79.99 years 1.5 Females of childbearing potential with a negative urine pregnancy test

Exclusion:

1. Patient with acute GVHD > grade 2 or extensive chronic GVHD at the time of BK CTL infusion
2. Patient receiving steroids (>0.5 mg/kg prednisone equivalent) at the time of BK CTL infusion
3. Patient treated with donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 4 weeks prior to BK CTL infusion
4. Thymoglobulin (ATG) or Alemtuzumab within 30 days
5. Patient with poor performance status determined by Karnofsky (patients >16 years) or Lansky (patients ≤16 years) score ≤30%
6. Concomitant enrollment in another experimental clinical trial investigating the treatment of refractory BK infection.
7. Any medical condition which could compromise participation in the study according to the investigator's assessment
8. Known HIV infection
9. Female patient of childbearing age who is pregnant or breast-feeding or not willing to use an effective method of birth control during study treatment.
10. Known hypersensitivity to iron dextran
11. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol or unable to give informed consent.
12. Known human anti-mouse antibodies

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: BK CTL

Eligible patients with refractory BK infection will receive up to 20 infusions of BK CTLs that are donor derived.

Interventions

BK CTL

Patient with refractory BK infection and a HLA Matched Related Donors: BK specific CTLs (2.5 x 104 CD3/kg) infused intravenously on day 0 and may be additionally reinfused at a minimum of every two weeks (depending on safety and efficacy) for a maximum of twenty total infusions (maximum 12.5 x 104 CD3/kg).

Patients with refractory BK virus and a HLA Mismatched Related Donors: BK specific CTLs (0.5x104 CD3/kg) infused intravenously on day 0 and may additionally be reinfused at a minimum of every two weeks (depending on safety and efficacy) for a maximum of five total infusions (maximum 2.5 x 104 CD3/kg).

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability] [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of California San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94158

Contacts

Julia Chu, MD

Julia.Chu2@ucsf.edu

Johns Hopkins

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Washington University

Recruiting

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130

Contacts

Shalini Shenoy, MD

shalinishenoy@wustl.edu

New York Medical College

Recruiting

Vallhala, New York, United States, 10595

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mitchell S. Cairo, MD

Nationwide Children's Hosptial

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205

Contacts

Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Medical College of Wisconsin

Recruiting

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Julie A Talano, MD

More Information

Sponsor

New York Medical College

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by New York Medical College on 2026-04-15.