Recruiting
Early Phase 1

Darzalex Faspro

Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Code:

NCT06398457

Conditions

Hematologic Malignancy

Bone Marrow Transplant Rejection

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Adult

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Darzalex Faspro (Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj)

JH-DSA Semi-Quant Screen and Response Score

Study Details

Brief summary:

This research is being done to investigate the safety and effectiveness of Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) (a monoclonal antibody that targets plasma cells that make antibodies) and whether it can lower donor specific antibodies (DSA) levels to low enough levels to permit patients to proceed with allogeneic peripheral blood transplant (alloBMT). Those being asked to participate have high DSA levels that puts those being asked to participate at high risk of rejecting the available donor's blood stem cells and making those being asked to participate ineligible to receive a stem cell transplant.

Conditions

Hematologic Malignancy

Bone Marrow Transplant Rejection

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Adult

Study ID

NCT06398457

Start date

Sep 19, 2024

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participates must meet all other institutional criteria for the planned reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant (RIC alloHSCT) as defined in Johns Hopkins BMT Policy; all potential non-cord blood donor sources are included: matched related, haploidentical, matched unrelated, mismatched unrelated.
2. Participants must be ≥18 years of age.
3. Participants must have adequate organ function for undergoing RIC allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant, and for undergoing a clinical trial.

a. Hematologic. i. White blood cell (WBC). ANC ≥ 500/mm3 (growth factor support allowed). ii. Hemoglobin. No specific cut-off. (PRBC transfusion allowed). iii. Platelets. Platelets ≥ 10,000/mm3 (platelet transfusion allowed). b. Liver. Bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis), and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) < 5x Upper limit of normal (ULN) c. Renal. Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL. d. Cardiac. Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 35%. e. Pulmonary. FEV1 ≥ 50%.
4. Subjects are eligible if there are high levels of Donor Specific Antibody levels based on protocol specific scoring system regardless of prior attempts at standard desensitization.
5. Participants must have a no other readily available suitable alternative donor.
6. All potential Participants must be pre-approved by BMT faculty consensus.
7. Participants must have adequate willingness to participate in a clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous exposure to Daratumumab-SC or other anti-CD38 therapy

1. Exposure to Daratumumab-SC or other anti-CD38 therapies (unless a re-treatment study)
2. Exposure to an investigational drug (including investigational vaccine) or invasive investigational medical device for any indication within 4 weeks or 5 pharmacokinetic half-lives, whichever is longer.
3. Focal radiation therapy within 14 days prior to beginning of planned RIC allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant regimen with the exception of palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic management but not on measurable extramedullary plasmacytoma
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 50% of predicted normal. Note that FEV1 testing is required for participants suspected of having COPD and participants must be excluded if FEV1 is < 50% of predicted normal.
3. Moderate or severe persistent asthma within the past 2 years, or uncontrolled asthma of any classification. Note that participants who currently have controlled intermittent asthma or controlled mild persistent asthma are allowed to participate.
4. Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to boron or mannitol, sorbitol, corticosteroids, monoclonal antibodies or human proteins, or the excipients
5. Diagnosis of multiple myeloma or Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis
6. A planned myeloablative alloBMT or the planned use of bone marrow or cord blood as a stem cell source
7. History of HIV infection at any time in past.
8. Seropositive for hepatitis B (HBV) (defined by a positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive, or antibodies to hepatitis B surface and/or core antigens \[antiHBs or antiHBc, respectively\] with hepatitis B virus \[HBV\]- DNA quantitation positive). Patients who are positive for antiHBs and/or antiHBc must have a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HBV-DNA quantitation result during screening. Patients with serologic findings suggestive of HBV vaccination (antiHBs positivity as the only serologic marker) AND a known history of prior HBV vaccination do not need to be tested for HBV DNA by PCR. Those who are PCR positive will be excluded.
9. Seropositive for hepatitis C (except in the setting of a sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as aviremia at least 12 weeks after completion of antiviral therapy)
10. Clinically significant cardiac disease, including:

1. Myocardial infarction within 6 months before RIC alloHSCT or unstable or uncontrolled disease/condition related to or affection cardiac function (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association Class III-IV)
2. Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia

Study Design

Enrollment

8 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Daratumumab-SC followed by standard of care DSA desensitization and alloBMT

Darzalex Faspro (Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) will be administered subcutaneously (SC) weekly (every 7 day +/- 1 day) for a total of four doses followed by standard desensitization regimen and allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Interventions

Darzalex Faspro (Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj)

Darzalex Faspro will be administered weekly as a subcutaneous injection on Days -42, -35, -28 and -21 (+/- 1 day) for a total of four doses at 1800 mg each.

JH-DSA Semi-Quant Screen and Response Score

Serum based semi-quantifiable investigational testing regimen used to screen for high DSA level or assess response to desensitization. It is based on results from cross-matched flow cytometric assessment cellular-based and solid phase immunoassays (SPI) that estimates antibody level.

Primary outcome measure

  • Efficacy as assessed by percentage of patients with reduced DSA levels [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
  • Safety as assessed by proportion of patients with grade 3 or higher toxicities [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christian B Gocke, MD PhD

4109558839cgocke2@jhmi.edu

Locations

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Last update posted

Sep 26, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • DSA
  • donor specific antibodies
  • desensitization
  • BMT
  • allogeneic stem cell transplant

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins on 2025-09-26.