Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

αβ-T Cell Depletion with Zoledronic Acid

Sponsor:

University of Florida

Code:

NCT06625190

Conditions

Neuroblastoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Synovial Sarcoma

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

Clear Cell Sarcoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Miltenyi CliniMACS Prodigy ® system

Zoledronic acid

Study Details

Brief summary:

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can cure patients with blood cancer and other underlying diseases. αβ-T cell and B cell depletion has been introduced to decrease GVHD and PTLD and has demonstrated effectiveness for hematologic malignancies and non-malignant diseases additionally increasing the donor pool as to allow for haploidentical transplant to safely occur.

While solid tumors can be highly chemotherapy sensitive, many remain resistant and require multimodalities of treatment. Immunotherapy has been developed to harness the immune system in fighting solid tumors, though not all have targeted effects. Some solid tumors are treated with autologous transplants; however, they do not always demonstrate an improved event free survival or overall survival. There has been evidence of the use of allogeneic stem cell transplants to provide a graft versus tumor effect, though studies remain limited.

By utilizing αβ-T cell and B cell depletion for stem cell transplants and combining with zoledronic acid, the immune system may potentially be harnessed and enhanced to provide an improved graft versus tumor effect in relapsed/refractory solid tumors and promote an improved event-free survival and overall survival.

This study will investigate the safety of treatment with a stem cell graft depleted of αβ-T cell and CD19+ B cells in combination with zoledronic acid in pediatric and young adult patients with select solid tumors, as well as whether this treatment improves survival rates in these patients.

Conditions

Neuroblastoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Synovial Sarcoma

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

Clear Cell Sarcoma

Study ID

NCT06625190

Start date

Feb 11, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Feb, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients 6 months to ≤ 25 years old
  • Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumor whom failed or deemed ineligible to receive autologous transplant or if autologous transplant did not offer >20% chance of cure with the following diseases:

1. neuroblastoma (high risk with relapsed or refractory disease),
2. relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma,
3. relapsed/refractory non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS): synovial sarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST),
4. High risk adult type NRSTS: clear cell sarcoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma,
5. Other high-risk extracranial solid tumors: desmoplastic small round cell tumors, chordoma, malignant rhabdoid tumor, epithelioid sarcoma, myoepithelial tumor
6. relapsed/refractory bone tumors: osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma/PNET, or
7. Wilm's tumor or other high-risk solid tumors with <10% expected survival with conventional treatment.
  • Subjects must not have more than one active malignancy at the time of enrollment. (Subjects with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen \[as determined by the treating physician and approved by the PI\] may be included.)
  • Haplo-identical related donor (at least one full haplotype must be matched).
  • Karnofsky or Lansky score ≥60% at the time of enrollment. Karnofsky scores must be used for patients >16 years of age and Lansky scores for patients ≤16 years of age
  • Adequate organ function (within 4 weeks of initiation of preparative regimen), defined as:

1. Pulmonary: FEV1, FVC, and corrected DLCO must all be ≥ 50% of predicted by pulmonary function tests (PFTs). For children who are unable to perform for PFTs due to age, the criteria are: no evidence of dyspnea at rest and no need for supplemental oxygen.
2. Renal: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender
3. Cardiac: Ejection fraction of ≥ 40% by echocardiogram or radionuclide scan (MUGA).
  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures
  • Individuals of childbearing potential (IOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study and for one year following transplantation to minimize the risk of pregnancy. Prior to study enrollment, individuals of childbearing potential must be advised of the importance of avoiding pregnancy during trial participation and the potential risk factor for an unintentional pregnancy.
  • Subjects with female partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use physician-approved contraceptive methods (e.g., abstinence, condoms, vasectomy) throughout the study and should avoid conceiving children for one year following stem cell transplantation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with documented uncontrolled infection at the time of study entry are not eligible.

a. Uncontrolled infection is patient without treatment antimicrobials and/or demonstrating progression despite antimicrobials
  • Patients with progressive solid tumor disease after relapsed/refractory treatment.
  • Demonstrated lack of compliance with medical care, as determined by the treating physician.
  • Patients who have received an allogeneic HSCT within 6 months.
  • Patients who do not have an eligible allogeneic donor available.
  • Patients with a life expectancy <3 months
  • Patients not meeting inclusion criteria for organ function.
  • Females or males of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period and for at least one year after transplantation.
  • Females who are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • History of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, clinical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of protocol therapy or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or that puts the subject at high risk for treatment complications, in the opinion of the treating physician.
  • Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated, or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness.

Study Design

Enrollment

27 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: alpha/beta T cell and CD19+ B cell depleted stem cell graft with zoledronic acid

Interventions

Miltenyi CliniMACS Prodigy ® system

Subjects will receive an allogeneic stem cell transplant that has been depleted of ⍺/β T-cells and CD19+ B-cells using the Miltenyi CliniMACS Prodigy® system.

Zoledronic acid

All subjects will receive zoledronic acid intravenously on days +28, +56, +84, +112, and +140.

Dosing in the phase Ib portion of the study will follow a 3 + 3 design where the first 3 subjects will receive the expected phase II dose of 1.25 mg/m2 (dose level 1). If no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) occur in these subjects, dose level 1 will be the maximum tolerated dose. However, if at least 1 DLT is observed in the first 3 patients, 3 additional subjects will be enrolled at dose level 1. If more than 2 DLTs are observed in these 6 subjects, then dose de-escalation to 0.8 mg/m2 (dose level 0) will occur and 3-6 additional subjects may be enrolled.

All subjects in the phase II portion of the study will receive the maximum tolerated dose determined in the phase Ib portion.

Primary outcome measure

  • Disease-free survival rate [ Time Frame: 1 year post-transplant ]
  • Incidence of aGVHD [ Time Frame: 2 years post-transplant ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Giselle Moore-Higgs, PhD, APRN

352-273-9050mooregj@ufl.edu

Locations

University of Florida

Recruiting

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

Contacts

Giselle Moore-Higgs, PhD, APRN

352-273-9050mooregj@ufl.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jordan Milner, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Florida

Last update posted

Jun 30, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • pediatric solid tumors
  • stem cell transplantation
  • graft manipulation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-26. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Florida on 2026-06-30. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.