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. 2021 Sep 7;22(18):9676. doi: 10.3390/ijms22189676

Table 2.

Completed and ongoing clinical trials involving adoptive Treg therapy in GVHD (ClinicalTrials.gov; search date 30 July 2021).

Study ID Ph Enrollment
Actual/Planned
HSCT/IST Indication Cell Product/Dose Outcomes Status Center References
NCT01634217 I 16/16 MRD
MMF/Siro, n = 2
MMF/CSA, n = 14
GVHD PPx Expanded PB CD4 iTregs
Dose-escalation
3 × 106/kg–3 × 108/kg
Final Results:
1st cohort: 100% grade 3 aGVHD
2nd cohort: 20% ≥ grade 2 aGVHD
Completed University of Minnesota, USA [42]
NCT02423915 I 5/5 dUCBT, n = 2
PB MUD, n = 3
MMF/Siro
GVHD PPx Fucosylated fresh UCB CD4 tTreg
1 × 106/kg–1 × 107/kg
Final Results:
100% ≥ grade 2 aGVHD
Completed MD Anderson, USA [230]
NCT01660607 I/II 12/24 TCD MRD/MUD
No IST, n = 5
TAC or Siro, n = 7
Remaining, n = 12
GVHD PPx Fresh CD4 tTregs and Tcons
Dose-escalation and extension
1 × 106/kg–3 × 106/kg Treg and
1 × 105/kg–3 × 107/kg Tcon
Interim Results:
1st cohort: 40% ≥ grade 2 aGVHD
2nd cohort: No GVHD (n = 7)
Recruiting Stanford, USA [39]
NCT01795573 I 38/48 MRD
IST: unknown
GVHD PPx Donor CD4 tTregs expanded with recipient DCs
Dose: unknown
No results Active, not recruiting Moffitt Cancer Center, USA N/A
2012-002685-12 I 9/9 Not specified GVHD PPx Fresh CD4 tTreg
Up to 5 × 106/kg × once
Final Results:
Safe; not designed for efficacy
Completed University Hospital Regensburg, Germany [231]
01/08 I 28/28 Haploidentical
Without IST
GVHD PPx Fresh PB CD4 tTregs and Tcons
Dose-escalation
2 × 106/kg–4 × 106/kg Treg and
0.5 × 106/kg–2 × 106/kg Tcon
Final Results:
15% developed ≥ grade 2 aGVHD
5% developed relapse
Completed University of Perugia, Italy [11,206]
NCT00602693 I 11/11 dUCBT
MMF/Siro
GVHD PPx Expanded UCB CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation
3 × 106–1 × 108/kg Treg
Final Results:
9% developed ≥ grade 2 aGVHD
5% developed relapse
Completed University of Minnesota, USA [10]
NCT00602693 I 23/23 dUCBT
GVHD PPx Expanded UCB CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation
0.1 × 105–30 × 105/kg Treg
Final Results:
43% ≥ grade 2 aGVHD (vs. 61% in historical control)
Completed University of Minnesota, USA [36]
NCT04678401 I NA/10 Haplo
Without IST
GVHD PPx Treg enriched haplo graft
NA: Treg dose
No results Recruiting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA N/A
NCT04013685 I NA/84 TCD MRD/MUD
Single agent IST
GVHD PPx Engineered donor graft: TCD graft with additional infusion of Tcon and Tregs (TregGraft/Orca-T) No results Recruiting Multi-center, USA N/A
NCT01903473 II NA/35
Treg arm, n = 10
Control, n = 25
Any SR cGVHD Fresh PB CD4 tTregs with sirolimus and low-dose IL-2
0.5 × 106/kg × once
No results Recruiting University of Liege, Belgium N/A
NCT01937468 I NA/25 Any SR cGVHD Fresh PB CD4 tTreg
Dose: Unknown
No results Active, not recruiting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA N/A
NCT02385019 I/II NA/22 Any SR cGVHD Fresh PB CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation and extension
0.5 × 106/kg–3 × 106/kg × once
No results Unknown IMMJLA, Portugal N/A
NCT01911039 I NA/20 Any SR cGVHD Unknown Treg Type
Dose-escalation
1 × 105/kg–1.5 × 106/kg × once
No results Unknown Stanford University, USA NA
NCT02749084 I/II NA/20 Any SR cGVHD Multiple donor PB CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation
1.7 × 105/kg–6.6 × 106/kg monthly × 3
No results Recruiting Universitaria di Bologna, Italy NA
EK 206082008 I 5/5 Any SR cGVHD Expanded PB CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation
5 × 105/kg–4.4 × 106/kg × once
Final Results:
Clinical response in 2 pts
Stable disease in 3 pts
Completed University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Germany [229]
NCT03683498 I 0/16 Any SR cGVHD Expanded CD4 tTreg
Dose-escalation
0.5 × 106/kg–2 × 106/kg
No Results Active, not recruiting FPAGI, Spain N/A
NCT01911039 I NA/20 Any SR cGVHD Unknown type
Dose-escalation
1 × 105/kg–1.5 × 106/kg
No Results Unknown Stanford University, USA N/A
NKEBN/458-310/2008 I 2/2 MRD
Single agent IST
SR aGVHD
SR cGVHD
Expanded CD4 tTreg
1 × 105/kg in SR cGVHD
3 × 106/kg in SR aGVHD
Final Results:
Reduced IST in cGVHD
Only transient improvement in aGVHD
Completed Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland [198]
NCT01453140 I/II 3/15 Any SR aGVHD Expanded PB CD4 tTreg with cyclophosphamide and sirolimus with or without Azacitidine
Unknown dose
No results Completed John Theurer Cancer Center, USA N/A

Abbreviations: aGVHD: acute GVHD; cGVHD: chronic GVHD; CSA: cyclosporin; dUCBT: double umbilical cord blood transplant; GVHD: graft-versus-host disease; HSCT: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; IST: immunosuppressive therapy; MMF: mycophenolate mofetil; MRD: matched related donor; MUD: matched unrelated donor; NA: not available; PB: peripheral blood; Siro: sirolimus; SR GVHD: steroid-refractory GVHD; TAC: tacrolimus; UCB: umbilical cord blood.