Cytotoxic T Cells to Prevent Virus Infections

"This Phase I dose-escalation trial is designed to evaluate the safety of donor-derived cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Dose escalation is guided by the modified continual reassessment method (mCRM) in order to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). For each group, MTD is defined as the dose at which the probability of DLT is at most 21%. Four dose levels are being evaluated namely, 5x106 cells/m2, 1.0x107 cells/m2, 1.5x107 cells/m2 and 2.5x107 cells/m2 with prior probabilities of toxicity estimated at 5%, 7.1%, 10% and 21%, respectively.~Two patients are allocated in each cohort and are followed for 30 days post IV injection for evaluation of DLTs. The trial continues until a minimum of 12 patients have been treated and stop when the maximum 18 patients have been treated."