Clinical Trial of Infusion of Activated NK Cells for the Treatment of Sarcomas

"It is proposed to infuse allogeneic NK cells from a haploidentical donor, after administration of lymphoablative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, as a treatment in patients with sarcomas, who have completed conventional treatment but maintain detectable residual disease.~The administration of low doses of radiotherapy is aimed at stressing residual tumor cells by increasing the expression of NK cell activating receptor ligands.~The administration of prior chemotherapy aims at immunosuppressing the patient, allowing immunotherapy with allogeneic NK cells from haploidentical donor as well as autologous NK cell recovery to lead the immune reconstitution after chemotherapy, prolonging the antitumor effect.~In conjunction with NK cell infusion, low doses (1x106/UI/m2) of interleukin 2 (IL-2) will be administered subcutaneously every 48h for a maximum of 6 doses, to favor the expansion and antitumor effect of NK cells."