Nk Cell Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiform Patients

November 13, 2021 updated by: Royan Institute

The Safety Evaluation of Ex Vivo Activated Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells (NK) in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiform Patients (Clinical Trial Phase I)

Glioblastoma multiform is one of the most invasive and deadly cancers that progresses rapidly and leads to death. Surgery with radiotherapy /chemotherapy, as a treatment approach is ineffective in some cases and is associated with relapse and death. Immunotherapy is a special strategy that used as an adjunct therapy in various cancers and among the various methods of immunotherapy; it seems that cell therapy with NK cells is of special importance. A previous study conducted at the Royan Research Institute showed that NK cell proliferation and amplification resulted in the removal of glioblastoma tumor masses in the animal model. The animals had no evidence of tumor recurrence after treatment, and all tumor-related complications resolved after treatment. Therefore, in this study, the investigators intend to evaluate the safety of ex vivo activated cells in 5 patients with glioblastoma multiform whose disease has returned after treatment and who have not had any appropriate treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

1- patient selection 2- leukapheresis 3- CD56+ cells isolation 4- NK cells activation 5- assessment of functionality and purity 6- quality control tests 7-NK cell injection in tumor cavity.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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5

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 60 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Age: 3-60 Year -

  • Sex: Both
  • Lansky performance scale/Karnofsky performance scale: 70-100%
  • Life span expectation: >6 months
  • Hemoglobin: > 10.0 g/dl
  • Platelet count > 100,000/mm³
  • Serum total bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT and AST < 2.5 times ULN
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 times ULN
  • No diagnosis of any other invasive cancer within the past 5 years.
  • No concurrent serious medical or psychiatric illness that may interfere with giving informed consent or conducting this study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients whose MRI and MRS images is in favor of radio necrosis.
  • Due to emergency conditions, the patient cannot tolerate the new treatment
  • Lack of a suitable donor or insufficient number of NK cells.
  • Development of a new neurological defect after the first injection
  • Patient death during surgery
  • Closing the reservoir for the next injection (if this problem is resolved, the injections will be done again).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Test group
The investigators will inject the activated NK cells, 1-3 times with weekly interval into tumor cavity.
Biological: NK cell therapy
Activated NK cell injection in tumor cavity of patient with GBM (Glioblastoma Multiform)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Toxicity assay
Time Frame: 4 weeks of last injection
Toxicity as assessed by NCI CTCAE version 3.0
4 weeks of last injection
Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: 1 year
Defined as the number and severity of adverse events
1 year
Safety evaluation
Time Frame: From injection time point up to 48 hours
Safety evaluated by assessing the medical symptoms measurement: Fever, Hysteria and Convulsion
From injection time point up to 48 hours
Safety evaluation
Time Frame: 2 months after injection
Safety evaluated by assessing the medical symptoms measurement: Meningitis, Neurological disorders
2 months after injection
Safety evaluation
Time Frame: From injection time point up to 8 weeks
Safety evaluated by assessing the medical symptoms measurement: Loss of consciousness
From injection time point up to 8 weeks
MRI and MRS from the tumor region
Time Frame: 1 months after last dose of NK cell injection up to 1 year each 3 months
Defined tumoral residua and tumor cell recurrence
1 months after last dose of NK cell injection up to 1 year each 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient survival
Time Frame: After surgery up to an average of 1 year
Evaluation of patient's life extension followed by NK cell therapy
After surgery up to an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Royan Institute

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Niloufar Shayan Asl, MSc, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  • Principal Investigator: Monire Mohammad, MSc, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  • Principal Investigator: Amirali Hamidieh, MD,PhD, Pediatric cell therapy research center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • Study Director: Marzieh Ebrahimi, PhD, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  • Study Director: Zohreh Habibi, M.D, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  • Study Chair: Abolhossein Shahverdi, PhD, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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November 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
April 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 18, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 4, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 22, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 13, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • GMB1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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