Dose Optimization Trial of CD19 Redirected Autologous T Cells

Dose Optimization Trial of Autologous T Cells Engineered to Express Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CART-19) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD19+ Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

This is a randomized, open-label, parallel group study to determine the optimal dose of CART-19 cells (autologous T cells expressing CD19 chimeric antigen receptors expressing tandem TCR Zeta and 4-1 BB co-stimulatory domains) of the two dose levels being assessed (1-5x10e8 vs. 1-5x10e7 CART-19 cells). This trial will be conducted in two stages.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Adult Patients Who Have Relapsed or Refractory CLL (3rd Line) or SLL
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: CART-19

Detailed Description

This study is being conducted to determine the optimal dose of autologous CART-19 T cells engineered to express anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptors in patients with relapsed or refractory CD19 positive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The two dose levels being assessed are 1-5x10e8 versus 1-5x10e7. The trial will be conducted in two stages. In stage I subjects will be randomized into one of the two dose cohort with a1:1 ratio for a total of 12 subjects per dose cohort. Stage II will be to enroll an additional 8 subjects to the selected dose cohort once safety, tolerability and clinical responses have been evaluated to determine the optimal dose cohort.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 42
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Abramsonc Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria

• Documented CD19+ CLL or SLL
• Successful test expansion of T-cells
• At least 2 prior chemotherapy regimens, not including single agent monoclonal antibody (rituxan) therapy. Single agent ofatumumab will be counted as a regimen. -Patients with high risk disease manifested by deletion chromosome 17p will be eligible if they fail to achieve a CR to initial therapy or progress within 2 years of 1 prior regimen.
• Patients who progress within 2 years after the second or higher line of therapy will be eligible. For instance, patients who had progression < 2 years after second or greater line therapy, but who have responded to their most recent treatment (3rd line or higher) will be eligible.
• Subject is not appropriate candidate for a potentially curative allogeneic SCT due to the state of disease, co-morbid illness, lack of an available donor, or patient declines Performance status (ECOG) 0 or 1
• Age >/= 18 years

• Adequate organ system function including:

  1. Creatinine < 1.6 mg/dl
  2. ALT/AST < 3x upper limit of normal
  3. Total Bilirubin <2.0 mg/dl
• Any relapse after prior autologous SCT will make patient eligible regardless of other prior therapy

• Patients with relapsed disease after prior allogeneic SCT (myeloablative or nonmyeloablative) will be eligible if they meet all other inclusion criteria and:

  1. Have no active GVHD and require no immunosuppression
  2. Are more than 6 months from transplant
• No contraindications for leukapheresis
• Left Ventricular Ejection fraction >40%
• Gives voluntary informed consent

Retreatment Inclusion Criteria

• Performance Status 0-1

• Adequate organ system function including:

  • Creatinine < 1.6 mg/dl
  • ALT/AST < 3x upper limit of normal
  • Total Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dl
• Subject is not an appropriate candidate for a potentially curative allogeneic SCT due to the state of disease, co-morbid illness, lack of an available donor, or patient declines.
• Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction > 40%
• No contraindications for leukapheresis (if required for retreatment)
• Gives voluntary informed consent for retreatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating women. The safety of this therapy on unborn children is not known. Female study participants of reproductive potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 48 hours before infusion.
• Uncontrolled active infection
• Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
• Concurrent use of systemic steroids or chronic use of immunosuppressant medications. Recent or current use of inhaled steroids is not exclusionary. For additional details regarding use of steroid and immunosuppressant medications.
• Any uncontrolled active medical disorder that would preclude participation as outlined
• HIV infection
• Patients with active CNS involvement with malignancy. Patients with prior CNS disease that has been effectively treated will be eligible providing treatment was >4 weeks before enrollment.
• Class III/IV cardiovascular disability according to the New York Heart Association Classification

Retreatment Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating women. Female study participants must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 48 hours before infusion.
• Uncontrolled active infection
• Active hepatitis or hepatitis infection
• Concurrent use of systemic steroids. Recent or current use of inhaled steroids is not exclusionary.
• Any uncontrolled active medical disorder that would preclude participation as outlined.
• HIV infection
• Patients with active CNS involvement with malignancy. Patients with prior CNS disease that has been effectively treated will be eligible providing treatment was >4 weeks before enrollment on the retreatment cohort.
• Class III/IV cardiovascular disability according to the New York Heart Association Classification

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Target dose of 1-5x10e8; Arm 1: Target dose of 1-5x10e8 CART-19 cells (calculated as range of 10-50% transduced cells in 1 x10e9 total cells)	Biological: CART-19; CART-19 cells (autologous T cells expressing CD19 chimeric antigen receptors expressing tandem TCR zeta and 4-1BB costimulatory domains)
Experimental: Target dose of 1-5x10e7; Arm 2: Target dose of 1-5x10e7 CART-19 cells (calculated as the range of 10-50% transduced cells in 1 x10e8 total cells)	Biological: CART-19; CART-19 cells (autologous T cells expressing CD19 chimeric antigen receptors expressing tandem TCR zeta and 4-1BB costimulatory domains)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Patients Achieving Complete Response Within 3 Months	Complete response (including complete response with incomplete marrow recovery) within 3 months (in evaluable patients). The eveluable set comprise of patients who have received CART19 at intended dose level and completed at least 3-month follow-up after the infusion or discontinued due to disease progression, new cancer therapy or death.	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Noelle Frey, MD, Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Fraietta JA, Beckwith KA, Patel PR, Ruella M, Zheng Z, Barrett DM, Lacey SF, Melenhorst JJ, McGettigan SE, Cook DR, Zhang C, Xu J, Do P, Hulitt J, Kudchodkar SB, Cogdill AP, Gill S, Porter DL, Woyach JA, Long M, Johnson AJ, Maddocks K, Muthusamy N, Levine BL, June CH, Byrd JC, Maus MV. Ibrutinib enhances chimeric antigen receptor T-cell engraftment and efficacy in leukemia. Blood. 2016 Mar 3;127(9):1117-27. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-11-679134. Epub 2016 Jan 26.
• van Bruggen JAC, Martens AWJ, Fraietta JA, Hofland T, Tonino SH, Eldering E, Levin MD, Siska PJ, Endstra S, Rathmell JC, June CH, Porter DL, Melenhorst JJ, Kater AP, van der Windt GJW. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells impair mitochondrial fitness in CD8+ T cells and impede CAR T-cell efficacy. Blood. 2019 Jul 4;134(1):44-58. doi: 10.1182/blood.2018885863. Epub 2019 May 10.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 2, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 13, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): April 6, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2012
• First Posted (Estimated): December 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 22, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 20, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

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Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: UPCC 03712, 816556