Safety and Efficacy of MAGE-A3/A6 T Cell Receptor Engineered T Cells (KITE-718) in HLA-DPB1*04:01 Positive Adults With Advanced Cancers

A Phase 1 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of MAGE-A3/A6 T Cell Receptor Engineered T Cells (KITE-718) in HLA-DPB1*04:01 Positive Subjects With Advanced Cancers

The primary objectives of Phase 1A are to evaluate the safety of KITE-718, determine a recommended Phase 1B dose, and to evaluate the efficacy of KITE-718 in Phase 1B.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Solid Tumor
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: KITE-718; Device: MAGE - A3/A6 Screening Test

Detailed Description

Participants found to be human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DPB1*04:01 positive and whose tumors are MAGE-A3 and/or MAGE-A6 positive can participate if all eligibility criteria are met. Other tests required to determine eligibility include a physical exam, electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram (ECHO) of the heart, CT or MRI scans, and blood draws. Eligible participants have white blood cells collected by leukapheresis. These cells are genetically modified to make the experimental treatment KITE-718. The desired outcome is that the genetically modified T cells will target tumor cells that express MAGE-A3 and/or MAGE-A6, which are proteins that can be expressed by cancer cells. Participants receive chemotherapy prior to the KITE-718 infusion. After the KITE-718 infusion, participants will be followed for side effects and have scans performed to see any potential impact on their cancers. Study procedures may be performed while hospitalized and/or in the outpatient setting. Subjects who received an infusion of KITE-718 will complete the remainder of the 15 year follow-up assessments in a separate long-term follow-up study, KT-US-982-5968

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 16
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234
      • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
      • UCLA Hematology/Oncology
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
      • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
      • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Florida
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
      • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
      • University of Chicago
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
      • Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
      • University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years
• Advanced cancer defined as relapsed or refractory disease after a systemic standard of care treatment regimen and, if available, at least one standard of care salvage regimen unless the subject refuses such therapy. Multiple myeloma (MM) subjects must have had both a protease inhibitor (PI) and immunomodulatory drugs (IMiD) as part of the last regimen, or at least 3 prior lines of therapy, including a PI and an IMiD. Additionally, subjects must not have disease amenable to definitive locoregional therapy.
• MAGE-A3/A6 positive tumor as confirmed by the central laboratory
• HLA-DPB1*04:01 positive
• At least 1 measurable lesion on CT or MRI
• No evidence of central nervous system (CNS) disease by MRI or CT of the brain. Note: Prior brain metastasis which have been treated with definitive therapy are eligible provided that the definitive therapy was completed more than six months prior to screening.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
• Toxicities due to prior therapy must be recovered to baseline or ≤ grade 1, except for clinically non-significant toxicities such as alopecia

• Adequate bone marrow function as evidenced by:

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm^3
  • Platelet ≥ 100/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL

• Adequate renal, hepatic, cardiac, and pulmonary function as evidenced by:

  • Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 60 cc/min (24-hour urine creatinine clearance is also acceptable)
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x upper limit normal (ULN) or ≤ 5 x ULN if documented liver metastases
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 50%, no evidence of pericardial effusion as determined by an ECHO, and no clinically significant ECG findings (For ejection fraction only, MUGA scan is also acceptable)
  • No clinically significant pleural effusion
  • Baseline oxygen saturation > 92% on room air

Key Exclusion Criteria:

• Malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or low grade prostate cancer for which watch-and-wait approach is standard of care, unless disease free for at least 3 years
• Clinically significant cardiac disease within last 12 months
• Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 12 last months
• Symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within last 6 months, catheter associated thrombosis is not included as exclusion criteria.
• Prior T-cell therapy, including KITE-718 or MAGE-A3/A6-targeting therapy.
• Live vaccine ≤ 4 weeks prior to enrollment
• Systemic corticosteroid therapy within 7 days before enrollment.
• History of severe, immediate hypersensitivity reaction attributed to aminoglycosides
• Presence of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection requiring IV antimicrobials for management.
• Presence of any indwelling line or drain. Note: Dedicated central venous access catheters such as a Port-a-Cath or Hickman catheter as well as feeding tubes such as a G-tube, are permitted.
• Primary immunodeficiency
• Autoimmune disease resulting in end-organ injury or requiring systemic immunosuppression/systemic disease modifying agents within the last 2 years prior to enrollment.
• Known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B (HBsAg positive), or hepatitis C (anti-HCV positive). A history of treated hepatitis B or hepatitis C is permitted if the viral load is undetectable per quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or nucleic acid testing.
• Females who are pregnant as confirmed by a positive serum or urine pregnancy test or are breastfeeding.
• Individuals of both genders of child-bearing potential who are not willing to practice birth control from the time of consent through 6 months after the completion of KITE-718

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: KITE-718; Phase 1A: Participants will receive cyclophosphamide and fludarabine conditioning chemotherapy followed by the investigational treatment, KITE-718. Phase 1 B: Participants will receive cyclophosphamide and fludarabine conditioning chemotherapy followed by the investigational treatment, KITE-718, at a dose selected based on Phase 1A.	Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Administered intravenously; Drug: Fludarabine; Administered intravenously; Drug: KITE-718; A single infusion of autologous genetically modified MAGE-A3/A6 T-cell receptor (TCR) transduced autologous T cells (KITE-718).; Device: MAGE - A3/A6 Screening Test; A screening test for MAGE-A3/A6+ tumors

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase 1A - Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events Defined as Dose-Limiting Toxicities	Dose-limiting toxicity is defined as protocol-defined KITE-718 related events with onset within the first 21 days following KITE-718 infusion.	Up to 21 days
Phase 1B - Efficacy: Objective Response Rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as complete response + partial response for participants evaluated by RECIST v1.1 and very good partial response (VGPR) or better for multiple myeloma participants evaluated by International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Consensus Panel 1 Criteria.	Up to year 2 for solid tumor participants and up to Year 5 for multiple myeloma participants

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events		Up to 15 years
Duration of Response (DOR)	For participants who experience an objective response, DOR is defined as the time from the date of their first objective response to the date of disease progression per modified RECIST v1.1 or consensus panel 1 criteria or death regardless of cause.	Up to year 2 for solid tumor participants and up to year 5 for multiple myeloma participants
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the KITE-718 infusion date to the date of disease progression per modified RECIST v1.1 or consensus panel 1 criteria or death from any cause.	Up to year 2 for solid tumor participants and up to year 5 for multiple myeloma participants
Overall Survival	Overall survival is defined as the time from KITE-718 infusion to the date of death.	Up to 15 years
Percentage of Participants with Anti-KITE-718 Antibodies		Up to 2 years
Percentage of Participants Experiencing Replication-competent Retrovirus (RCR)		Up to 2 years
Levels of MAGE-A3/A6 TCR-transduced T Cells in Blood		Up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kite, A Gilead Company
• Investigators: Study Director: Kite Study Director, Kite, A Gilead Company

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Gilead Clinical Trials Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 27, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 4, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 2, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): May 3, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 25, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Cyclophosphamide; Fludarabine
• Other Study ID Numbers: KITE-718-301; 2020-005456-37 (EudraCT Number)

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: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes