Phase 1 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Allogeneic NK Cell ("SMT-NK") Cell Therapy in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

January 15, 2019 updated by: Yonsei University

Cholangiocarcinoma refers to bile duct cancer (bile duct cancer) and gallbladder cancer that develop in the gallbladder. According to the data from National Cancer Information Center in 2013, the incidence of cancer in Korea is 5,283, which corresponds to about 2.3% of all cancers and the 5-year survival rate is 30% And most of the long-term survival is due to early detection by screening, and advanced carcinoma is a refractory carcinoma with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. In addition to the standard anticancer drugs, alternative anticancer drugs and targeted therapies have been developed to provide a variety of treatment modalities. However, the development of cell therapy drugs for cancer, such as cancers, has not been developed in Korea. .

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are innate lymphocyte cells with cytotoxic activity. Unlike T cells and B cells, which have antigen-specific receptors, NK cells express various innate immunoreceptors on the cell surface, thereby enabling selective recognition of cancer cells And recognizes cancer cells, it is a cytotoxic cell that can immediately remove cancer cells without any other activation process. In addition, natural killer cells also interact with dendritic cells or T cells directly or indirectly to regulate the immune response, thereby inhibiting the development and metastasis of cancer cells and effectively removing cancer stem cells important for cancer recurrence It has many advantages in the development of anti-cancer immunotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Cholangiocarcinoma refers to bile duct cancer (bile duct cancer) and gallbladder cancer that develop in the gallbladder. According to the data from National Cancer Information Center in 2013, the incidence of cancer in Korea is 5,283, which corresponds to about 2.3% of all cancers and the 5-year survival rate is 30% And most of the long-term survival is due to early detection by screening, and advanced carcinoma is a refractory carcinoma with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. In addition to the standard anticancer drugs, alternative anticancer drugs and targeted therapies have been developed to provide a variety of treatment modalities. However, the development of cell therapy drugs for cancer, such as cancers, has not been developed in Korea. .

Although surgical resection is mandatory for curettage of the biliary tract, 40 ~ 50% of all patients are able to undergo radical resection. In general, the incidence of mid / lower bile duct cancer is high and the upper bile duct cancer is relatively low. The surgical resection of the tumor depends on the location of the tumor. The curative surgery of the biliary cancer is very complicated and time-consuming. The anatomical structures of the biliary and vascular system are variable and it is difficult to accurately determine the extent of the tumor invasion before surgery or even during surgery there is also a great deal of risk. Especially in the case of hepatic portal biliary duct (upper bile duct cancer), it is difficult to judge whether surgical resection is feasible, and there are many cases where resection is difficult at the time of operation or discovery. Gallbladder cancer also has a poor prognosis. Early cancer can be cured by surgery, but progressive cancer has a poor prognosis and overall survival rate is similar to that of biliary cancer. Because it occurs in the biliary tract with bile duct cancer, the clinical method and characteristics of the cancer cells are similar, and the same method is used for the treatment and the chemotherapy.

However, since there is no standard for the selection of second-line chemotherapy after gemcitabine treatment, the development of an alternative therapeutic agent is urgently required have.

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are innate lymphocyte cells with cytotoxic activity. Unlike T cells and B cells, which have antigen-specific receptors, NK cells express various innate immunoreceptors on the cell surface, thereby enabling selective recognition of cancer cells And recognizes cancer cells, it is a cytotoxic cell that can immediately remove cancer cells without any other activation process. In addition, natural killer cells also interact with dendritic cells or T cells directly or indirectly to regulate the immune response, thereby inhibiting the development and metastasis of cancer cells and effectively removing cancer stem cells important for cancer recurrence It has many advantages in the development of anti-cancer immunotherapy.

Therefore, various clinical studies have been conducted to treat cancer using natural killer cells worldwide, including in Korea, and therapeutic clinical results are shown for various cancers. The clinical application of natural killer cells is carried out by culturing natural killer cells isolated from blood of patient, patient's family or even from other people's blood and injecting them into patients. It is also possible to expect the effect as a combination therapy with chemotherapy alone or by eliminating the cancer cells in the patient's body while improving the immunity of the patient by improving the immunity of the patient.

However, despite this, the clinical application of natural killer cells in Korea is limited to only a few cancers, including hematologic and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Carcinoid cancer (biliary cancer, gallbladder cancer) is a rare carcinoma with around 3,500 cases per year in Korea. In the majority of cases, the rate of relying entirely on chemotherapy is more than 50%, and the response rate of Gemcitabine based on the first chemotherapy is about 30%. Other alternative therapies that do not lead to cancer are natural killer cells that need to be tested for safety and efficacy in existing drugs.

In Korea, the clinical application of natural killer cells is limited to only a few cancers, including hematologic and hepatocellular carcinomas. Carcinoid cancer (biliary cancer, gallbladder cancer) is a rare carcinoma with around 3,500 cases per year in Korea. In the majority of cases, the rate of relying entirely on chemotherapy is more than 50%, and the response rate of Gemcitabine based on the first chemotherapy is about 30%. Other alternative therapies that do not lead to cancer are natural killer cells that need to be tested for safety and efficacy in existing drugs.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03722
        • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with pathologically proven biliary tract cancer (gallbladder cancer, cholangiocarcinoma),
  • patients with refractory disease after chemotherapy and/or patients who have difficulty with chemotherapy due to side effects of chemotherapy
  • 18y≤age≤75y
  • ECOG performance status (ECOG-PS) ≤2
  • Patients who meet the following conditions; 1)ANC ≥ 1,500/μL, 2) Hemoglobin) ≥ 10 g/dL, 3) PLT > 100,000/ μL, 4) Serum BUN & Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN, 5) AST & ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN, 6) Bilirubin ≤ 3mg/L
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Immune deficiency or autoimmune disease that can be exacerbated by immunotherapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients who have a history of other malignancies except skin cancer, local prostate cancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasm within 5 years before the start of this study
  • Serious allergic history, psychological disease
  • Breast feeding or Patients planning pregnancy

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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
Patients who received natural killer cell injection
Other Names:
  • SMT-NK cell

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dose limiting toxicity
Time Frame: 1 week after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
1 week after NK cell injection
Dose limiting toxicity
Time Frame: 2 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
2 weeks after NK cell injection
Dose limiting toxicity
Time Frame: 3 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
3 weeks after NK cell injection
Dose limiting toxicity
Time Frame: 4 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
4 weeks after NK cell injection
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame: 1 week after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
1 week after NK cell injection
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame: 2 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
2 weeks after NK cell injection
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame: 3 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
3 weeks after NK cell injection
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame: 4 weeks after NK cell injection
Adverse event and drug related toxicity will be checked every week by the investigator's monitoring.
4 weeks after NK cell injection

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 17, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 27, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

September 27, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 21, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

December 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 16, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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