CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-Transduced Cord Blood NK Cells, High-Dose Chemotherapy, and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Participants With B-cell Lymphoma

Immunotherapy With Ex Vivo-Expanded Cord Blood-Derived CAR-NK Cells Combined With High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for B-Cell Lymphoma

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced cord blood NK cells when given together with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant and to see how well they work in treating participants with B-cell lymphoma. Cord blood-derived CAR-NK cells may react against the B-cell lymphoma cells in the body, which may help to control the disease. Giving chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant may help kill any cancer cells that are in the body and helps make room in the patient's bone marrow for new blood-forming cells (stem cells) to grow. The stem cells are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Mantle Cell Lymphoma; Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma; Refractory Follicular Lymphoma; CD19 Positive
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Etoposide; Drug: Cytarabine; Biological: Filgrastim; Biological: Rituximab; Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Carmustine; Biological: Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Natural Killer Cells

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To establish the safety and relative efficacy of CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced cord blood natural killer (CB-NK) cells in patients with B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) undergoing high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the relapse-free survival (RFS). II. To estimate the overall survival (OS). III. To quantify the persistence of infused CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced CB-NK cells in the recipient.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced CB-NK cells followed by a phase II study.

Participants receive rituximab intravenously (IV) over 3 hours on days -14 and -8, carmustine IV over 2 hours on day -13, etoposide IV over 3 hours twice daily (BID) on days -12 to -9, cytarabine IV over 1 hour BID on days -12 to -9, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -8, CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced CB-NK cells IV over 1 hour on day -5. Participants undergo autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) on day 0. Beginning day 0, participants receive filgrastim subcutaneously (SC) once daily (QD) until evidence of an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 0.5 x 10^9/L per 3 consecutive days.

After completion of study treatment, participants are followed for up to 15 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-70.
2. Patients with B-cell lymphoma who are candidates to autologous stem-cell transplantation, including: 1. Primary refractory or relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in response to salvage treatment. 2. Primary refractory or relapsed follicular lymphoma or other indolent B-cell histology in response to salvage treatment. 3. Chemosensitive mantle-cell lymphoma in first or later line of treatment. 4. Patients with B cell lymphoma (all CD19+ NHL) with progressive or refractory disease who would otherwise not be candidates for autologous stem cell transplantation.
3. Adequate organ function: Renal: Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) >/= 60 cc/min. Hepatic: ALT/AST </= 2.5 x ULN or </= 5 x ULN if documented liver metastases, Total bilirubin </= 1.5 mg/dL, except in subjects with Gilbert's Syndrome in whom total bilirubin must be </= 3.0 mg/dL. Cardiac: Cardiac ejection fraction >/= 50%, no evidence of pericardial effusion as determined by an ECHO, and no clinically significant ECG findings. Pulmonary: No clinically significant pleural effusion, Baseline oxygen saturation > 92% on room air.
4. Patients must have a cord blood unit available which is matched with the patient at 4, 5, or 6/6 HLA class I (serological) and II (molecular) antigens.
5. Availability of autologous peripheral blood stem cell graft, containing at least 6.0 x 10^6 CD34+ cells/kg.
6. Performance status < 2 (ECOG).
7. Negative Beta HCG in woman with child-bearing potential.
8. All participants who are able to have children must practice effective birth control while on study. Acceptable forms of birth control for female patients include: hormonal birth control, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or abstinence, for the length of the study. If the participant is a female and becomes pregnant or suspects pregnancy, she must immediately notify her doctor. If the participant becomes pregnant during this study, she will be taken off this study. Men who are able to have children must use effective birth control while on the study. If the male participant fathers a child or suspects that he has fathered a child while on the study, he must immediately notify his doctor.
9. Signed consent to long-term follow-up protocol PA17-0483.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Primary CNS lymphoma.
2. Grade >/= 3 non-hematologic toxicity from prior therapy that has not resolved to </= G1.
3. Prior whole brain irradiation.
4. Active hepatitis B, either active carrier (HBsAg +) or viremic (HBV DNA >/= 10,000 copies/mL, or >/= 2,000 IU/mL).
5. Evidence of either cirrhosis or stage 3-4 liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or positive hepatitis C serology.
6. Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics.
7. HIV infection.
8. Radiation therapy in the month prior to enroll.
9. Presence of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection requiring IV antimicrobials for management. Note: Simple UTI and uncomplicated bacterial pharyngitis are permitted if responding to active treatment.
10. Concomitant use of other investigational agents.

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: Treatment (CAR transduced CB-NK cells, chemotherapy, ASCT); Participants receive rituximab IV over 3 hours on days -14 and -8, carmustine IV over 2 hours on day -13, etoposide IV over 3 hours BID on days -12 to -9, cytarabine IV over 1 hour BID on days -12 to -9, melphalan IV over 30 minutes on day -8, CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced CB-NK cells IV over 1 hour on day -5. Participants undergo ASCT on day 0. Beginning day 0, participants receive filgrastim SC QD until evidence of an ANC of 0.5 x 10^9/L per 3 consecutive days.

Drug: Etoposide; Given IV; Other Names: Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside; EPEG; Lastet; Toposar; Vepesid; VP 16-213; VP-16; VP-16-213; Drug: Cytarabine; Given IV; Other Names: .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside; 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone; 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine; 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone; 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine; 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine; 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-; 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-; Alexan; Ara-C; ARA-cell; Arabine; Arabinofuranosylcytosine; Arabinosylcytosine; Aracytidine; Aracytin; Aracytine; CHX-3311; Cytarabinum; Cytarbel; Cytosar; Cytosine Arabinoside; Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside; Cytosine-beta-arabinoside; Erpalfa; Starasid; Tarabine PFS; U 19920; U-19920; Udicil; WR-28453; Beta-cytosine Arabinoside; Biological: Filgrastim; Given SC; Other Names: G-CSF; r-metHuG-CSF; Neupogen; Recombinant Methionyl Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor; rG-CSF; Tevagrastim; FILGRASTIM, LICENSE HOLDER UNSPECIFIED; Biological: Rituximab; Given IV; Other Names: Rituxan; MabThera; ABP 798; BI 695500; C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Chimeric Anti-CD20 Antibody; CT-P10; IDEC-102; IDEC-C2B8; IDEC-C2B8 Monoclonal Antibody; Monoclonal Antibody IDEC-C2B8; PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar ABP 798; Rituximab Biosimilar BI 695500; Rituximab Biosimilar CT-P10; Rituximab Biosimilar GB241; Rituximab Biosimilar IBI301; Rituximab Biosimilar PF-05280586; Rituximab Biosimilar RTXM83; Rituximab Biosimilar SAIT101; RTXM83; Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Undergo ASCT; Other Names: Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; autologous stem cell transplantation; Drug: Melphalan; Given IV; Other Names: CB-3025; L-PAM; Alanine Nitrogen Mustard; L-Phenylalanine Mustard; L-Sarcolysin Phenylalanine mustard; L-Sarcolysine; Melphalanum; Phenylalanine Mustard; Sarcoclorin; Sarkolysin; WR-19813; L-sarcolysin; Phenylalanine nitrogen mustard; Drug: Carmustine; Given IV; Other Names: BCNU; BiCNU; Becenum; Becenun; Bis(chloroethyl) Nitrosourea; Bis-Chloronitrosourea; Carmubris; Carmustin; Carmustinum; FDA 0345; N,N'-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosourea; Nitrourean; Nitrumon; SK 27702; SRI 1720; WR-139021; Gliadel; Biological: Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Natural Killer Cells; Given CAR.CD19-CD28-zeta-2A-iCasp9-IL15-transduced CB-NK cells IV; Other Names: Cord Blood NK Cells; Umbilical Cord Blood-derived NK Cells

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of adverse events defined as graft failure, grade 3, 4 graft versus host disease, grade 3,4 cytokine release syndrome, grade 3, 4, neuro-toxicity, or death from any cause	Frequencies of toxicity will be summarized by dose. The relationships between toxicity and efficacy as functions of dose and other covariates will be assessed by fitting Bayesian regression models.	Up to 30 days within natural killer (NK) cell infusion
Complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)	Efficacy is defined as the patient being alive and in CR or PR at day 30 post NK cell infusion. Frequencies of efficacy will be summarized by dose. The relationships between toxicity and efficacy as functions of dose and other covariates will be assessed by fitting Bayesian regression models.	At day 30 post NK cell infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free survival (PFS) time	Unadjusted distributions of the time-to-event outcome PFS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier. The relationship of PFS to prognostic covariates and NK cell dose level will be evaluated by Bayesian piecewise exponential survival regression.	At day 100
Overall survival (OS) time	Unadjusted distributions of the time-to-event outcome OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier. The relationship of OS to prognostic covariates and NK cell dose level will be evaluated by Bayesian piecewise exponential survival regression.	At day 100
Response status	Participants have a bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy to check the status of the disease.	16 weeks
Number of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) NK cells in blood by flow cytometry	The number of CAR NK cells in blood by flow cytometry will be measured on days 3, 7, 14, 21, and at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks post CAR NK cell infusion. In addition to preliminary graphical analysis to assess possible patterns over time Bayesian longitudinal regression using a generalized Poisson regression model for the count at each time point as a function of patient baseline covariates, and random latent patient effects to induce within-patient correlation among each patient's vector of CAR NK cell counts.	Up to 16 weeks post CAR NK cell infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Katy Rezvani, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Ernst M, Oeser A, Besiroglu B, Caro-Valenzuela J, Abd El Aziz M, Monsef I, Borchmann P, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N, Goldkuhle M. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 13;9:CD013365. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013365.pub2. Review.

Helpful Links

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 3, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 3, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): October 3, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 25, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 5, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): July 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 29, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 27, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Disease Attributes; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Follicular; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Recurrence; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antirheumatic Agents; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Dermatologic Agents; Adjuvants, Immunologic; Keratolytic Agents; Etoposide; Etoposide phosphate; Antibodies; Podophyllotoxin; Immunoglobulins; Rituximab; Lenograstim; Melphalan; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Cytarabine; Carmustine; Mechlorethamine; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2017-0295 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center); P30CA016672 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2018-01111 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No