Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapy With Allogeneic Dendritic Cells, DCP-001, in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (ADVANCE-II)

An International, Multicentre, Open-label Study To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety of Two Different Vaccination Regimens of Immunotherapy With Allogeneic Dendritic Cells, DCP-001, in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukaemia That Are In Remission With Persistent MRD

Phase II study to evaluate safety and efficacy of DCP-001 in patients with AML in CR, and with presence of MRD

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: DCP-001

Detailed Description

International, multicentre, open-label proof of concept study exploring two different dose groups of the allogeneic dendritic cell vaccine, DCP-001. Cohort 1 consists of 10 patients that will receive 25E6 DCP-001 cells per vaccination and Cohort 2 consists of 10 patients who will receive 50E6 DCP-001 cells per vaccination. All patients will be given two additional booster vaccinations of 10E6 cells. Each patient will be followed up for 12 months after the 4th vaccination. Safety will be monitored throughout the study. Sera and cell samples (blood and bone marrow) will be collected for assessment of efficacy (MRD evaluation) and immune response monitoring.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 20
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Helsinki, Finland
    • Helsinki University Hospital
• Germany
  • Bonn, Germany
    • Universitäts Klinikum Bonn
  • Düsseldorf, Germany, D- 40479
    • Marien Hospital
  • Leipzig, Germany
    • Universitats Klinikum Leipzig
  • Mainz, Germany
    • Universitätsmedizin Mainz
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • VUmc
  • Groningen, Netherlands
    • UMCG
  • Maastricht, Netherlands
    • Maastricht University Medical Centre
• Norway
  • Bergen, Norway
    • Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
• Sweden
  • Uppsala, Sweden
    • Uppsala University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Confirmed diagnosis of AML according to WHO2016 criteria, including cytological, molecular and cytogenetic criteria (except acute pro-myelocytic leukaemia/APL).
2. In CR1 (first complete remission) or CRi (incomplete blood count recovery) documented by bone marrow examination up to one month before vaccination; CR defined as less than 5% blasts in normo-cellular bone marrow, ANC >1*E9/L, platelet count >100*E9/L, no evidence of extra-medullary disease. Patients in CRi (patients with <5% blasts but with incomplete blood count recovery) should have platelets >50 E9/L.
3. MRD as defined by multicolour flow cytometry (MFC) at a value of > 0.1%, or detection of specific molecular abnormalities such as NPM1 mutation.
4. Patients that are in CR1 or CRi. Patients not having undergone consolidation therapy must have been in CR1 for at least 1 month prior to enrolment. Patients treated with hypomethylating agents must have been given at least two cycles and up to a maximum of nine cycles of hypomethylating agents.
5. Expected and willing to undergo all study procedures, including outpatient evaluations for clinical and immunological monitoring.
6. Male or female of ≥ 18 years of age.
7. Women of childbearing potential must be using anti-conceptive therapy or use two (2) barrier contraceptive methods (one by each partner and at least one of the barrier methods must include spermicide (unless spermicide is not approved in the country or region). See section 12.7 for birth control methods deemed acceptable for this study.
8. ECOG (WHO) performance status 0-2.
9. Willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Acute Promyelocytic (APL; M3) type of AML.
2. Patients who have undergone or are scheduled/eligible for allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
3. History of previous allogeneic bone marrow or solid organ transplantation.
4. Uncontrolled or serious infections
5. Ongoing immunosuppressive therapy, other than short use of low dose steroids, i.e. equivalent to an average dose of ≤10mg of prednisone/day.
6. Chemotherapy and antineoplastic hormonal therapy within 28 days prior to the screening visit, with the exception of hypomethylating agents such as azacitidine and decitabine, or midostaurin for FLT3 mutations, or patients treated with IDH12 inhibitors in mIDH1/2.
7. Current or past medical history autoimmune disease.
8. Inadequate liver function (AST and ALT > 3 x ULN, serum bilirubin >3 x ULN).
9. Other active Malignancies within the last 5 years, except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or squamous carcinoma of the skin or adequately controlled limited basal cell skin cancer.
10. Pregnant or lactating females.
11. Major surgical procedure (including open biopsy) within 28 days prior to the first study treatment, or anticipation of the need for major surgery during the course of the study treatment.
12. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 150 mm Hg and/or diastolic > 100 mm Hg) or clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease.
13. Evidence of any other medical conditions (such as psychiatric illness, physical examination or laboratory findings) that may interfere with the planned treatment, affect patient compliance or place the patient at high risk from treatment-related complications.
14. Known HIV, Hepatitis B and/or Hepatitis C infections.
15. History of hypersensitivity to the investigational medicinal product or to any excipient present in the pharmaceutical form of the investigational medicinal product.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort 1: Low dose; patients receiving 4 bi-weekly vaccinations with 25E6 cells/vaccination of DCP-001, and 2 booster vaccinations with 10E6 cells/vaccination	Biological: DCP-001; allogeneic dendritic cell vaccine
Experimental: Cohort 2: High dose; patients receiving 4 bi-weekly vaccinations with 50E6 cells/vaccination of DCP-001, and 2 booster vaccinations with 10E6 cells/vaccination	Biological: DCP-001; allogeneic dendritic cell vaccine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
minimal residual disease (MRD)	Any change in MRD (flow cytometric) as compared to baseline MRD	up to 32 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)	adverse event	up to 56 weeks
Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	adverse events	up to 56 weeks
Relapse-free survival	efficacy	up to 56 weeks
Overall survival	efficacy	up to 56 weeks
Immune responses	Any change in immunoreactivity (specific and non-specific) as compared to baseline	up to 32 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mendus
• Collaborators: Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: A A van de Loosdrecht, MD, PhD, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• van de Loosdrecht AA, van Wetering S, Santegoets SJAM, Singh SK, Eeltink CM, den Hartog Y, Koppes M, Kaspers J, Ossenkoppele GJ, Kruisbeek AM, de Gruijl TD. A novel allogeneic off-the-shelf dendritic cell vaccine for post-remission treatment of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2018 Oct;67(10):1505-1518. doi: 10.1007/s00262-018-2198-9. Epub 2018 Jul 23.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 15, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 4, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 7, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Minimal Residual Disease; DCOne; DCP-001; AML in CR1 or CRi
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
• Other Study ID Numbers: DCOne-002

Drug and device information, study documents

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