Study of Autologous Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in the Treatment of Patients With CLL or SLL

A Phase 1/2 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of IOV-2001 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

This is a Phase 1/2, study evaluating IOV-2001 (Adoptive Cell Therapy) composed of autologous PBL (Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes) in patients with CLL/SLL, which has relapsed or is relapsing during treatment with ibrutinib or acalabrutinib.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: IOV-2001; Drug: Low dose IL-2; Drug: High dose IL-2; Drug: IL-2

Detailed Description

This study involves patients receiving nonmyeloablative (NMA) lymphocyte depleting (LD) preparative regimen prior to infusion of IOV-2001 followed by IL-2 administration.

In Phase 1, patients meeting the eligibility criteria will be enrolled and will receive treatment with IOV-2001 followed by low dose IL-2 or high dose IL-2.

After completion of Phase 1, the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) will be evaluated in selected patient cohorts defined in the Phase 2 part of the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 70
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Iovance Biotherapeutics Clinical Inquiries; Phone Number: 866.565.4410; Email: Clinical.Inquiries@iovance.com

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
      • Recruiting
      • Moffitt Cancer Center
  • North Carolina
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
      • Recruiting
      • Duke University
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
      • Recruiting
      • University of Cincinnati Medical Center
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • Recruiting
      • Ohio State University
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
      • Recruiting
      • Allegheny Health
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
      • Withdrawn
      • Baptist Cancer Center
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
      • Withdrawn
      • University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute

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. Patients with CLL or SLL with radiographically measurable disease

   • Cohort 2 only: patients with progressed or progressing CLL/SLL on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib with del 17p and/or TP53 mutated
   • Cohort 3 only: patients with progressed or progressing CLL/SLL on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib without del 17p and/or TP53 mutated
2. Patients must have documented progression or be progressing on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib, as indicated by the presence of known BTK resistance mutation

3. Patients must have received at least 1 prior regimen (only for patients without del 17p and/or TP53 mutated) and currently be on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib. For patients on combination therapy as the last line of therapy prior study entry, progression to any of the individual components of the combination therapy, rather than to the combination regimen, is required.

   • For Cohort 2: The single prior regimen can be ibrutinib or acalabrutinib (ie, patients are eligible while progressing on their first line of therapy)
   • For Cohort 3: Patients must have progressed on at least 1 additional line of therapy in addition to ibrutinib or acalabrutinib
4. Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 and an estimated life expectancy of ≥ 3 months.
5. Patients must have adequate bone marrow function to receive NMA-LD
6. Pulmonary function assessed by spirometry demonstrating FEV1 > 50% predicted normal
7. Cardiac function demonstrating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 45%
8. Patients of childbearing potential or their partners of childbearing potential must be willing to practice an approved method of birth control during treatment and for 12 months after receiving the last protocol-related therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who have received an organ allograft or prior cell transfer therapy within 20 years.
2. Patients with known or suspected transformed disease (ie, Richter's Transformation).
3. Patients who received treatment with any systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted small molecule inhibitors, or other biologic agents within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, of IOV-2001 infusion with the exception of ibrutinib or acalabrutinib
4. Patients with known involvement of central nervous system (CNS) by lymphoma or leukemia
5. Patients who are on chronic systemic steroid therapy >5 mg/day prednisone equivalent for any reason
6. Patients who have active systemic infections requiring systemic ABX, autoimmune anemia or thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorders, or other active major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory, or immune system.

7. Patients who are seropositive for any of the following:

   • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2 antibodies
   • Hepatitis B antigen (HbsAg) or anti-hepatitis B core total antibodies (anti-HbcAb), or hepatitis C antibody (HCVAb)
8. Patients with active and chronic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection requiring IV treatment
9. Patients who require treatment for anti-coagulation with a vitamin K antagonist (warfarin)
10. Patients who have received a live or attenuated vaccine within 28 days of beginning the preparative NMA-LD regimen
11. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

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

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort 1a; CLL/SLL patients whose disease has relapsed or is relapsing post ibrutinib or acalabrutinib therapy. Patients will receive IOV-2001 + low dose IL-2.	Biological: IOV-2001; Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) manufactured from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The final investigational product is a cryopreserved cell suspension.; Other Names: Autologous PBL; Drug: Low dose IL-2; 6 doses of subcutaneous (SC) LD-IL-2 (9 MIU every 8-12 hours) will follow the infusion of IOV-2001; Other Names: Interleukin-2
Experimental: Cohort 1b; CLL/SLL patients whose disease has relapsed or is relapsing post ibrutinib or acalabrutinib therapy. Patients will receive IOV-2001 + high dose IL-2.	Biological: IOV-2001; Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) manufactured from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The final investigational product is a cryopreserved cell suspension.; Other Names: Autologous PBL; Drug: High dose IL-2; 6 doses of IV HD-IL-2 (600,000 IU/kg Q8-12H will follow the infusion of IOV-2001; Other Names: Interleukin-2
Experimental: Cohort 2; CLL/SLL patients with del 17p who progressed or are progressing on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib therapy. Patients will receive IOV-2001 + IL-2.	Biological: IOV-2001; Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) manufactured from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The final investigational product is a cryopreserved cell suspension.; Other Names: Autologous PBL; Drug: IL-2; 6 doses of IL-2 will follow the infusion of IOV-2001; Other Names: Interleukin-2
Experimental: Cohort 3; CLL/SLL patients without del 17p who progressed or progressing on ibrutinib or acalabrutinib therapy. Patients will receive IOV-2001 + IL-2.	Biological: IOV-2001; Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) manufactured from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The final investigational product is a cryopreserved cell suspension.; Other Names: Autologous PBL; Drug: IL-2; 6 doses of IL-2 will follow the infusion of IOV-2001; Other Names: Interleukin-2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase I: RP2D (Recommended Phase 2 Dose)	to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose of IOV-2001 followed by interleukin-2 (IL-2)	up to one year or depending on when the recommended phase 2 dose is determined
Phase 2: Objective Response Rate	To evaluate efficacy of the RP2D of IOV-2001 followed by IL-2 as measured by objective response rate (ORR) per investigator assessment	up to two years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase 1: Adverse Events	Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs	up to one year or depending on when the recommended phase 2 dose is determined
Phase 1: Disease Assessment	To assess the evidence of activity of IOV-2001 followed by IL-2 as measured by ORR per Investigator assessment	up to two years
Phase 1: Disease Assessment	To assess CR/CRi rate per Investigator as defined by International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) 2018 criteria for IOV-2001 followed by IL-2	up to two years
Phase 1: Disease Assessment	To assess minimum residual disease (MRD)-negative rate for IOV-2001 followed by IL-2	up to two years
Phase 2: Disease Assessment (Separately for each cohort)	To assess progression free survival (PFS) of IOV-2001 therapy followed by IL-2	up to two years
Phase 2: Disease Assessment (Separately for each cohort)	To assess overall survival (OS) of IOV-2001 therapy followed by IL-2	up to two years
Phase 2: Disease Assessment (Separately for each cohort)	To assess duration of response (DOR) of IOV-2001 therapy followed by IL-2	up to two years
Phase 2: Disease Assessment (Separately for each cohort)	To assess disease control rate (DCR) of IOV-2001 therapy followed by IL-2	up to two years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Chair: Iovance Biotherapeutics Medical Monitor, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 19, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 5, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 7, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 7, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: CLL; Adoptive Cell Therapy; IL-2; SLL; PBL; Autologous Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes; IOV-2001
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Leukemia, B-Cell; Lymphoma; Leukemia; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Antineoplastic Agents; Interleukin-2
• Other Study ID Numbers: IOV-CLL-01

Drug and device information, study documents

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