Autologous CAR-T Cells Targeting B7-H3 in Recurrent or Refractory GBM CAR.B7-H3Tc

Phase I Study of Intraventricular Infusion of T Cells Expressing B7-H3 Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) in Subjects With Recurrent or Refractory Glioblastoma

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of using T lymphocyte chimeric antigen receptor cells against the B7-H3 antigen (CAR.B7-H3T cells) in patients with glioblastoma. CAR.B7-H3T cells treatment has not been tested in humans and is not an approved treatment by the Food and Drug Administration for glioblastoma.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: CAR.B7-H3T cells infusion

Detailed Description

This is a phase 1, single center, open-label study aims to determine the safety of escalating doses of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) cells targeting the B7-H3 antigen administered via intraventricular infusion to adult subjects with relapsed or refractory glioblastoma (GBM).

Subjects with GBM who meet procurement eligibility criteria will have cells collected following their initial surgical resection to manufacture CAR.B7-H3T cells, preferably prior to initiation of adjuvant chemoradiation.

At the time that the subjects have confirmed refractory or recurrent GBM, CAR.B7-H3T cells will be manufactured for subjects who likely to be eligible for cell infusion.

Eligible subjects will receive up to 3 weekly infusions of CAR.B7-H3 cells. To receive the additional cycles of CAR.B7-H3 cells, all treatment-related toxicities must have resolved to grade < 3, the subject must not have experienced a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the subject must not have progressive disease that has been confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging per Immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology criteria.

The data from the dose escalation will be used to determine a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), which will be decided on based on the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and additional factors such as the feasibility of administering infusions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 36
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Catherine Cheng; Phone Number: 919-445-4208; Email: UNCImmunotherapy@med.unc.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Caroline Babinec; Phone Number: 919-962-7426; Email: UNCImmunotherapy@med.unc.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • North Carolina
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
      • Recruiting
      • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Contact: Sierra Thomas; Phone Number: 919-445-4208; Email: UNCImmunotherapy@med.unc.edu
      • Contact: Chelsea Baker; Phone Number: +1 919-962-8491; Email: UNCImmunotherapy@med.unc.edu
      • Principal Investigator: Felicia Cao, MD, PhD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

INCLUSION CRITERIA

1. Karnofsky score of > 60%
2. Diagnosis or recurrent supratentorial- or infra-tentorial glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) (World Health Organization 2016 or 2021) based on Response assessment in neuro-oncology criteria (RANO) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) criteria. Disseminated GBM down the spinal cord is not allowed. Must have previously undergone resection or biopsy at initial diagnosis.
3. Must have undergone at least 4005 cGy of radiation with concurrent temozolomide.
4. No current or previous exposure to antiangiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab.
5. Female subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to abstain from heterosexual activity or to use 2 forms of effective methods of contraception from the time of informed consent until 6 months after study treatment discontinuation.
6. Male subjects with female partners must have had a prior vasectomy or agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 3 months after the cell infusion therapy. If a male subject receives multiple infusions, they must remain on contraception throughout the duration and 3 months after the last cell infusion therapy.
7. The subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

1. Subject is pregnant or lactating (Note: Breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
2. Subjects with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen.
3. Active infection with HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV). Note: To meet eligibility subjects are required to be negative for HIV antibody, negative for HTLV1 and 2 antibodies, negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen, and negative for HCV antibody and viral load.
4. Contraindication to MRI contrast agents or an inability to undergo MRI scans due to MRI non-compatible implanted materials.
5. Prior exposure to chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for treatment of glioblastoma.
6. Evidence of disseminated disease involving the brainstem, cerebellum or spinal cord.
7. Previously implanted carmustine wafers or brachytherapy for the treatment of glioma.

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: Single Arm; CAR.B7-H3 T cells: Subjects with refractory or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, have cells collected following their initial surgical resection to manufacture CAR.B7-H3 T cells, preferably before initiation of adjuvant chemoradiation.

Drug: CAR.B7-H3T cells infusion; The Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR).B7-H3T cells will be administered via intraventricular infusion up to 3 weekly infusions. A suspension of T cells infusion is given, over 5-10 minutes, via a Rickham catheter and will be followed by a normal-saline flush. Dose escalation will be performed considering the dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) listed in the protocol. Six doses will be explored. The starting dose will be 2 × 10^6 transduced cells/infusion (Dose Level (DL) 1) and will enroll at least 3 subjects. If there are no dose DLTs within 4 weeks of the third cellular product administration in the first 3 subjects, then the next cohort will evaluate 5 × 10^6 transduced cells/infusion (DL2).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of participants with adverse event	Number of participants with adverse event (AE)s as a measure of safety and tolerability of intraventricular administration CAR.B7-H3 T cells in subjects with progressive recurrent or refractory glioblastoma multiforme. AEs will be classified and graded according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 5.0. Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) are defined as at least possibly related to CAR.B7-H3T cell product administration.	Up to 10 weeks
Cytokine Release Syndrome	Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) will be graded according to American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) CRS Consensus Grading. Grade 1 - Mild (Symptomatic Management): Fever ≥38^ o C, No hypotension, No hypoxia, Grade 2 - Moderate (Moderate Intervention): Fever ≥38^ o C, Hypotension not requiring vasopressors, Hypoxia requiring low-flow nasal cannula (≤6 L/minute) or blow-by, Grade 3 - Severe (Aggressive Intervention): Fever ≥ 38^ o C , Hypotension requiring a vasopressor with or without vasopressin, Hypoxia requiring high-flow nasal cannula (>6 L/minute), facemask, nonrebreather mask, or Venturi mask, Grade 4 - Life-threatening (Life-sustaining intervention): Fever ≥38^oC, Hypotension requiring multiple vasopressors (excluding vasopressin),Hypoxia requiring positive pressure (e.g. Continuous positive airway pressure, BiPAP, intubation, mechanical ventilation), Grade 5 - Death: Death.	Up to 10 weeks
Neurotoxicity	Neurotoxicity will be graded according to the Central Nervous System (CNS) Toxicity criteria. Grade 0: Normal or no change from baseline exam at start of therapy, Grade 1: Mild lethargy and/or irritability or visual, motor, or sensory symptoms without change in neurological exam, Grade 2: Moderate lethargy, disorientation, or psychosis lasting < 48 hours or mild increase in pre-existing neurological deficit, Grade 3: >48hours of severe lethargy, but responsive to verbal stimuli or disorientation or psychosis lasting >48 hours, Grade 4: Coma, unresponsive to verbal stimuli, increasing neurological deficit above grade 3, evidence of herniation, development of uncontrolled seizures, intracerebral hemorrhage.	Up to 10 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identification of Recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)	RP2D for intraventricular administration of CAR.B7-H3 T cells is determined based on the modified 3+3 dose-finding rule. Dose escalation will be performed considering the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), dose level (DL) will be increased unless there is no DLT.	Up to 4 weeks
Objective Response Rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as the percentage of subjects with [compete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease] per Immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology (iRANO) criteria. Complete response (CR): Disappearance of all enhancing disease for ≥ 4 weeks; no new lesions; stable or improved T2-weighted-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (T2/FLAIR); no more than physiological steroids; clinically stable or improved. Partial response (PR): ≥ 50% decrease in the sum of biperpendicular diameters of enhancing disease for ≥ 4 weeks; no new lesions; stable or improved T2/FLAIR; stable or decreased steroid dose, clinically stable or improved. Stable disease (SD): Does not qualify for CR, PR or progressive disease; no new lesions; stable or improved T2/FLAIR; stable or decreased steroid dose; clinically stable or improved.	Up to 4 weeks
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from with the initial CAR.B7-H3 T cell infusion until disease progression per iRANO criteria or death as a result of any cause. Subjects who do not meet criteria for progression by the analysis cut-off date will be censored at their last evaluable disease assessment date. Immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology (iRANO) criteria. Progressive disease (PD): ≥ 25% increase in the sum of biperpendicular diameters of enhancing disease; or new lesions; or substantial worsened T2/FLAIR; or substantial clinical decline.	Up to 12 months
Duration of Response (DOR)	DOR is defined as the time from documentation of PR or better to progressive disease (PD).	Up to 12 months
Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from initial glioblastoma multiforme diagnosis to date of death for any cause.	Up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Felicia Cao, MD, PhD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trials

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 2, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2030

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): May 9, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 22, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 16, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Brain Tumor; Glioblastoma Multiforme; Cell therapy; Recurrent; Relapse
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Disease Attributes; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Astrocytoma; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Nervous System Neoplasms; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Recurrence; Glioblastoma; Brain Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: LCCC2059-ATL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No