Cytokine-Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells (CIML-NK) for Relapsed & Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Haploidentical Donor Cytokine-Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells (CIML-NK) for Relapsed & Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The objective of this study is to demonstrate that cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells can be generated from donor cells and infused safely into patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A secondary objective is to assess efficacy of the CIML-NK cells in treating AML.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: CIML-NK Cells

Detailed Description

The goal of treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is to achieve remission and proceed to hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Unfortunately, standard protocols have limited success. In this study the investigators will identify patients with relapsed or refractory AML who are unlikely to benefit from standard chemotherapy protocols and do not qualify for, or do not wish to participate in, institutional chemotherapy trials. Peripheral blood from a related haploidentical donor will be collected for the isolation of natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells will be induced into a memory-like state using cytokine supplementation only. In this Phase I/II study, Patients will receive a lymphodepleting chemotherapy regimen, after which the cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells (CIML-NKs) will be infused. The primary study endpoint is the feasibility and safety of infusion of the cells. The secondary endpoints are efficacy, as measured by clinical response per standard CR/CRi criteria and ability to subsequently undergo allogeneic HSCT, and the persistence of memory-like NK cells in the blood as measured by flow cytometry.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 20
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Evelyn Nguyen; Phone Number: 513-636-4379; Email: Evelyn.Nguyen@cchmc.org
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Michele Wang; Phone Number: 513-517-7219; Email: YunZu.Wang@cchmc.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • Recruiting
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
      • Contact: Evelyn Nguyen; Email: Evelyn.Nguyen@cchmc.org
      • Contact: Richard Cooper; Email: richard.cooper@cchmc.org
      • Principal Investigator: Michele Wang, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Of age ≥ 2 years of age at the time of study enrollment
• With AML diagnosed per 2016 WHO criteria (11)
• With relapsed or refractory AML in their bone marrow
• Refractory disease: Patients must have ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow after 2 courses of intensive induction treatment
• Relapsed disease: Patients must have ≥ 5% blasts in the bone marrow, or reappearance of blasts in the blood, within 6 months of initial CR
• With available haploidentical related donors. Donor specific antibody (DSA) testing will be done on the recipient prior to or upon enrollment.
• With performance level of ≥ 50% on Karnofsky scale for patients > 16 years of age and ≥ 50% on Lansky scale for patients ≤ 16 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Disease: isolated central nervous system (CNS) disease, or isolated extramedullary disease, or diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML). Patients with extramedullary disease in combination with bone marrow disease are eligible for enrollment.
• Infectious Disease: Active uncontrolled infection
• Renal function: radioisotope determined Glomerular Function Rate <50 mL/min/1.73m2
• Cardiac function: Systolic ejection fraction <45% by echocardiogram
• Pulmonary Function: Oxygen saturation <92% on room air
• Hepatic function: Total bilirubin > 2mg/dL, AST and ALT more than three times the upper limit of normal
• Concomitant medications: receiving either >10mg prednisone equivalent daily, or >0.5mg/kg prednisone equivalent daily, whichever is less
• Concomitant investigational treatments: receiving other investigational therapies
• Known allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to IL-2 injections
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events with lymphodepleting chemotherapy. Pregnancy tests must be obtained for female patients. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method while on study treatment and for six months following completion. Effective contraceptive methods include oral contraceptive pills, patches, or injections, intrauterine devices, having a tubal ligation, having a partner who has had a vasectomy, or not having sex.

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: Cytokine-Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer (CIML-NK) Cells; The investigational cell product is a cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cell preparation, derived from the recipient's haploidentical donor's apheresis product.

Drug: CIML-NK Cells; The investigational cell product is a cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cell preparation, derived from the recipient's haploidentical donor's apheresis product. At the time of infusion, the product is comprised of: Cytokine-Induced Memory-Like NK cells (CIML-NK cells); Human Serum Albumin; Plasmalyte The concentration and total cell number of CIML-NK cells in the product will vary based on the recipient body weight and the dose requested.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feasibility of infusion	Number of patients who receive CIML-NK infusion without grade 3-4 infusional toxicity events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 divided by the number of patients enrolled.	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinical Response to CIML-NK Infusion	Clinical response to CIML-NK infusion assessed by bone marrow morphology per standard International Working Group CR/CRi criteria (Complete Remission (CR)	30 days
Persistence of CIML-NK cells in the recipients' peripheral blood	Persistence of CIML-NK cells in the recipients' peripheral blood, assessed by flow cytometry	Assessed at day 7, 14, 21, 28
Proceed to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)	Proportion of patients who are able to proceed to hematopoietic stem cell transplant	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Michele Wang, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 5, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): October 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 1, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020-0853

Drug and device information, study documents

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