CAR-T Following ASCT for Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (R/R B-NHL) With High-Risk Prognostic Factors

A Single-Arm Clinical Study of CD19 CAR-T Following ASCT for Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (R/R B-NHL) With High-Risk Prognostic Factors

Clinical trial for the safety and efficacy of CD19 CAR-T following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (R/R B-NHL) with High-Risk Prognostic Factors

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: autologous stem-cell transplantation; Drug: Relmacabtagene autoleucel (relma-cel)

Detailed Description

This is a single-center, single-arm, open-label, prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CD19 CAR-T infusion following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT) in relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients with high-risk prognostic factors (extranodal involvement/bulky mass ≥5 cm in diameter/TP53 alterations). CD19 CAR-T will be infused on day +3 (±1d) with a fixed dose of 100X10^6. The study will assess the safety and efficacy of this combinational therapy, including the investigators assessed the best complete response rate (BCR) in 3 months (primary endpoint), objective response rates, survivals, incidence and severity of cytokine release syndrome (CRS), immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), hematological, and other non-hematological toxicities of the subjects.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 16
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Weili Zhao; Phone Number: +862164370045; Email: zwl_trial@163.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Li Wang; Phone Number: +862164370045

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai, China
    • Recruiting
    • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    • Contact: Weili Zhao; Email: zwl_trial@163.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma including the following types

   • diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
   • high-grade B-cell lymphoma with or without MYC and BLC2 and/or BCL6 rearrangement
   • transformed lymphoma
   • primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
   • follicular lymphoma (FL)

2. Relapsed or refractory diseases fulfilling one of the following criteria (individuals must have received anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen)

   • Primary refractory disease, defined as disease progression after first-line immunochemotherapy or disease progression within 6 weeks of the end of the last chemotherapy
   • Stable disease (SD) as best response after at least 4 cycles of first-line therapy
   • Partial response (PR) as best response after at least 6 cycles of first-line therapy (biopsy-proven residual disease is needed for individuals with Deauville score of 4)
   • PR as best response after at least 2 cycles of second-line therapy
   • Disease relapse ≤12 months after the completion of first-line immunochemotherapy
   • Relapsed or refractory disease after ≥2 lines of chemotherapy
3. Presence of at least one of the following high-risk prognostic factors: (1) extranodal involvement; (2) maximum diameter of the bulky mass ≥5 cm; (3) TP53 gene alterations
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
5. Eligible for HDCT/ASCT based on the investigator's assessment and are scheduled to undergo an ASCT sequential CAR-T treatment regimen

6. Adequate renal and hepatic function defined as:

   • Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT/AST) ≤ 3 upper limit of normal (ULN)
   • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 mg/dL(<3 times ULN in patients with Gilbert's syndrome, cholestasis due to hepatoportal compression adenopathy, biliary obstruction in patients with liver involvement or lymphoma)
   • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 ULN, or creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 30 mL/min
7. Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 40%
8. Baseline oxygen saturation > 95% on room air
9. Life expectancy ≥3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
2. Active HBV or HCV infection, defined as HBV-DNA or HCV-DNA levels above the normal upper limit, with or without abnormal liver function. Individuals with positive HBsAg or HBcAb should receive antiviral prophylaxis for at least 12 months after CAR-T cells infusion.
3. Presence of uncontrolled infection, cardio-cerebrovascular disease，coagulopathy, or connective tissue disease.
4. History of HIV infection
5. Prior chimeric antigen receptor cellular immunotherapy targeting CD19
6. Pregnant or lactating patients

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: CAR-T following ASCT; Participants will receive high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem-cell infusion, and a fixed dose of CAR-T cells will be infused.	Other: autologous stem-cell transplantation; high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT); Drug: Relmacabtagene autoleucel (relma-cel); relma-cel (CD19 CAR-T cell)infusion on day 3(±1d) after ASCT with a fixed dose of 100X10^6.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Best Complete Response (CR) Rate in 3 months	Best Complete Response rate in 3 months is defined as the incidence of subjects achieving complete remission (CR) within 3 months after CAR-T infusion according to the Lugano Classification (Cheson et al, 2014), as determined by study investigators.	3months post CAR-T infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective remission rate (ORR) in 3months	ORR in 3 moths is defined as the incidence of either a CR or a partial response (PR) within 3 months after CAR-T infusion per the Lugano Classification as determined by study investigators.	3months post CAR-T infusion
Duration of Response (DOR)	DOR is defined only for participants who experience an objective response after CAR-T infusion and is the time from the first objective response to disease progression or death from any cause	2 years post CAR-T infusion
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the CAR-T infusion date to the date of disease progression or death from any cause.	2 years post CAR-T infusion
Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from CAR-T infusion to the date of death from any cause.	2 years post CAR-T infusion
Adverse Events rate as assessed by CTCAE version 5.0	An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as adverse events.	2 years post CAR-T infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ruijin Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 16, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 9, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): April 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 6, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 3, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoma, B-Cell; relmacabtagene autoleucel
• Other Study ID Numbers: ASCT-CART

Drug and device information, study documents

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