Inaticabtagene Autoleucel (Inati-cel; CNCT19) Treatment for MRD-Positive B-ALL Patients in CR1

A Clinical Study of Inaticabtagene Autoleucel (Inati-cel; CNCT19) Treatment for B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(B-ALL) Patients in First Complete Remission (CR1)，Minimal Residual Disease(MRD) Positive

This investigator-initiated, prospective, single-arm, open-label, single-center clinical study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Inaticabtagene autoleucel (Inati-cel;CNCT19)CD19 CAR-T theraphy in adults B-ALL that are in first complete remission(CR1) with minimal residual disease (MRD) positivity. This trial will enroll 20 participants for leukapheresis and treatment with lymphodepleting chemotherapy followed by Inati-cel CAR T cell infusion. Patients will be assessed for MRD negativity rate(at months 1, 2, 3, and 6 after CAR-T transfusion), duration of MRD negativity, overall survival(OS), relapse-free survival(RFS), pharmacokinetics(PK) characteristics, incidence of adverse events(AEs), exploratory biomarker research at 1,2,3,6,9,12,15,18,21 and 24- months post Inati-cel infusion.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: single dose of Inaticabtagene autoleucel

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

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Jiayi Ren, MD; Phone Number: +86 13651996101; Email: renjiayi94@163.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200025
      • Recruiting
      • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
      • Contact: Jin Wang, PhD; Phone Number: +86 13524945202; Email: jinwang@shsmu.edu.cn

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between ≥16 and ≤70 years at screening, no gender restrictions
• ECOG score of 0-1 at screening
• Newly diagnosed Ph-negative B-ALL, MRD positive(bone marrow MRD ≥0.01% by flow cytometry) in CR1 (with <5% blasts in bone marrow, no blasts in peripheral blood, no extramedullary disease)after induction chemotherapy or consolidation chemotherapy.
• Newly diagnosed Ph-positive B-ALL, MRD positive(bone marrow MRD ≥0.01% by flow cytometry or BCR-ABL1 >0.01% detected by qPCR) in CR1 (with <5% blasts in bone marrow, no blasts in peripheral blood, no extramedullary disease) .
• At diagnosis of B-ALL,CD19 expression of leukemic cells is positive by flow cytometry in bone marrow or peripheral blood.

• Appropirate organ function, meeting the following criteria:

  1. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
  2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3 times ULN;
  3. Total bilirubin ≤2 times ULN (for patients with Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin ≤3.0 times ULN and direct bilirubin ≤1.5 times ULN);
  4. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN, or creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula);
  5. International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤1.5 times ULN and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5 times ULN;
  6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%;
  7. Minimum pulmonary reserve, with oxygen saturation >91% on room air;
• Meets leukapheresis standard of the study center, with no contraindications for blood cell separation;
• Voluntarily agrees to participate in this study and signs on the informed consent form(ICF).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Received CAR-T cell therapy before screening;
• Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome(IBMFS) or any other known bone marrow failure syndromes;
• Active systemic autoimmune diseases requiring treatment;

• Any of the following conditions:

  1. HBsAg and/or HBeAg positive;
  2. HBe-Ab and/or HBc-Ab positive with HBV-DNA levels above the lower limit of quantification;
  3. HCV-Ab positive;
  4. TP-Ab positive;
  5. HIV antibody positive;
  6. EBV-DNA or CMV-DNA levels above the lower limit of quantification;
• Active infection at screening.
• Any other malignancy within the past five years before screening, excluding cases where the patient has been disease-free for more than 5 years after curative treatment or has a low risk of relapse as assessed by the investigator;

• Any of the following cardiac conditions:

  1. NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure;
  2. Severe arrhythmia requiring treatment;
  3. Uncontrolled hypertension or pulmonary hypertension despite standard therapy;
  4. Unstable angina;
  5. Myocardial infarction, bypass surgery, or stent placement within six months before cell retransfusion;
  6. Clinically significant valvular disease;
  7. Other cardiac conditions deemed unsuitable by the investigator;
• History of epilepsy, cerebellar disease, or other active central nervous system disorders;
• Uncontrolled diabetes;
• History of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within six months before screening that is not well controlled;
• History of hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational product.
• Received a live vaccine within six weeks before screening;
• Life expectancy of less than three months;
• Participation in another interventional clinical trial and receiving investigational drugs within three months (for unapproved drugs) or within five half-lives (for approved drugs) before cell infusion, or plans to participate in another clinical trial or receive anti-cancer therapy outside the study protocol during the study period;
• Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial by the investigator.

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: intervention group; Administration with Inaticabtagene autoleucel CD19 CAR-T cells in the MRD positive B-ALL patients in CR1.

Biological: single dose of Inaticabtagene autoleucel; Inaticabtagene autoleucel will be transfusioned intravenously at the recommended dose of 0.5×10^8 (ranging 0.2-0.6×10^8) viable CAR-T cells. If the quantity of CAR-T cells of the patient is sufficient, after the patient receives the first CAR-T transfusion 5~6 months，they will receive a second CAR-T cell transfusion. The aim of the second transfusion is to prolong the duration of CAR-T in the patient's body and prolong the patient's DOR. The dose and procedures of the second transfusion are the same as those for the first transfusion. After the second infusion, the patient will receive evaluation based on the day of the second transfusion as Day0.; Other Names: Inati-cel; CNCT-19

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
MRD negativity rate	The proportion of patients who reach MRD negative.Bone marrow of every patient will be analysed by multiparameter flow cytometry or/and RT-qPCR for MRD evaluation.	up to 24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Duration of MRD negativity	Time from the first assessment of MRD negative to the first assessment of MRD positive or death from any cause.Bone marrow of every patient will be analysed by multiparameter flow cytometry or/and RT-qPCR for MRD evaluation.	till the end of the study, up to 5 years
Relapse-free survival (RFS)	Interval from the date of transfusion of the Inati-cel to the time of hematological recurrence or death from any cause. Evaluation of RFS will be based on follow-up results.	till the end of the study, up to 5 years
Overall survival (OS)	Interval from the date of the feedback to the time of death due to any reason. Evaluation of OS will be based on follow-up results.	till the end of the study, up to 5 years
incidence of adverse events	The proportion of patients who have adverse events after Inati-cel transfusion.Adverse events will be assessed by CTCAE v5.0	up to 24 months
Pharmacokinetics characteristics of Inati-cel	Including duration of CAR T cells, relative proportion of CAR-T cells and absolute counts of CAR-T cells.These will be evaluated by multiparameter flow cytometry.	till the end of the study, up to 5 years
exploratory biomarker research	A small amount of blood or bone marrow will be collected for further biomarker research, including flowcytometric analysis of lymphocyte subsets, multiomics analysis of leukenic cells and CAR-T cells, in vivo and in vitro experiments on drug interference in CAR-T therapy.	till the end of the study, up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ruijin Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 10, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2029
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): December 5, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 23, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 20, 2025
• Last Verified: December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Minimal Residual Disease; Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR-T)Cell
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Hematologic Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Leukemia; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
• Other Study ID Numbers: (2024) Ruijin Ethics No.447

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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