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T-Lymphocytes in Treating Patients With Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Nasopharyngeal Cancer, NPC (NPC)

5 octobre 2012 mis à jour par: Helen Heslop, Baylor College of Medicine

Administration of EBV-Specific T-Lymphocytes to Patients With EBV-Positive Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Patients have a type of cancer called nasopharyngeal cancer. This cancer has come back or not gone away or is at high risk for coming back after treatment (including the best treatment we know for nasopharyngeal cancer). We are asking patients to volunteer to be in a research study using special immune system cells called EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, a new experimental therapy.

Most patients with nasopharyngeal cancer show evidence of infection with the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, Epstein Barr virus (EBV), before or at the time of their diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer. EBV is found in the cancer cells of most patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, suggesting that it may play a role in causing this cancer. The cancer cells infected by EBV are able to hide from the body's immune system and escape destruction. We want to see if special white blood cells (called T cells) that have been trained to kill EBV-infected cells can survive in the patient's blood and affect the tumor.

We have treated other patients with different EBV positive cancers and have had variable results. Some patients have had some response to the treatment. Some patients have been cured by the treatment. It is not possible for us to predict if this treatment will work for nasopharyngeal cancer.

The purposes of this study are to find the largest safe dose of EBV specific cytotoxic T cells, to learn what the side effects are, and to see whether this therapy might help patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Complété

Description détaillée

We will first test a biopsy of the tumor (that has already been done) to see if your tumor cells are EBV positive. If the patient is eligible, we will then take 60-70 ml (12-14 teaspoons) of blood from them. We will use this blood to grow more of the T cells in the laboratory. We will first grow an EBV-infected cell line by infecting the blood with EBV virus. This line will then be irradiated so it cannot grow and used to stimulate the T cells. This stimulation will train the T cells to kill cells with EBV on their surface. We will then grow these EBV-specific CTLs by more stimulation with EBV infected cells and a growth factor called Interleukin 2. Next, we will test the T cells to make sure that they kill the EBV-infected cells. If the number of T cells produced is low, we may need to obtain additional blood samples to make these cells.

The cells (which are the patient's own T cells) will be injected into them over 10 minutes, after pretreatment with Tylenol and Benadryl. A total of two doses will be given two weeks apart. All of the Treatments will be given by the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Texas Children's Hospital or the Methodist Hospital.

We will follow the patient in the clinic after the injections. To learn more about the way the T cells are working and how long they last in the body, an extra 10-60 mls (2-12 teaspoons) of blood will be taken before the infusion and 3-4 days after the infusion (this is optional). Up to 40 ml (8 teaspoons) of blood will also be drawn at 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks post-infusion, and then at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. The blood may be drawn from the patient's central line at the time of the regular blood tests. We will use this blood to look at the immune response to the patient's cancer. Over the course of the study, up to 29 tablespoons of blood will be drawn.

Patients will also have repeat scans at 8 weeks after the first injections. If these show stable or improving disease they may (if the patient wishs) receive up to 6 extra doses of cells. These would be given every 1-3 months. If the patient has additional injections of cells after the first two infusions, we will take extra blood tests before each infusion, at the end of each infusion, 3-4 days after each infusion (day optional depending on patient preference), and at 1 and 2 weeks after each infusion. We will also do an extra scan between 1 and 3 months after the last infusion. Follow up will then continue every 3 months and will continue until 12 months after the last infusion.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

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Phase

  • La phase 1

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Lieux d'étude

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, États-Unis, 77030
        • The Methodist Hospital
      • Houston, Texas, États-Unis, 77030
        • Texas Children's Hospital

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Enfant
  • Adulte
  • Adulte plus âgé

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

Sexes éligibles pour l'étude

Tout

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients with NPC in first or subsequent relapse or with primary refractory disease or high risk (T3 or T4, or node positive disease) in whom the EBV genome or antigens have been demonstrated in tissue biopsies will be eligible for this trial. -Patients with a life expectancy >6 weeks
  • Patients with a Karnofsky score of >/= 50
  • No severe intercurrent infection.
  • Patient, parent/guardian able to give informed consent.
  • Patients with bilirubin <2x normal, SGOT <3x normal, and Hgb >8.0
  • Patients with a creatinine <2x normal for age
  • Patients should have been off other investigational therapy for one month prior to entry in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Patients with a life expectancy of <6 weeks. -Patients with a Karnofsky score of < 50. -Patients with a severe intercurrent infection. -Patient, parent/guardian unable to give informed consent. -Patients with a bilirubin >2x normal. SGOT >3x normal or abnormal prothrombin time. -Patients with a creatinine >2x normal for age -Due to unknown effects of this therapy on a fetus, pregnant women are excluded from this research. The male partner should use a condom.

Note: Patients who would be excluded from the protocol strictly for laboratory abnormalities can be included at the investigators discretion after approval by the CAGT Protocol Review Committee and the FDA reviewer.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: N / A
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation à un seul groupe
  • Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Expérimental: EBV specific CTL
autologous EBV specific CTLs

30-40cc of peripheral blood will be used to generate EBV specific CTLs

Group One:

Day 0 - 2 x 10^7 cells/m2 Day 14 - 2 x 10^7 cells/m2

Group Two:

Day 0 - 2 x 10^7 cells/m2 Day 14 - 1 x 10^8 cells/m2

Group Three:

Day 0 - 1 x 10^8 cells/m2 Day 14 - 2 x 10^8 cells/m2

Autres noms:
  • EBV specific CTLs

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Safety of two IV injections of autologously derived Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs)
Délai: 6 weeks
Patients will be enrolled at the first dose level and followed for six weeks after the second dose (which will constitute a course) for evaluation of any critical toxicity
6 weeks

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Délai
the survival, immunological efficacy and anti-tumor effects of EBV specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte lines.
Délai: 12 months
12 months

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Helen E. Heslop, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

Publications et liens utiles

La personne responsable de la saisie des informations sur l'étude fournit volontairement ces publications. Il peut s'agir de tout ce qui concerne l'étude.

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude

1 août 2001

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

1 octobre 2007

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

1 juin 2012

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

2 février 2008

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

2 février 2008

Première publication (Estimation)

6 février 2008

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Estimation)

10 octobre 2012

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

5 octobre 2012

Dernière vérification

1 octobre 2012

Plus d'information

Ces informations ont été extraites directement du site Web clinicaltrials.gov sans aucune modification. Si vous avez des demandes de modification, de suppression ou de mise à jour des détails de votre étude, veuillez contacter register@clinicaltrials.gov. Dès qu'un changement est mis en œuvre sur clinicaltrials.gov, il sera également mis à jour automatiquement sur notre site Web .

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