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Phase 1 N=21 Treatment

Anti-CD19 White Blood Cells for Children and Young Adults With B Cell Leukemia or Lymphoma

ALL · B Cell Lymphoma · Leukemia · Large Cell Lymphoma · Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Enrolled (actual)
21
Serious AEs
26.4%
Results posted
Aug 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Who Received Preparative Chemotherapy Followed by Cluster of Differentiation (CD)19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR): CD19 CAR T-cells With < Grade 4 Cytokine Release Syndrome — 14; 4; 14; 15 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Interventions
Anti-Cluster of Differentiation (CD)19-Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) (Biological)
Age
Pediatric, Adult · 1+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Primary completion
Nov 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants Who Received Preparative Chemotherapy Followed by Cluster of Differentiation (CD)19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR): CD19 CAR T-cells With < Grade 4 Cytokine Release Syndrome
14; 4; 14; 15
PRIMARY
Number of Participants in Which the Prescribed Dose of Cluster of Differentiation (CD)19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR): CD19 CAR T-cells Were Successfully Manufactured
15; 4; 0; 0
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Who Were Administered Intensive Chemotherapy Prior to Cluster of Differentiation (CD)19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR): CD19 CAR Infusion
0; 0; 0; 16
SECONDARY
Mean Percentage Cluster of Differentiation 19 (CD19) - Chimeric Antigen-Receptor (CAR) T-Cells in Blood, Bone Marrow (BM) and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
0.279; 0.122; 0.343; 0.897; 0.459; 0.554
SECONDARY
Number of Patients With a Complete Response (CR)
10; 4; 11; 6
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Grade 4 Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS)
2; 1; 1; 1
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-Serious Adverse Events
16; 5; 16; 16

Summary

Background: - Although progress has been made in treating children with B-cell cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma, many children do not respond to the standard treatments. One possible treatment involves collecting white blood cells called T cells from the person with cancer and modifying the cells to attack the B-cell cancer. The cells can then be given back to the participant. This study will use T cells that have been modified to attack the cluster of differentiation 19 (CD19) protein, which is found on the surface of some B-cell cancers. Objectives: - To see if anti-CD19 modified white blood cells are a safe and effective treatment for children and young adults with advanced B-cell cancer. Eligibility: * Children and young adults between 1 and 30 years of age who have B-cell cancer (leukemia or lymphoma) that has not responded to standard treatments. * The leukemia or the lymphoma must have the CD19 protein. * There must be adequate organ function. Design: * Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood and urine samples will be collected. Imaging studies or bone marrow biopsies may be performed depending on the type of cancer. * Participants will undergo a process where white blood cells are collected, called apheresis. These cells will be modified to contain the anti-CD19 gene. * Participants will have 3 days of chemotherapy to prepare their immune system to accept the modified cells. * Participants will receive an infusion of their own modified white blood cells. They will remain in the hospital until they have recovered from the treatment. * Participants will have frequent follow-up visits to monitor the outcome of the treatment. * If the participant benefits from the treatment, then he/she may have the option for another round of treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Patient must have a cluster of differentiation 19 (CD19)-expressing B cell ALL or lymphoma and must have relapsed or refractory disease after at least one standard chemotherapy and one salvage regimen. In view of the principal investigator (PI) and the primary oncologist, there must be no available alternative curative therapies and subjects must be either ineligible for allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT), have refused SCT, or have disease activity that prohibits SCT at this time.
  • CD19 expression must be detected on greater than 15% of the malignant cells by immunohistochemistry or greater than 30% by flow cytometry in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) approved test in the Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), or from the referring institution or reference laboratory. The choice of whether to use flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry will be determined by what is the most easily available tissue sample in each patient. In general immunohistochemistry will be used for lymph node biopsies, flow cytometry will be used for peripheral blood and bone marrow samples.
  • Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease at the time of enrollment, which may include any evidence of disease including minimal residual disease detected by flow cytometry, cytogenetics, or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis.
  • Greater than or equal to 1 year of age (and at least 15 kg) and less than or equal to 30 years of age.
  • Adequate absolute CD3 count estimated to be required to obtain target cell dose based on discussion with Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM) apheresis and Cell Processing Section, DTM.
  • Subjects with the following central nervous system (CNS) status are eligible only in the absence of neurologic symptoms suggestive of CNS leukemia, such as cranial nerve palsy:
  • CNS 1, defined as absence of blasts in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) on cytospin preparation, regardless of the number of WBCs;
  • CNS 2, defined as presence of 5/uL WBCs but negative by Steinherz/Bleyer algorithm
  • CNS3 with marrow disease who has failed salvage systemic and intensive IT chemotherapy (and therefore not eligible for radiation)
  • Patients with isolated CNS relapse will be eligible if they have previously been treated with cranial radiation (at least centigray (cGy)).
  • Ability to give informed consent. For subjects 10 years of age: Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50%; Patients less than or equal to 10 years of age: Lansky scale greater than or equal to 50%. Subjects who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are upright in a wheelchair will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of calculating the performance score.
  • Patients of child-bearing or child-fathering potential must be willing to practice birth control from the time of enrollment on this study and for four months after receiving the preparative regimen.
  • Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test because of the potentially dangerous effects on the fetus.
  • Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than or equal to 40% by multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or fractional shortening greater than or equal to 28% by echocardiogram (ECHO) or left ventricular ejection fraction greater than or equal to 50% by ECHO.
  • Patients with history of allogeneic stem cell transplantation are eligible if at least 100 days post-transplant, if there is no evidence of active graft versus host disease (GVHD) and no longer taking immunosuppressive agents for at least 30 days prior to enrollment.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

Subjects meeting any of the following criteria are not eligible for participation in the study:

  • Recurrent or refractory ALL limited to isolated testicular disease.
  • Hepatic function: Inadequate liver function defined as total bilirubin > 2x upper limit o
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01593696). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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