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Allogeneic NK Cell ("SMT-NK") in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

Phase 1/2a clinical trial for the evaluation of safety and efficacy of allogeneic NK cell (“SMT-NK”) in combination with Pembrolizumab for patients with Gemcitabine-refractory biliary tract cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004324
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-10-15
Start date
2019-12-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Biological/Vaccine, Non-Stem Cell : • Biological: 'SMT-NK' Inj. (allogeneic Natural Killer cell) 3*10^6cells/kg weekly administration for 2 weeks. After that, 1 week is a withdrawal period. (Phase 1

Sponsors

SMT Bio
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. A person who receives an explanation from the trial manager about the purpose, contents, and characteristics of the Investigational products for the clinical trial and is signed by the person, guardian or legal representative in the written informed consent. 2. Be =19 years of age on day of signing informed consent. 3. Histopathological or cytologic diagnosis of advanced adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract. 4. Have a performance status of =2 on the ECOG Performance Scale. 5. Patients who survival period is expected to be at least 3 months. 6. Patients who meet the following conditions: • ANC(Absolute Neutrophil Count) = 1,500/µL • Hemoglobin= 10 g/dL • Platelet> 100,000/µL • Serum BUN & Creatinine = 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) • AST & ALT = 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) • Bilirubin = 3mg/L 7. Patients who agreed to the allogeneic natural killer cells therapy separated from the family of the patient or healthy donor’s blood. 8. Patients have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin) within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication and agreed to use 2 methods of contraception. The period of contraception is up to 6 months after the last administration of Pembrolizumab. 9. Patients who meet one or more of the following conditions. • Patients have at least 1% Combined Positive Score (*CPS) PD-L1 expression detected on the tumor, as determined by**immunohistochemistry performed by a central laboratory. *CPS = (number of PD-L1 positive tumor cells, lymphocytes,macrophage)/ (total number of viable tumor cells) X 100 **immunohistochemistry: IHC 22C3 pharmDx test • Patients who have a positive *MSI-H or **dMMR test. • MSI-high positive tumors analyzed by PCR. • dMMR positive tumors analyzed by immunohistochemical staining . • *MSI-H was measured by PCR, and positive finding when two or more unstable markers were detected in PCR for 5 microsatellite markers. • **dMMR is analyzed by immunohistochemical staining and positive when the discovery of one or more genes in MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 staining is lost.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have previous history of Immune deficiency or autoimmune disease that can be aggravated by immunotherapy(for example:Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, adolescent-developed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus). 2. Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy. 3. Have with pneumonia, colitis, hepatitis, nephritis, endocrine disorders(for example: Pituitary gland, thyroid dysfunction, Type 1 diabetes, etc.) associated with immunodeficiency. 4. Other malignant tumors within 5 years before the study enrollment. 5. Previous history of anti-angiogenic agent treatment before the study enrollment. 6. Received chemotherapy not less than 4 weeks old before the first administration of investigational products. 7. Apparent myocardial infarction or uncontrolled arterial hypertension. 8. Serious allergic history. 9. Serious mental illness. 10. Female who are pregnant, breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant during the study period. 11. A person who participated in another clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to the start of the study(based on the date of signing the informed consent.). 12. Previously administrated Pembrolizumab and other anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agent. 13. Previously administrated natural killer cell. 14. Patients who did not resolve the adverse event of the drug administered 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 15. Previous history of active central nervous system (CNS) metastasis and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 16. Previous history of non-infectious pneumonia. 17. Previous history of Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. 18. Previous historyof Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). 19. Previous history of active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive), Hepatitis C,Active tuberculosis. 20. Have received a live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first administration of investigational products. 21. Hypersensitivity to Pembrolizumab additive.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Phase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicity of the dose of 'SMT-NK' Inj. in combination with Pembrolizumab;Phase 2a:Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to Progression,Toxicity (according to CTCAE 5.0),Quality of Life

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJUNGMIN IM

SMT Bio

jungminim@smtbio.co.kr+82-2-6297-0520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026