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Retrospective Study of Immunotherapy Related Toxicities and Factors Impacting Outcomes in Children and Adults With Cancer

Retrospective Study of Immunotherapy Related Toxicities and Factors Impacting Outcomes in Children and Adults With Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03827343
Enrollment
500
Registered
2019-02-01
Start date
2019-01-23
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2026-08-31

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

Conditions

Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Keywords

CAR-T Cell Therapy, Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), Natural History

Brief summary

Immunotherapy is changing the landscape of cancer therapy. Particularly unique to immunotherapy is the toxicity profile, which differs from chemotherapy-based strategies and can be associated with inflammatory responses and/or autoimmune type reactions resulting from activation of the immune system. Referred to as immune related adverse events (irAEs), these adverse events may require systemic immunosuppression or have other consequences and present unique management challenges. Specific to CAR T-cell and other adoptive cell therapies is the constellation of symptoms referred to as cytokine release syndrome (CRS), which can range in severity from mild to severe, and can require both cytokine directed blockade and/or systemic immunosuppression to ameliorate the side effects. While side effects may be unique to each individual immunotherapy, and may also be patient specific, cumulative experience will help to inform toxicity profiles and improve management of side effects and overall outcomes. Given the number of immunotherapeutic approaches at the NCI, the primary goal of this protocol is to facilitate retrospective chart review of various immunotherapy trials at the NCI used in the treatment of cancer to comprehensively study toxicity profiles. This study will not involve the use of specimens or participant contact. All data that is needed has already been collected on the individual treatment protocols and is available in CRIS records or protocol specific databases. Data will only be collected from treatment protocols where the PI has given permission for use of the data on the trial the subject was enrolled on. This protocol will be amended to incorporate new research objectives and new protocols as necessary.

Detailed description

Immunotherapy is changing the landscape of cancer therapy. Particularly unique to immunotherapy is the toxicity profile, which differs from chemotherapy-based strategies and can be associated with inflammatory responses and/or autoimmune type reactions resulting from activation of the immune system. Referred to as immune related adverse events (irAEs), these adverse events may require systemic immunosuppression or have other consequences and present unique management challenges. Specific to CAR T-cell and other adoptive cell therapies is the constellation of symptoms referred to as cytokine release syndrome (CRS), which can range in severity from mild to severe, and can require both cytokine directed blockade and/or systemic immunosuppression to ameliorate the side effects. While side effects may be unique to each individual immunotherapy, and may also be patient specific, cumulative experience will help to inform toxicity profiles and improve management of side effects and overall outcomes. Given the number of immunotherapeutic approaches at the NCI, the primary goal of this protocol is to facilitate retrospective chart review of various immunotherapy trials at the NCI used in the treatment of cancer to comprehensively study toxicity profiles. This study will not involve the use of specimens or participant contact. All data that is needed has already been collected on the individual treatment protocols and is available in CRIS records or protocol specific databases. Data will only be collected from treatment protocols where the PI has given permission for use of the data on the trial the subject was enrolled on or from standard of care protocols. This protocol will be amended to incorporate new research objectives and new protocols as necessary.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Months to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Retrospective chart review of various immunotherapy trials at the NCI used in the treatment of cancer to comprehensively study toxicity profiles. This study will not involve the use of specimens or participant contact. All data that is needed has already been collected on the individual treatment protocols and is available in CRIS records or protocol specific databases.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To develop a retrospective study to allow for comparison of immunotherapy related toxicity profiles and risk factors across a set of protocols in the NCI.2 yearsSummary of immunotherapy related toxicity profiles and risk factors across a set of protocols in the NCI.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate infectious complications and their risk factors in patients who receive CAR-T cell therapy for cancer2 yearsSummary of infectious complications and their risk factors in patients who receive CAR-T cell therapy for cancer
Evaluate the incidence, risk factors for, and treatment of HLH/MAS (now renamed IEC-HS) in patients who receive CAR-T cell therapy.2 yearsIncidence and treatment of HLH/MAS (now renamed IEC-HS) in patients who receive CAR-T cell therapy
Incidence and time to resolution2 yearsIncidence of and time to resolution of grade 3 and 4 cytopenias post-CAR T-cell therapy in those who achieve a complete remission.
Overall and relapse free survival2 yearsSummary of overall and relapse free survival and transplant associated toxicities for patients undergoing HSCT following CAR-T cell therapy
Incidence of end organ toxicities2 yearsIncidence of grade 3 and 4 end organ toxicities experienced within the first 30 days of CAR T-cell therapy and includes associations between pre-CAR organ function as well as post-CAR response to such toxicities as well as validate the CAR-Comorbidity Index as predictive model of CRS severity
Evaluate response and toxicity profile of second CAR T-cell infusions2 yearsSummary of factors associated with response to second CAR T-cell infusion
Evaluate impact of race/ethnicity and obesity on CAR T-cell outcomes2 yearsSummary of response and toxicity profiles in patients based on race/ethnicity and also in those who are obese compared to those who are not.
Evaluate impact of cryopreservation on outcomes following CAR T-cell infusion2 yearsSummary of cryopreservation and patients' outcomes following CAR T-cell infusion
Evaluate outcomes for patients with ALL and Down Syndrome following CAR T-cell therapy2 yearsSummary of outcomes of patients with ALL and Down Syndrome who have received CAR T-cell therapy
Evaluate absolute lymphocyte count following lymphodepleting chemotherapy2 yearsSummary of absolute lymphocyte count across lymphodepleting regimens
Evaluate relationship between clinical variable and apheresis and manufacturing products2 yearsSummary of clinical variables and apheresis and manufacturing products
Evaluate incidence of hypertension, identify risk factors for development of hypertension, summarize medical management in CAR setting, and identify complications2 yearsSummary of incidence of hypertension, risk factors, medical management and complications
Describe baseline demographics, prior treatment characteristics and outcomes based on patients who are referred to CAR T-cell program2 yearsSummary of demographics, prior treatment and outcomes for patients referred to CAR T-cell program
Incidence of pre-infusion BCA and use of BCA as a prognostic marker for CAR T-cell associated toxicity and efficacy2 yearsIncidence of BCA pre-infusion and use as a prognostic marker for CAR T-cell associated toxicity and efficacy
Presence and durability of CD72 expression in both B-ALL and normal B-ALL/hematogones2 yearsSummary of CD72 expression in both B-ALL and normal B-ALL/hematogones and evaluate use as prognostic marker for CAR T-cell associated toxicity and efficacy
Evaluate interventions, documentation of care goals, and use of palliative care consultation or other symptom management2 yearsSummary of interventions, documentation of care goals, and use of palliative care consultation or other symptom management for patients treated with CAR T-cell therapy
Evaluate long-term outcomes of survivors who received CAR T-cell therapy2 yearsSummary of long-term outcomes of survivors who received CAR T-cell therapy
Evaluate cross compare responses and outcomes based on NGS MRD and FC MRD2 YearsSummary of cross compare responses and outcomes based on NGS MRD and FC MRD
Evaluate the role of manufacturing changes on CAR T-cell outcomes2 YearsSummary of the role of manufacturing changes on CAR T-cell outcomes
Evaluate the impact of clonal hematopoiesis on CAR T-cell outcomes2 YearsSummary of the impact of clonal hematopoiesis on CAR T-cell outcomes
Evaluate CAR T-cell related coagulopathies2 YearsSummary of CAR T-cell related coagulopathies
Evaluate the use of anti-cytokine therapy to treat toxicities after CAR T-cell infusion2 YearsSummary of the use of anti-cytokine therapy to treat toxicities after CAR T-cell infusion
Evaluate outcomes of CAR T-cells in patients with extramedullary disease2 YearsSummary of outcomes of CAR T-cells in patients with extramedullary disease
To evaluate outcomes of CAR T-cells based on time of infusion2 yearsSummary of outcomes of CAR T-cells based on time of infusion

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSrivandana Akshintala, M.D.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 1, 2026