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FT538 in Combination With Daratumumab in AML Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Study of FT538 in Combination With Daratumumab in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04714372
Enrollment
9
Registered
2021-01-19
Start date
2021-11-03
Completion date
2024-10-15
Last updated
2024-10-24

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

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Monocytic Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

FT538, AML, Daratumumab, CD38

Brief summary

This Phase I open-label dose escalation study is conducted in two stages with a primary endpoint to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of FT538 when administered with daratumumab in patients 12 years and older with advanced acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and related myeloid diseases.

Detailed description

FT538 is an off the shelf product comprised of allogeneic natural killer (NK)-cell immunotherapy lacking CD38 and expressing hnCD16 and IL-15RF. Daratumumab is a targeted therapy (IgG1k human monoclonal antibody) that targets CD38. FT538 is administered once a week for 3 consecutive weeks (Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15). Up to 5 dose levels will be tested. Fixed dose subcutaneous daratumumab is given on Day -12 and Day 5 prior to the NK cells as lymphodepletion, and on Day +3, Day +10, and Day +17 to maximize targeting. A short course of outpatient lymphodepleting chemotherapy is given on Day -4 and Day -3 to promote adoptive transfer. Day 1, the day of the 1st FT538 infusion, must be a Monday. The primary analysis for Phase I is intent-to-treat in that all patients receiving the 1st infusion of FT538 are evaluable for toxicity and efficacy. Patients who discontinue therapy prior to the first FT538 will be replaced. There are five potential FT538 dose cohorts. The starting dose is FT538 1x10e8 cells per dose with a lower safety dose of 5x10e7 if needed (Dose Level -1). The subsequent planned FT538 cohorts are 3x10e8, 1x10e9, and 1.5 x10e9 FT538 cells per dose. Dosing is based on hnCD16 expression, where 90% ± 10% of administered FT538 cells express hnCD16. The trial is conducted with no intra-patient escalation.

Interventions

Daratumumab 1800 mg co-formulated with 30,000 units of hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) given subcutaneously into subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen approximately 3 inches \[7.5 cm\] to the right or left of the navel over approximately 3-5 minutes on Day -12 and Day -5 prior to the 1st FT538 infusion, and on Day +3, Day+10, and Day+17 approximately 48 hours after each FT538 infusion.

DRUGFT538

FT538 is administered as an IV infusion via gravity using an IV administration set with an in-line filter at the patient's assigned dose levels (DL) on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15

DRUGFludarabine

Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 1 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on 2 consecutive days (Day -4, and Day -3).

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on the same days that fludarabine is given.

Sponsors

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

This study is performed in two stages, with Stage 1 having two potential steps. A minimum of 28 days separates each patient cohort. Stage 1 step 1 uses a fast-track design (1 patient per cohort) starting at Dose Level 1. The study moves to Stage 1 Step 2 when a pre-defined adverse event occurs during fast-track enrollment, specifically, any Grade 3 non-hematologic event within 72 hours after an FT538 infusion. The cohort size increases from 1 to 3 patients with 2 additional patients added to the current cohort if the event being a Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) event. No intra-cohort staggering is required. Escalation in Step 2 continues until the 1st DLT event at which point Stage 2 (CRM) is activated. Stage 2 follows Continual Reassessment Method (CRM) and is initiated at the 1st DLT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Disease specific Inclusion Criteria: Acute myeloid leukemia relapsed/refractory after 2 lines of therapy; with CD38 expression * CD38 expression is defined by ≥20% of malignant cells with CD38 expression by flow cytometry on the most recent marrow biopsy (within 30 days of enrollment - archived or fresh). * Relapsed/refractory is defined as failure to achieve at least a Morphological Leukemia Free State (MLFS) or reverting from MLFS. * Lines of therapy are defined as (must have had 2 prior therapies): * One cycle of Intensive induction chemotherapy such as 7+3, 5+2, MEC, FLAG, FLAG-Ida, CLAG ± small molecule inhibitor * Four weeks of HMA-based induction ± small molecule inhibitor * Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) if relapse that occurs \> 90 days after HSCT * Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin * LDAC + glasdegib * Biomarker-specific targeted agents (FLT3 inhibitors, IDH1/2 inhibitors, others if available) * Other treatments could be considered after discussion with the PI Inclusion Criteria: * Age 12 years or older at the time of consent - Please note, enrollment of minors will be begin until permission to proceed is received from the FDA. At that time, the protocol will be updated to open enrollment to minors. * Weight ≥ 50 kg due to FT538 fixed cell dosing and FT538 product pre-dose packaging * Karnofsky performance status of 80-100% for 16 years and older or Lansky Play Score of 80-100 for ≥12 and \< 16 years of age * Evidence of adequate organ function within 14 days of starting study treatment defined as: * Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (estimated creatinine clearance) ≥50 mL/min/1.73m\^2 * Total bilirubin ≤ 5 × upper limit normal (ULN), not applicable for patients with Gilbert's syndrome * AST ≤3 × ULN and ALT ≤ 3 × ULN, not applicable if determined to be directly due to underlying malignancy * LVEF ≥ 40% by echocardiogram or MUGA * Contraceptive use by men or women * Female subjects: Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must use a highly effective form of contraception from the screening visit until at least 12 months after the final dose of cyclophosphamide (CY), at least 4 months after the final dose of FT538, and at least 3 months after the final dose of daratumumab, whichever is latest. * Male subjects: Males with a female partner of childbearing potential or a pregnant female partner must be sterile (biologically or surgically) or use a highly effective method of contraception from the screening visit until at least 4 months after the final dose of CY and at least 4 months after the final dose of FT538, and at least 3 months after the final dose of daratumumab, whichever is latest. * Must agree to and sign the consent for the companion Long-Term Follow-Up study (UMN CPRC #2020LS166) to fulfill the FDA required 15 years of follow-up for a genetically modified cell product. * Must agree to and sign the consent for the companion Long-Term Follow-Up study (UMN CPRC #2020LS166) to fulfill the FDA required 15 years of follow-up for a genetically modified cell product.

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) * Pregnant or breastfeeding, Menstruating females of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study treatment start * Known allergy to any of study drugs or their components * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease including any of the following: myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to first study treatment; unstable angina or congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association Grade 2 or higher or cardiac ejection fraction \<40% * Any known condition that requires systemic immunosuppressive therapy (\> 5mg prednisone daily or equivalent) during the FT538 dosing period (3 days before the 1st dose through 14 days after the last dose) excluding pre-medications - inhaled and topical steroids are permitted * Receipt of any biological therapy, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, except for palliative purposes, within 2 weeks prior to Day 1 or five half-lives, whichever is shorter; or any investigational therapy within 28 days prior to the to the first dose of daratumumab. Maintenance hydroxyurea for blast control up to the initiation of lympho-conditioning is permitted * Known active central nervous system (CNS) involvement or treated CNS disease that has not cleared. If prior disease related CNS involvement must have completed effective treatment of their CNS disease at least 2 months prior to Day 1 with no evidence of disease clinically and at least stable findings on relevant CNS imaging * Non-malignant CNS disease such as epilepsy, CNS vasculitis, or neurodegenerative disease or receipt of medications for these conditions in the 2-year period leading up to study enrollment * Clinically significant untreated/uncontrolled infection * Live vaccine \<6 weeks prior to start of lympho-conditioning * Known seropositive for HIV or known active Hepatitis B or C infection with detectable viral load by PCR * Prior solid organ transplant * Allogeneic HSCT relapse occurring \<90 days after HSCT * Active graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) requiring systemic immunosuppression within 14 days prior to enrollment * Presence of any medical or social issues that are likely to interfere with study conduct or may cause increased risk to the participant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events42 days from the 1st FT538 infusionDose limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as any AE (based on CTCAE v5) that is at least possibly related to FT538 that occurs after the first FT538 infusion through the end of the DLT assessment period on Day 29 as defined below: Any Grade 4 non-hematologic AE, Grade 3 pulmonary or cardiac AE of any duration, Grade 3 immune cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) of any duration, Any other Grade 3 non-hematologic AE of \>72 hours duration or Grade ≥2 acute GvHD requiring systemic steroid administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)28 days from the 1st FT538 infusionEfficacy of treatment is measured by the objective response rate (Complete Remission \[CR\] + Complete Remission with Incomplete Hematologic Recovery \[CRi\]) assessed by Day 28 based on the 2017 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) response criteria CR - defined as bone marrow blast \<5%, absence of circulating blasts and blasts with auer rods, absence of extramedullary disease, Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1.0 × 10e9/L (1000/μL) and platelet count \>=100 × 10e9/L 100,000/μL) CRi - defined as all CR criterial except for residual neutropenia (\<1.0 × 10e9/L \[1000/μL\]) or thrombocytopenia (\<100 × 10e9/L \[100,000/μL\])
Overall Response Rate12 months from the 1st FT538 infusionOverall response rate is defined as number of patients who have a partial or complete response to therapy divided by the total number of patients who received treatment. Response criteria will be based on 2017 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) response criteria assessing the bone marrow blast percentage, presence/absence of circulating blasts, presence/absence of blasts with auer rods, presence/absence of extramedullary disease, Absolute neutrophil counts per liter pf blood and platelet counts per liter blood
Percentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)12 months from the 1st FT538 infusionPercentage of participants experiencing progression free survival at one year follow up
Percentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)12 months from the 1st FT538 infusionPercentage of participants with Overall Survival (OS) at one year follow up
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events12 months from the 1st FT538 infusionNumber of participants experiencing adverse events with the combination of Daratumumab and FT538

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/Dose
FT538 administered at assigned dose as an IV infusion via gravity on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Daratumumab/rHuPH20: Daratumumab 1800 mg co-formulated with 30,000 units of hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) given subcutaneously into subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen approximately 3 inches \[7.5 cm\] to the right or left of the navel over approximately 3-5 minutes on Day -12 and Day -5 prior to the 1st FT538 infusion, and on Day +3, Day+10, and Day+17 approximately 48 hours after each FT538 infusion. FT538: FT538 is administered as an IV infusion via gravity using an IV administration set with an in-line filter at the patient's assigned dose levels (DL) on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Fludarabine: Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 1 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on 2 consecutive days (Day -4, and Day -3). Cyclophosphamide: Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on the same days that fludarabine is given.
1
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/Dose
FT538 administered at assigned dose as an IV infusion via gravity on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Daratumumab/rHuPH20: Daratumumab 1800 mg co-formulated with 30,000 units of hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) given subcutaneously into subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen approximately 3 inches \[7.5 cm\] to the right or left of the navel over approximately 3-5 minutes on Day -12 and Day -5 prior to the 1st FT538 infusion, and on Day +3, Day+10, and Day+17 approximately 48 hours after each FT538 infusion. FT538: FT538 is administered as an IV infusion via gravity using an IV administration set with an in-line filter at the patient's assigned dose levels (DL) on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Fludarabine: Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 1 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on 2 consecutive days (Day -4, and Day -3). Cyclophosphamide: Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on the same days that fludarabine is given.
1
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/Dose
FT538 administered at assigned dose as an IV infusion via gravity on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Daratumumab/rHuPH20: Daratumumab 1800 mg co-formulated with 30,000 units of hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) given subcutaneously into subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen approximately 3 inches \[7.5 cm\] to the right or left of the navel over approximately 3-5 minutes on Day -12 and Day -5 prior to the 1st FT538 infusion, and on Day +3, Day+10, and Day+17 approximately 48 hours after each FT538 infusion. FT538: FT538 is administered as an IV infusion via gravity using an IV administration set with an in-line filter at the patient's assigned dose levels (DL) on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Fludarabine: Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 1 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on 2 consecutive days (Day -4, and Day -3). Cyclophosphamide: Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on the same days that fludarabine is given.
1
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/Dose
FT538 administered at assigned dose as an IV infusion via gravity on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Daratumumab/rHuPH20: Daratumumab 1800 mg co-formulated with 30,000 units of hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) given subcutaneously into subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen approximately 3 inches \[7.5 cm\] to the right or left of the navel over approximately 3-5 minutes on Day -12 and Day -5 prior to the 1st FT538 infusion, and on Day +3, Day+10, and Day+17 approximately 48 hours after each FT538 infusion. FT538: FT538 is administered as an IV infusion via gravity using an IV administration set with an in-line filter at the patient's assigned dose levels (DL) on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 Fludarabine: Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 1 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on 2 consecutive days (Day -4, and Day -3). Cyclophosphamide: Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m\^2 is administered as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion per institutional guidelines once a day on the same days that fludarabine is given.
6
Total9

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DoseDose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DoseDose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DoseDose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DoseTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants4 Participants6 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants1 Participants1 Participants6 Participants9 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants6 Participants8 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 participants1 participants1 participants6 participants9 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants6 Participants8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 10 / 11 / 14 / 6
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 11 / 11 / 16 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 11 / 11 / 15 / 6

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events

Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as any AE (based on CTCAE v5) that is at least possibly related to FT538 that occurs after the first FT538 infusion through the end of the DLT assessment period on Day 29 as defined below: Any Grade 4 non-hematologic AE, Grade 3 pulmonary or cardiac AE of any duration, Grade 3 immune cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) of any duration, Any other Grade 3 non-hematologic AE of \>72 hours duration or Grade ≥2 acute GvHD requiring systemic steroid administration

Time frame: 42 days from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Events0 Count of Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)

Efficacy of treatment is measured by the objective response rate (Complete Remission \[CR\] + Complete Remission with Incomplete Hematologic Recovery \[CRi\]) assessed by Day 28 based on the 2017 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) response criteria CR - defined as bone marrow blast \<5%, absence of circulating blasts and blasts with auer rods, absence of extramedullary disease, Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1.0 × 10e9/L (1000/μL) and platelet count \>=100 × 10e9/L 100,000/μL) CRi - defined as all CR criterial except for residual neutropenia (\<1.0 × 10e9/L \[1000/μL\]) or thrombocytopenia (\<100 × 10e9/L \[100,000/μL\])

Time frame: 28 days from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)0 Count of Participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Achieving Complete Remission (CR + CRi)2 Count of Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events

Number of participants experiencing adverse events with the combination of Daratumumab and FT538

Time frame: 12 months from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events1 Count of Participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events1 Count of Participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events1 Count of Participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DoseNumber of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events6 Count of Participants
Secondary

Overall Response Rate

Overall response rate is defined as number of patients who have a partial or complete response to therapy divided by the total number of patients who received treatment. Response criteria will be based on 2017 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) response criteria assessing the bone marrow blast percentage, presence/absence of circulating blasts, presence/absence of blasts with auer rods, presence/absence of extramedullary disease, Absolute neutrophil counts per liter pf blood and platelet counts per liter blood

Time frame: 12 months from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DoseOverall Response Rate0 participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DoseOverall Response Rate0 participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DoseOverall Response Rate0 participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DoseOverall Response Rate2 participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)

Percentage of participants with Overall Survival (OS) at one year follow up

Time frame: 12 months from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)0 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)100 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)0 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Overall Survival (OS)33 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Percentage of participants experiencing progression free survival at one year follow up

Time frame: 12 months from the 1st FT538 infusion

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Dose Level 1: FT538 at 1 x10^8 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)0 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 2: FT538 at 3 x10^8 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)100 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 3: FT538 at 1 x10^9 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)0 Percentage of participants
Dose Level 4: FT538 at 1.5 x10^9 Cells/DosePercentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)33 Percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026