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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B395, an Allogeneic Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express EGFR and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

A Seamless Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B395, an Allogeneic Logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T, in Heterozygous HLA-A*02 Adults With Recurrent Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Express EGFR and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06682793
Acronym
DENALI-1
Enrollment
240
Registered
2024-11-12
Start date
2025-05-22
Completion date
2030-03-31
Last updated
2025-09-09

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

Conditions

Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer, CRC, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer, HNSCC, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung, NSCLC (Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), RCC, Rectal Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Solid Tumor, Adult, TNBC, Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Keywords

CAR T Cell, Solid Tumors, Allogeneic, T Cell, EGFR, HLA-A2, Solid tumors expressing EGFR, CRC, Colorectal, Cell Therapy, Gene Therapy, Blocker, Cancer, NSCLC, Non small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, renal cell carcinoma, RCC, Kidney Cancer, Renal cell cancer, Triple negative breast cancer, TNBC

Brief summary

The goal of this study is to test A2B395, an allogeneic logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T-cell product in subjects with solid tumors including colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and other solid tumors that express EGFR and have lost HLA-A\*02 expression. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Phase 1: What is the recommended dose of A2B395 that is safe for patients * Phase 2: Does the recommended dose of A2B395 kill the solid tumor cells and protect the patient's healthy cells Participants will be required to perform study procedures and assessments, and will also receive the following study treatments: * Enrollment in BASECAMP-1 (NCT04981119) * Preconditioning lymphodepletion (PCLD) regimen * A2B395 Tmod CAR T cells at the assigned dose

Detailed description

This is a seamless phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label study that enrolls adults with recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic (considered non-curative) CRC, NSCLC, HNSCC, TNBC, RCC, or other solid tumors with EGFR expression. Subjects must be germline HLA-A\*02 heterozygous, with tumors that express EGFR and have lost HLA-A\*02 expression. The purpose of Phase 1 of this study is to determine the safety and the optimal dose of A2B395 (after PCLD) in participants with solid tumor disease. The purpose of Phase 2 of this study is to determine the further safety and efficacy (how well it treats the solid tumor disease) of A2B395. The treatment available for these cancers and other solid tumors can be toxic, debilitating, and fatal. In the recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic setting, the intent of standard of care treatment is typically palliative rather than curative, and has not changed significantly in several decades. A2 Bio hypothesizes that A2B395 Tmod CAR T-cell therapy will enable the killing of tumor target cells (those cells that express EGFR and have loss of heterozygosity \[LOH\] for the HLA-A\*02 protein). Additionally, normal healthy cells that maintain HLA-A\*02 expression and co-express EGFR (eg, skin tissue) will not be targeted due to the blocker portion of the Tmod CAR T cell that acts as a self-regulated safety switch that protects normal tissue from damage. Furthermore, the blocker portion of the Tmod CAR T cell will act as a safety switch to protect normal tissue from graft versus host disease (GvHD) that could be caused by an allogeneic CAR T cell. A2 Bio intends this to provide a wider therapeutic safety window compared to previous solid tumor targeting therapies. This hypothesis will be explored in the study. Participants for this study must enroll and have confirmation of LOH in the pre-screening BASECAMP-1 study (NCT04981119). Upon disease progression the participant may screen for this study (DENALI-1). There is no time requirement between the studies, and patients may go directly from BASECAMP-1 to DENALI-1 based on their own disease course.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALA2B395

Allogeneic logic-gated Tmod CAR T cells

An investigational next generation sequencing (NGS) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device

Sponsors

A2 Biotherapeutics Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Appropriately enrolled in the BASECAMP-1 A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. study, with tissue demonstrating LOH of HLA-A\*02 by NGS (whenever possible from the primary site). 2. Histologically confirmed recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic CRC, NSCLC, HNSCC, TNBC, RCC, or other solid tumors with EGFR expression. Measurable disease is required with lesions of ≥1.0 cm by CT. 3. Received previous required therapy for the appropriate solid tumor disease as described in the protocol 4. Has adequate organ function as described in the protocol 5. ECOG performance status of 0 to 1 6. Life expectancy of ≥3 months 7. Willing to comply with study schedule of assessments including long-term safety follow-up Key

Exclusion criteria

1. Has disease that is suitable for local therapy or able to receive standard of care therapy that is therapeutic and not palliative 2. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant 3. Prior solid organ transplant 4. Cancer therapy within 3 weeks or 3 half lives of A2B395 infusion 5. Radiotherapy within 28 days of A2B395 infusion 6. Unstable angina, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, or any other significant cardiac disease within the last 6 months 7. Any new symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) or a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within 3 months of enrollment. Therapeutic dosing of anticoagulants is allowed for history of PE or DVT if greater than 3 months from time of enrollment, and adequately treated 8. History of interstitial lung disease including drug-induced interstitial lung disease and radiation pneumonitis that requires treatment with prolonged steroids or other immune suppressive agents within 1 year 9. Requires supplemental home oxygen 10. Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding 11. Subjects, both male and female, of childbearing potential who are not willing to practice birth control from the time of consent through 6 months post infusion of A2B395

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Phase 1: Rate of adverse events and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) by dose levelFrom the time of Informed consent until 24 months (2 years) post A2B395 infusionAdverse events and toxicity will be evaluated according to the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 (or current version). Cytokine release syndrome (CRS), immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), and graft versus host disease (GvHD) events will be graded according to the criteria described in the current protocol.
Phase 1: Recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)28 days post A2B395 infusionThe RP2D will be identified utilizing a BOIN study design in addition to considering safety and biomarker analysis.
Phase 2: The overall response rate (ORR) for patients24 months post A2B395 infusionThe ORR will be evaluated per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 and assessed by independent central review.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Persistence of A2B395up to 24 months post A2B395 infusionNumber of A2B395 Tmod CAR T cells present in participants treated with A2B395 as assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (or similar method) on participant blood samples
Cytokine analysisup to 24 months post A2B395 infusionCytokine levels such as interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in participants treated with A2B395 assessed by cytokine analysis on participant blood samples

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactClinical Trials
ClinicalTrials@a2bio.com310-431-9180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026