Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Conditions
Keywords
CART, AML, CART123, Leukemia, Ruxolitinib
Brief summary
This study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of CART123 cells either alone or when combined with ruxolitinib in pediatric and young adult subjects with relapsed or refractory AML. Subjects will be enrolled into one of two treatment cohorts: subjects who will receive CART123 alone (Cohort A) or subjects who will receive CART123 in combination with ruxolitinib (Cohort B).
Detailed description
This trial will be conducted at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with CART123 infusions occurring in an outpatient setting with close follow-up. Approximately 18 subjects will be treated on Cohort A and 12 patients treated on Cohort B. Cohort A will consist of a dose escalation of CART123 cells administered intravenously on Day 0 after lymphodepleting chemotherapy. . Cohort B will consist of a fixed dose of CART123 cells (2x106 CART123 cells/kg) to be administered intravenously on Day 0 in combination with age and BSA-based dosing of ruxolitinib given orally from the start of lymphodepleting chemotherapy until Day -2 and again from Day+7 to Day+13. There is no dose escalation of CART123 cells or ruxolitinib on this cohort, but a dose de-escalation of ruxolitinib is planned in the event of unacceptable toxicity defined by dose de-escalation rules.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALAnti-CD123 LV redirected T cells (CART123)
CART123 cells: lentivirally transduced T cells expressing anti-CD123 chimeric antigen receptors expressing tandem TCRζ and 4-1BB (TCRζ /4-1BB) costimulatory domains.
Ruxolitinib: an orally administered janus-activated kinase (JAK) inhibitor that selectively inhibits JAK1 and JAK2.
Sponsors
Stephan Grupp MD PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 1\. Age at time of consent: Cohort A: 0-29 years. Cohort B: 1-29 years (Note: the first subject at each dose level of Cohort B must be ≥12 years old) * 2\. Subjects with AML in second or greater relapse, post-transplant relapse, or with chemotherapy-refractory disease. Specifically: 1. Second or greater relapse defined as flow cytometric confirmation of myeloid leukemia of at least 0.1% after second documented complete remission; OR 2. Any detectable disease post-allogeneic transplant with flow cytometric confirmation of myeloid leukemia of at least 0.1%; OR 3. Refractory disease, defined as: Persistent bone marrow involvement with \>5% blasts after two courses of induction chemotherapy for patients at initial presentation, \>5% bone marrow blasts after one course of induction chemotherapy for patients who have relapsed after previously achieving a CR, and \>5% bone marrow blasts after one course of AML-directed chemotherapy for those with myeloid lineage switch. * 3\. Subjects must have an identified stem cell donor with the ability to proceed rapidly to transplant following CART123 treatment if indicated. * 4\. Adequate organ function defined as: 1. Serum creatinine based on age/gender. 2. Adequate liver function: ALT ≤ 500 U/L, Bilirubin ≤3x the upper limit of normal, and ALT and/or bilirubin results that exceed this range are acceptable if, in the opinion of the physician-investigator (or as confirmed by liver biopsy), the abnormalities are directly related to AML infiltration of the liver. 3. Must have a minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤Grade 1 dyspnea and \<Grade 3 hypoxia; DLCO ≥ 40% (corrected for anemia if necessary) if PFTs are clinically appropriate as determined by the treating investigator. 4. Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction (LVSF) ≥ 28% or Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45% confirmed by echocardiogram or another scan. * 5\. Adequate performance status defined as Lansky or Karnofsky performance score ≥ 50. * 6\. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods.
Exclusion criteria
* 1\. Active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C * 2\. HIV infection * 3\. Active acute or chronic GVHD requiring systemic therapy * 4\. Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppression at the time of cell infusion or cell collection, or a condition, in the treating physician's opinion, that is likely to require steroid therapy or immunosuppression during collection or after infusion. Steroids for disease treatment at times other than cell collection or at the time of infusion are permitted. Use of physiologic replacement hydrocortisone or inhaled steroids is permitted as well. * 5\. CNS disease that is progressive on therapy, or with CNS parenchymal lesions that might increase the risk of CNS toxicity. * 6\. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) subjects. * 7\. Uncontrolled active infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluate the Safety of CART123 | 5 years | Frequency of Adverse events will be measured by evaluating the frequency and severity of treatment related adverse events following administration of CART123 |
| Safety of CART123 in combination with Ruxolitinib | 5 Years | Frequency of Adverse events will be measured by evaluating the frequency and severity of treatment related adverse events following administration of CART123 and Ruxolitinib |
| Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose of CART123 | 5 years | The Maximum Tolerated Dose will be determined by measuring the incidence of dose limiting toxicities following administration of the CART123 product. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determine Feasibility of CART123 Treatment | 5 years | Measured by the proportion of enrolled subjects who receive CART123 infusion. |
| Determine feasibility of combination treatment with CART123 and ruxolitinib | 5 years | Measured by the rate of enrolled subjects who receive CART123 infusion and at least 7 days of ruxolitinib. |
| Determine the Preliminary Efficacy of CART123 | 5 years | Measured by the rate of subjects who achieve complete remission following treatment with CART123 at Day 28. |
| Determine the Preliminary Efficacy of CART123 + Ruxolitinib | 5 years | Measured by the rate of subjects who achieve complete remission following treatment with CART123 and at least 7 days of Ruxolitinib at Day 28. |
| Evaluate the need for rescue stem cell transplant following treatment with CART123 or CART123 with Ruxolitinib | 5 years | Determine the proportion of infused subjects who proceed to allogeneic HSCT for bone marrow aplasia following treatment with CART123 or CART123 with Ruxolitinib |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTCell Therapy Nurse Navigator
CONTACTMelissa Varghese
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLucy Cain, MBBS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
STUDY_DIRECTORStephan Grupp, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Outcome results
None listed