NCT07172958 · Children's National Research Institute
Selective Antigen Specific T Cells and CAR T Cells in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Embryonal Tumors (SABRE)
(SABRE)
What this study is about
This is a phase I gradually increasing doses study to determine the safety and feasibility of autologous CAR-TA T cells (B7-H3 CAR+ T cells administered with DNR-PRAME Tumor Antigen-specific T cells) following lymphodepleting chemotherapy in participants with relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.
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This is a phase I dose-escalation study to determine the safety and feasibility of autologous CAR-TA T cells (B7-H3 CAR+ T cells administered with DNR-PRAME Tumor Antigen-specific T cells) following lymphodepleting chemotherapy in participants with relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor. Patients will be enrolled to one of three planned dose levels with B7-H3 CAR T cell dose determined based on the percentage of B7-H3 transduced cells (B7-H3+ population of cells), and dTBRII-transduced PRAME TA-specific T cell dose based on the total cell population. Both doses will be based on the recipient's body weight. The safety of the CAR-TA T cell product will be evaluated and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) will be determined. The safety endpoint will be assessed by monitoring for dose limiting toxicities for 28 days following CAR-TA T cell administration.
Interventions
BIOLOGICAL
Selective Antigen Specific dTβRII-expressing T cells combined with B7-H3 CAR T cells
Selective Antigen Specific dTβRII-expressing T cells combined with B7-H3 CAR T cells
Primary outcome measures
To determine the safety of autologous CAR-TA T cells following LD chemotherapy in participants with relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.
Time frame: Within 28 days from the CAR-TA T cell infusion
The safety endpoint will be assessed by monitoring for dose limiting toxicities (DLT) for 28 days following CAR-TA T cell investigational product administration.
To determine the manufacturing feasibility of autologous CAR-TA T cells following LD chemotherapy in participants with relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.
Time frame: Within 28 days from the CAR-TA T cell infusion
Manufacturing feasibility will be determined by the number of CAR-TA T cell products produced in sufficient quantities to meet the participant's assigned dose level for at least one infusion, with all product release testing criteria met.
To determine the clinical feasibility of autologous CAR-TA T cells following LD chemotherapy in participants with relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.
Time frame: Within 28 days from the CAR-TA T cell infusion
Clinical feasibility will be determined by the number of participants with a released product who are eligible and receive at least 1 infusion.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Recipient Inclusion Criteria for Procurement:
- Diagnosis of relapsed/refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, neuroblastoma, or Wilms tumor
- Refractory disease, residual detectable disease or relapsed disease following available standard of care therapies with known clinical benefit for their specific tumor type, or unable to receive such therapies due to unacceptable toxicity or contraindication
- Measurable or evaluable disease by imaging, as determined following most recent therapy
- Age ≥ 1 year and \< 24 years
- Weight \> 10 kg
- No systemic steroid exposure within 1 week of procurement
- Karnofsky/Lansky score of ≥ 60 (See Appendix 3)
- Participants of childbearing potential or capable of fathering a child must agree to use effective contraceptive measure/s (as described in Appendix 5) during study protocol participation through 6 months following the administration of the CAR-TA T cells
- ANC \> 500/µL
- ALC \> 1000/µL
- Platelet count \> 50,000/uL (level can be achieved with transfusion)
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 5x the upper limit of normal for age
- Serum creatinine Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL) Age Male Female
- to \< 2 years 0.6 0.6
- to \< 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to \< 10 years 1 1 10 to \< 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to \< 16 years 1.5 1.2 ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4 OR Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m for patients with levels above
- For FOCBP: Negative pregnancy test
- Pulse oximetry of \> 90% on room air
- Adequate cardiac function defined as: o Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or o Ejection fraction of \> 50% by echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram (i.e., MUGA).
- No acute neurological toxicity \> grade 1 (with the exception of peripheral sensory neuropathy or controlled seizure disorder on anti-epileptics).
- The following time frames must have elapsed between prior therapy completion and apheresis cell collection:
- Myelosuppressive chemotherapy/immunomodulatory medications: At least 3 weeks, or 6 weeks if prior nitrosourea.
- Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor. At least 14 days after receiving pegfilgrastim.
- Biological agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targeted agent, metronomic chemotherapy: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targeted agent, or metronomic non-myelosuppressive regimen.
- Monoclonal antibodies and checkpoint inhibitors: At least 3 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) since the last dose of a monoclonal antibody or checkpoint inhibitor.
- Radiotherapy (XRT): At least 3 weeks since XRT, and at least 6 weeks if radiation involved the CNS or lung fields. Exception: There is no time restriction for palliative radiation with minimal bone marrow involvement and the patient has measurable/evaluable disease outside the radiation port or the site of radiation has documented progression.
- Autologous stem cell transplant/infusion: At least 6 weeks from their infusion after an autologous stem cell infusion following myeloablative therapy. Patients who received an autologous stem cell infusion following non-myeloablative therapy do not have a wash-out period; they are eligible once they meet all other eligibility requirements, including recovery from acute side effects.
- Investigational agent: at least 28 days since receiving an investigational agent.
- Patient or parent/guardian capable of providing informed consent. Recipient Inclusion Criteria for CAR-TA T cell product Infusion:
- No systemic steroid exposure within 1 week prior to protocol therapy initiation
- Karnofsky/Lansky score of ≥ 60 (See Appendix 3)
- ANC \> 750/uL
- Platelet count \> 75,000/uL
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
- AST/ALT ≤ 5x the upper limit of normal for age
- Serum creatinine Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL) Age Male Female 1 to \< 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to \< 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to \< 10 years 1 1 10 to \< 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to \< 16 years 1.5 1.2 ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4 OR Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m for patients with levels above
- For FOCBP: Negative pregnancy test
- Participants of childbearing potential or capable of fathering a child must agree to use effective contraceptive measure/s (as described in Appendix 5) through 6 months following the administration of the CAR-TA T cells
- Adequate respiratory function defined as oxygen saturation 90% or higher on room air
- No acute neurological toxicity \> grade 1 (with the exception of peripheral sensory neuropathy or controlled seizure disorder on anti-epileptics).
- Adequate cardiac function defined as:
- Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or
- Ejection fraction of \> 50% by echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram
- The following time frames must have elapsed between completion of prior therapy and the initiation of SABRE protocol therapy:
- Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 2 weeks from last dose of chemotherapy.
- Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor. At least 14 days after receiving pegfilgrastim.
- Biological agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targeted agent, metronomic chemotherapy: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targeted agent, or metronomic non-myelosuppressive regimen.
- Monoclonal antibodies and checkpoint inhibitors: At least 3 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) since the last dose of a monoclonal antibody or checkpoint inhibitor.
- Radiotherapy (XRT): At least 3 weeks since XRT, and at least 6 weeks if radiation involved CNS or lung fields. Exception: There is no time restriction for palliative radiation with minimal bone marrow involvement and the patient has measurable/evaluable disease outside the radiation port or the site of radiation has documented progression.
- Investigational agent: At least 28 days since receiving an investigational agent.
- Patient or parent/guardian capable of providing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Recipient Procurement Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known CNS disease.
- Patients with uncontrolled infection/s or known HIV infection
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Patients who have undergone previous allogeneic stem cell transplant. Recipient Exclusion Criteria for CAR-TA T cell product Infusions:
- Patients with uncontrolled infections or known HIV infection.
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Whole lung/mediastinal radiation within 12 weeks
- Clinically significant systemic illness or medical condition likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy
Where
- Washington D.C., District of Columbia
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cancer Research UK
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