Description:
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, safety and biological effect
of adoptive transfer of CD19ζ chimaeric receptor transduced donor-derived EBV-specific
cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (EBV-CTL) in patients with high-risk or relapsed B cell precursor ALL
after allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).
Title
- Brief Title: CD19-CAR Immunotherapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Official Title: Immunotherapy With CD19ζ Gene-modified EBV-specific CTLs After Stem Cell Transplant in Children With High-risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Clinical Trial IDs
- ORG STUDY ID:
UCL/09/0050
- SECONDARY ID:
2007-007612-29
- NCT ID:
NCT01195480
Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Interventions
Drug | Synonyms | Arms |
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Irradiated donor-derived Lymphoblastoid Cell Line | | Pre-emptive arm |
Purpose
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, safety and biological effect
of adoptive transfer of CD19ζ chimaeric receptor transduced donor-derived EBV-specific
cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (EBV-CTL) in patients with high-risk or relapsed B cell precursor ALL
after allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).
Trial Arms
Name | Type | Description | Interventions |
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Prophylaxis arm | Experimental | Patients who have relapsed in the bone marrow after previous myeloablative HSCT and achieve remission after chemotherapy will be treated prophylactically with CD19-specific gene-engineered T cells after a second HSCT with reduced intensity conditioning. | - Irradiated donor-derived Lymphoblastoid Cell Line
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Pre-emptive arm | Experimental | In this arm, patients identified at high (> 50%) risk of relapse will be eligible for generation of donor-derived EBV CTL immediately prior to HSCT. These patients will be monitored for evidence of MRD in regular bone marrow aspirates for the first year post-HSCT. MRD positivity post-HSCT is highly predictive of subsequent relapse. In those patients who become MRD+ in the marrow at a level of minimum 5 x 10-4, cryopreserved CTL that have been transduced with a retroviral vector carrying the CD19-zeta transgene will be thawed and administered to the patient pre-emptively. | - Irradiated donor-derived Lymphoblastoid Cell Line
|
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Pre-emptive arm
Children (18 years or younger) with CD19+ precursor B cell ALL fulfilling one of the
following criteria who are undergoing an allogeneic stem cell transplant from an
EBV-seropositive donor:
In first remission, if at least one of the following criteria are met:
- t(9;22) and MRD positive (BCR-ABL/ABL ratio > 0.01%) after HR3 block of EsPhALL or
pre-HSCT or
- Infant ALL age < 6 months at diagnosis with MLL gene rearrangement and either
presenting wcc >300 x 10^9/L or poor steroid early response (i.e circulating blast
count >1x10^9/L following 7 day steroid pre-phase of Interfant 06) or
- Resistant disease (> 30% blasts at end of induction treatment day 28-33) in subsequent
morphological CR or
- High level bone marrow MRD (> 1 in 1000) at week 12 ALL-BFM 2000/AIEOP BFM ALL
2009/EORTC 58951 protocols, week 12-15 of FRALLE A or at week 14 of UKALL2011
Relapsed patients if at least one of the following criteria are met:
- Very early (< 18 months from diagnosis) bone marrow or extramedullary relapse in
second CR or
- Early (within 6 months of finishing therapy) isolated bone marrow relapse with bone
marrow MRD > 1 in 100 at day 35 of reinduction in second CR or
- Early (within 6 months of finishing therapy) bone marrow or combined relapse with high
level bone marrow MRD (> 1 in 1000) at the end of consolidation therapy (week 12-13
UKALL R3/INTREALL and COOPRALL protocols, prior to protocol M in BFM relapse protocol
(ALL-REZ BFM 2002) and after Protocol II-IDA in AIEOP LLA Rec 2003)or
- Any relapse of infant or Philadelphia-positive ALL in morphological complete remission
- Any patient being transplanted in 3rd or greater CR
These patients have a high (> 50%) risk of relapse and will be monitored for evidence of
MRD in bone marrow aspirates (monthly for months 1-6, 6 weekly months 7.5-12 post HSCT) for
the first year post-transplant. Patients who become MRD +ve in the marrow at a level
minimum 5 x 10-4 (or BCR-ABL/ABL ratio 0.05% in Ph+ve ALL patients with no IgH MRD marker)
but are in morphological remission (<5% blasts in BM) will be eligible to be treated
pre-emptively with CD19ζ transduced CTL
Prophylaxis arm
Additionally, any patient (≤ 18 years) with ALL relapsing in the bone marrow (isolated or
combined) after myeloablative allogeneic HSCT who achieves morphological remission after
re-induction and who is a candidate for second HSCT at one of the participating centres is
eligible to receive CD19ζ transduced CTL prophylactically
- Stem cell donors must be EBV sero-positive and HLA-matched (8/8 HLA A,B,C and DR at
medium resolution typing) or a single antigenic/allelic (7/8) mismatch with the
recipient
- A life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Karnofsky score of >60% if >10 years old or Lansky performance score of >60 if ≤ 10
years old
- Patients must have transduced donor-derived EBV-specific CTLs with 15% or higher
expression of CD19ζ determined by flow-cytometry which meet the specified release
criteria
- Informed written consent indicating that patients are aware this is a research study
and have been told of its possible benefits and toxic side effects
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with CD19 negative precursor B cell ALL
- EBV seronegative or > single antigenic/allelic HLA-mismatched donor
- Active acute GVHD overall Grade 2 or higher or significant chronic GVHD requiring
systemic steroids at the time of scheduled infusion of transduced CTL will be excluded
until the patient is GVHD-free and off steroids
- Pre-existing severe lung disease (FEV1 or FVC < 50% predicted) pre-HSCT or an oxygen
requirement of >28% O2 supplementation or active pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray
at the time scheduled for transduced CTL infusion
- Serum bilirubin >3 times the upper limit of normal or an AST or ALT > 5 times the
upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine >3 times upper limit of normal
- Active severe intercurrent infection at the time of transduced CTL infusion (if
present consult with Chief investigator).
- Patients in whom transduced donor-derived EBV-specific CTLs don't meet release
criteria
- Serologically positive for Hepatitis B, C or HIV pre-HSCT
- Females of childbearing age with a positive pregnancy test
- Known allergy to DMSO
Maximum Eligible Age: | 18 Years |
Minimum Eligible Age: | N/A |
Eligible Gender: | All |
Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Primary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Toxicity attributable to transfer of CD19-zeta transduced CTL |
Time Frame: | 1 year |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Incidence of grade 3-5 toxicity attributable to transfer of CD19-zeta transduced CTL within 12 weeks of infusion.
Incidence of significant (Grade II-IV) and severe (Grade III-IV) acute GVHD before day 100 and limited/extensive chronic GVHD between day 100-365.
Incidence of hypogammaglobulinaemia after CD19-zeta CTL transfer at day 100, 6 months and 1 year post-HSCT |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Persistence and frequency of circulating CD19-zeta transduced CTL in the peripheral blood of recipients after adoptive transfer as assessed by flow cytometry and quantitative real-time PCR. |
Time Frame: | 1 year |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | |
Measure: | In vitro anti-leukaemic response of circulating PBMC post adoptive transfer of CD19-zeta transduced CTL using interferon-gamma ELISPOT assays after stimulation with CD19+ve targets |
Time Frame: | 1 year |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | |
Measure: | Relapse rate, disease-free survival and overall survival at 1 and 2 years after adoptive immunotherapy with CD19ζ-transduced EBV-CTL |
Time Frame: | 2 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | |
Details
Phase: | Phase 1/Phase 2 |
Primary Purpose: | Interventional |
Overall Status: | Terminated |
Lead Sponsor: | University College, London |
Trial Keywords
- Immunotherapy
- Gene Therapy
- Paediatric
- B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Last Updated
May 17, 2018