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CD19-CAR Immunotherapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

NCT01195480

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).

Related Conditions:
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Recruiting Status:

Terminated

Phase:

Phase 1/Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

Document

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

DrugSynonymsArms
Irradiated donor-derived Lymphoblastoid Cell LinePre-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

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Prophylaxis armExperimentalPatients 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
Pre-emptive armExperimentalIn 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