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Subcutaneous Recombinant Human IL-15 (s.c. rhIL-15) and Alemtuzumab for People With Refractory or Relapsed Chronic and Acute Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL)

NCT02689453

Description:

Background: Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a rare blood cancer. Researchers want to see if a combination of two drugs - recombinant human interleukin 15 (rhIL-15) and alemtuzumab - is a better treatment for ATL. Objectives: To test if giving rhIL-15 combined with alemtuzumab improves the outcome of therapy for ATL. Also, to determine the safe dose of this combination and identify side effects and effects on the immune system. Eligibility: Adults 18 years and older with chronic or acute ATL who have not been helped by other treatments. Design: Participants will be screened with tests that are mostly part of their usual cancer care. They will sign a separate consent form for this. Weeks 1 and 2: Participants will have a total of 10 visits. They will: - Get rhIL-15 under the skin by needle. - Have a physical exam and vital signs measured. - Give blood samples. - Answer questions about their health and their medicines. Week 3: Participants will stay in the clinic. They will: - Get alemtuzumab infusions in a vein through a small catheter on days 1, 2, 3, and 5.. - Take medicines to decrease side effects. - Have a computed tomography (CT) scan to evaluate the treatment. - Have a physical exam and vital signs measured. - Give blood samples. Answer questions about their health and medicines. Weeks 4, 5, and 6 will repeat week 3, without the CT scan. Some patients will just have outpatient visits these weeks. After treatment, participants will have follow-up visits every few months for up to 2 years. At these visits, participants will give blood samples and have CT scans....

Related Conditions:
  • Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
  • Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
Recruiting Status:

Completed

Phase:

Phase 1

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: Subcutaneous Recombinant Human IL-15 (s.c. rhIL-15) and Alemtuzumab for People With Refractory or Relapsed Chronic and Acute Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL)
  • Official Title: A Phase I Study of Subcutaneous Recombinant Human IL-15 (S.C. Rhil-15) and Alemtuzumab for Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Chronic and Acute Adult T-Cell Leukemia (ATL)

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: 160062
  • SECONDARY ID: 16-C-0062
  • NCT ID: NCT02689453

Conditions

  • T-Cell Lymphoma Relapsed
  • Adult T-Cell Leukemia (ATL)
  • Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL)
  • Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
  • T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
IL-15 plus alemtuzumab1A

Purpose

Background: Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a rare blood cancer. Researchers want to see if a combination of two drugs - recombinant human interleukin 15 (rhIL-15) and alemtuzumab - is a better treatment for ATL. Objectives: To test if giving rhIL-15 combined with alemtuzumab improves the outcome of therapy for ATL. Also, to determine the safe dose of this combination and identify side effects and effects on the immune system. Eligibility: Adults 18 years and older with chronic or acute ATL who have not been helped by other treatments. Design: Participants will be screened with tests that are mostly part of their usual cancer care. They will sign a separate consent form for this. Weeks 1 and 2: Participants will have a total of 10 visits. They will: - Get rhIL-15 under the skin by needle. - Have a physical exam and vital signs measured. - Give blood samples. - Answer questions about their health and their medicines. Week 3: Participants will stay in the clinic. They will: - Get alemtuzumab infusions in a vein through a small catheter on days 1, 2, 3, and 5.. - Take medicines to decrease side effects. - Have a computed tomography (CT) scan to evaluate the treatment. - Have a physical exam and vital signs measured. - Give blood samples. Answer questions about their health and medicines. Weeks 4, 5, and 6 will repeat week 3, without the CT scan. Some patients will just have outpatient visits these weeks. After treatment, participants will have follow-up visits every few months for up to 2 years. At these visits, participants will give blood samples and have CT scans....

Detailed Description

      Background:

        -  A previous trial alemtuzumab (CAMPATH-1) in patients with chronic, acute and
           lymphomatous subtype HTLV-1 associated ATL showed appreciable initial activity but no
           clear long-term impact.

        -  Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) with polymorphonuclear neutrophils
           (PMNs), monocytes and natural killer (NK) cells acting as the effector cells is
           alemtuzumab s primary in vivo mechanism of action for depleting malignant leukemic or
           lymphomatous cells.

        -  The immunologic effects of Interleukin-15 (IL-15), a stimulatory cytokine that promotes
           the differentiation and activation of NK cells, monocytes and long-term CD8+ memory
           Tcells, has been assessed in several phase I trials in cancer patients.

        -  Administration of recombinant human (rh) IL-15 as an intravenous bolus (IVB), continuous
           intravenous infusion (CIV) or subcutaneous injections (SC) into adult cancer patients
           has produced 5 to 50 fold expansion in the number of circulating NK cells at well
           tolerated doses in these patients.

        -  Preclinical murine lymphoid malignancy models have shown efficacy from the
           administration of IL-15 and monoclonal antibodies, with improved survival compared to
           controls.

      Objective:

      -To determine the safety, toxicity profile and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of s.c.
      rhIL-15 in combination with standard three times per week IV alemtuzumab treatment.

      Eligibility:

        -  Age greater than or equal to 18 years old

        -  ECOG Performance Status less than or equal to 1

        -  Diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia (HTLV-1 associated, chronic or acute), peripheral
           T-cell lymphoma (angioimmunoblastic, hepatosplenic, or not otherwise specified),
           cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Stage III or IV, with leukemia involvement or erythrodemia),
           or T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)

        -  Measurable or evaluable disease

        -  Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined in the protocol.

      Design:

        -  This is a single institution nonrandomized Phase I dose escalation study evaluating
           increasing doses of SC rhIL-15 in combination with alemtuzumab using a standard 3 + 3
           dose escalation.

        -  Treatment will include s.c. rhIL015 daily (M-F) weeks 1 and 2 (dose levels 0.5- 2
           mcg/kg/dose), followed by IV alemtuzumab beginning in week 3 (escalating doses followed
           by standard dosing in weeks 4-6).

        -  Up to 30 patients will be enrolled in this study.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
1AExperimentalIL-15 for 10 doses over two weeks followed byalemtuzumab for 4 weeks per dosing schema to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
  • IL-15 plus alemtuzumab
1BExperimentalIL-15 for 10 doses over two weeks followed by alemtuzumab for 4 weeks at the maximum tolerateddose (MTD)
  • IL-15 plus alemtuzumab

Eligibility Criteria

        -  INCLUSION CRITERIA:

        Inclusion Criteria

          -  Age greater than or equal to 18 years; no upper age limit.

          -  Patients diagnosed with a leukemia or lymphoma as follows:

               -  Chronic or acute leukemia forms of HTLV-1 associated adult T-cell leukemia;

               -  Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (angioimmunoblastic, hepatosplenic, or not otherwise
                  specified); or,

               -  Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma stage III or IV with circulating monoclonal cells (B1
                  or B2) and/or erythrodermia (T4)

               -  T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)

        NOTE: Diagnosis must be validated by the Pathology Department, NCI.

        -Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease.

        NOTE: All patients with greater than 10% abnormal CD4+ homogeneous CD3low strongly CD25+
        expressing cells, or greater than 5% S(SqrRoot)(Copyright)zary cells/T-PLL, among the PBMCs
        in the peripheral blood will be deemed to have evaluable disease.

          -  Abnormal T cells must be CD52+ as assessed by flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry.

          -  Patients must have a life expectancy of greater than or equal to 2 months.

          -  Patients must have been refractory or relapsed following front line therapy for ATL;
             those with CTCL or PTCL who have CD30+ disease must have progressed during or after
             treatment with brentuximab vedotin, or are unable to receive treatment due to allergy
             or intolerance.

          -  Patients must have recovered to less than grade 1 or to baseline from toxicity of
             prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy and must not have had major surgery,
             chemotherapy, radiation or biologic therapy within 2 weeks prior to beginning
             treatment. NOTE: Exceptions to this include events not considered to place the subject
             at unacceptable risk of participation in the opinion of the PI (e.g., alopecia).

          -  DLCO/VA and FEV 1.0 > 50% of predicted on pulmonary function tests.

          -  Adequate laboratory parameters, as follows:

               -  Serum creatinine of less than or equal to 1.5 x the upper limit of normal

               -  AST and ALT < 3 x the upper limit of normal

          -  Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/mm^3 and platelets greater
             than or equal to 100,000/mm^3.

          -  ECOG less than or equal to 1.

          -  Patients must be able to understand and sign an Informed Consent Form.

          -  All patients must use adequate contraception during participation in this trial and
             for 4 months following completing therapy.

        EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

          -  Patients who have received any systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to
             the start of therapy, or 12 weeks if given to treat graft versus host disease (GVHD),
             with the exception of physiological replacement doses of cortisone acetate or
             equivalent.

          -  Patients who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation and have required
             systemic treatment for GVHD (including but not limited to oral or parenteral
             corticosteroids, ibrutinib, and extracorporeal phototherapy) within the last 12 weeks

          -  Clinical evidence of (parenchymal or meningeal) CNS involvement or metastasis. In
             subjects suspected of having CNS disease, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of
             the brain and lumbar puncture should be done to confirm.

          -  Documented HIV, active bacterial infections, active or chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis
             C.

               -  Positive hepatitis B serology indicative of previous immunization (i.e., HBsAb
                  positive and HBcAb negative) or a fully resolved acute hepatitis B infection is
                  not an exclusion criterion.

               -  If hepatitis C antibody test is positive, then the patient must be tested for the
                  presence of HCV by RT-PCR and be HCV RNA negative

        NOTE: HIV-positive patients are excluded from the study. Alemtuzumab may produce a
        different pattern of toxicities in patients with HIV infection; in addition, the depletion
        of T cells produced by alemtuzumab may have adverse effects on HIV-positive individuals.

          -  Concurrent anticancer therapy (including other investigational agents).

          -  History of severe asthma or presently on chronic inhaled corticosteroid medications
             (patients with a history of mild asthma not requiring corticosteroid therapy are
             eligible).

          -  Patients with smoldering and lymphomatous ATL.

          -  Pregnant or nursing patients.

          -  Patients who have previously received alemtuzumab are ineligible. NOTE: Patients with
             relapsed T-PLL who have achieved at least a partial response to prior alemtuzumab are
             eligible.

          -  Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
             infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
             arrhythmia, moderate/severe graft versus host disease, cognitive impairment, active
             substance abuse, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the view of the
             Investigator, would preclude safe treatment or the ability to give informed consent
             and limit compliance with study requirements.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Determine MTD and DLTs of s.c. rhIL-15 administered with 3 times per week IV Alemtuzumab
Time Frame:after 6 weeks of IL-15 and alemtuzumab
Safety Issue:
Description:Adverse events will be tabulated/reported by type, grade, and frequency.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Clinical response rate and progression free survival
Time Frame:after 6 weeks of treatment
Safety Issue:
Description:The response rate will be determined and reported along with a 95% confidence interval.
Measure:Asses biological effects of rhIL-15 administered with alemtuzumab on the percentages and absolute numbers of circulating lymphocytes (T and NK cells) and the T-cell subsets naive, central and effector memory subsets
Time Frame:after 6 weeks of treatment
Safety Issue:
Description:characterize the biological effects of rhIL-15 administered with alemtuzumab by FACS analysis to define the percentages and absolute numbers of circulating lymphocytes (T and NK cells) and the T-cell subsets naive, central and effector memory subsets (based on expression of CD52, CD56, CD4, CD8, CD45RO, CD45RA, CD28, CD95, CD194, and CCR7) by flow cytometry
Measure:Define the effect of the combination on the plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines
Time Frame:after 6 weeks of treatment
Safety Issue:
Description:define the effect of the combination on the plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines using Mesoscale analysis

Details

Phase:Phase 1
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Completed
Lead Sponsor:National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Trial Keywords

  • T-cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder
  • CD4/CD25 Expressing T-cells in Blood and Lymphoid Tissues
  • Anti-CD52 Monoclonal Antibody
  • Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

Last Updated

July 13, 2021