Immunotherapy Based on Antigen-specific Immune Effector Cells Targeting Neurofibromatosis or Schwannomatosis

This is an interventional treatment trial for Cancer focused on measuring immunotherapy T cell cancer gene therapy Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written, informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures.
2. Diagnosis of neurofibromatosis, or schwannomatosis
3. The results of immune staining of the patient's cancer specimens positive for any one or more of a list of tumor-associated antigens.
4. Age ≥ 1 years
5. At least one volumetrically measurable and ≥ 0.5 cc NF-related tumor (schwannoma, ependymoma, meningioma - histological confirmation not required) with radiographic evidence of progression (either as unequivocal progression on conventional MRI, or a >10% volume increase by 3D volumetrics) over the past ≤12 months, designated as the primary target tumor OR Volumetrically measurable and ≥ 0.5 cc VS with ipsilateral progressive hearing loss over the past ≤12 months, designated as the primary target tumor.
6. Progressive Hearing Loss Criteria for Enrollment: Audiogram showing drop in pure tone average (PTA) of 10dB HL at ≥ 2 nonconsecutive or consecutive frequencies or drop in speech discrimination score (SDS) below the 95% critical difference threshold, compared to previous audiogram ≤ 1 year prior.
7. Karnofsky/Lansky performance status (PS) 50-100%. Note: Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
8. Any neurologic deficits must be stable for ≥ 1 week.

9. Adequate bone marrow reserve with

   • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm3.
   • Platelets ≥100,000/mm3.

10. Adequate renal and hepatic function with

    • Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
    • Serum bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN.
    • aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/ALT ≤ 2 x ULN.
    • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 x ULN.
    • Serum bilirubin 2.0 is acceptable in the setting of known Gilbert's syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The results of immune staining of the patient's tumor-associated antigens are all negative.
2. Participation in any other cell therapy protocols within one year.
3. Current or recent treatment (within the 28-day period prior to Day 0) with another investigational drug.
4. Patients who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of start of study.
5. Pregnant or lactating females.
6. Uncontrolled brain or leptomeningeal metastases, including patients who continue to require glucocorticoids for brain or leptomeningeal metastases.

7. Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions that could affect their participation in the study such as:

   • Symptomatic congestive heart failure of New York heart Association Class III or IV
   • unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within 6 months of start of study drug, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or any other clinically significant cardiac disease
   • severely impaired lung function as defined as spirometry and DLCO that is 50% of the normal predicted value and/or 02 saturation that is 88% or less at rest on room air
   • uncontrolled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose >1.5 x ULN (Note: Optimal glycemic control should be achieved before starting trial therapy.)
   • active (acute or chronic) or uncontrolled severe infections
   • liver disease such as cirrhosis or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C).

8. Inadequate bone marrow function:

   • Absolute neutrophil count < 1.0 x 10e9/L.• Platelet count < 100 x 10e9/L.
   • Hb < 9 g/dL.

9. Inadequate liver and renal function:

   • Serum (total) bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN.
   • AST & ALT > 2.5 x ULN (> 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases).
   • Alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x ULN (or > 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases or > 10 x ULN in case of bone metastases).
   • Serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dl (> 177 μmol/L).
   • Urine dipstick for protein uria should be < 2+. Patients with ≥ 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate < 1 g of protein/24 hr.
10. Subject infected with HIV (HIV antibody positive), Treponema pallidum antibody positive or TB culture positive.