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Allogeneic CD6 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Regulatory Cells (CD6-CAR Tregs) for the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Primary Purpose

Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease, Hematologic and Lymphocytic Disorder, Steroid Refractory Graft Versus Host Disease

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Biopsy
Biospecimen Collection
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
Computed Tomography
Echocardiography
Electronic Health Record Review
Leukapheresis
Lumbar Puncture
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Quality-of-Life Assessment
Tafasitamab
X-Ray Imaging
Sponsored by
City of Hope Medical Center
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Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: PATIENT (RECIPIENT) INCLUSION CRITERIA: All participants must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent Participants must agree to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic biopsies. If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study PI approval Note: For research participants who do not speak English, a short form consent may be used with a City of Hope (COH) certified interpreter/translator to proceed with screening and leukapheresis, while the request for a translated full consent is processed Age >= 18 years Karnofsky performance status of >= 70% Received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) from matched related or haploidentical donor as part of treatment of hematologic disorders Note: The donor needs to consent for leukapheresis Clinical diagnosis of steroid-dependent or refractory, moderate to severe cGVHD Steroid refractory cGVHD defined as having persistent signs and symptoms of cGVHD per institutional policy despite the use of prednisone for 2 months without complete resolution of signs and symptoms Estimated life expectancy > 90 days Stable dose of corticosteroids for >= 14 days prior to enrollment not exceeding 15mg/day of prednisone or equivalent + with up to 7ng/mL/day sirolimus with therapeutic drug monitoring Exposure to at least 1 of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapies for cGVHD Naive to anti-CD6 therapy post most recent alloHCT Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3 (without myeloid growth factors within 1 week of study entry) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Platelets >= 50,000/mm^3 (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) NOTE: Platelet transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of platelet assessment Total bilirubin =< 2 mg/dL (exception permitted in patients with Gilbert's syndrome), unless hepatic dysfunction is a manifestation of presumed cGVHD) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) NOTE: Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) (liver function panel) in the context of active cGVHD involving other organ systems may also be permitted if the treating physician documents the abnormal LFTs as being consistent with hepatic cGVHD and a liver biopsy will not be mandated in this situation Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3.0 x ULN (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Creatinine clearance of >= 30 mL/min per 24-hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combo, hepatitis C virus (HCV)*, active hepatitis B virus (HBV) (surface antigen negative), and syphilis (rapid plasma reagin [RPR]) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) If positive, hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) quantitation must be performed OR If seropositive for HIV, HCV or HBV, nucleic acid quantitation must be performed. Viral load must be undetectable Subjects must have negative QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (TB) Gold (QFTG) test (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment). Patients with positive QFTG test need clearance from infectious disease (ID) before enrollment Negative for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within 72 hours of day 0 of protocol therapy (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Meets other institutional and federal requirements for infectious disease titer requirements Note Infectious disease testing to be performed within 28 days prior to start of protocol therapy Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative urine or serum pregnancy test (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Note: If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required Cardiac function (12 lead-electrocardiography [ECG]): corrected QT interval (QTc) must be =< 480 msec (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Oxygen saturation 92% or above at room air or carbon monoxide diffusing capability test (DLCO) of 40% of best predicted (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Note: The above criteria only applies to participants who are not experiencing lung GVHD bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) Agreement by females and males of childbearing potential* to use an effective method of birth control** or abstinence from sexual activity for the course of the study through at least 6 months after the last dose of protocol therapy. Childbearing potential defined as not being surgically sterilized (men and women) or have not been free from menses for > 1 year (women only) Effective birth control defined as hormonal and/or barrier contraception) ALLOGENEIC DONOR CRITERIA FOR APHERESIS DONATION: The identified donor must be the original donor whose stem cells were used for the research participant's alloSCT Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) >= 70 Age: >= 18 years The donor is approved and has completed the donor evaluation per institutional guidelines (as indicated in DACT 122 - Administrative Protocol for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell, Apheresis [HPC(A)] Collections). Additionally, donor will also be screened for the following infectious diseases: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Human herpes virus 6, 7, and 8 (HHV6, HHV7, HHV8) Parvovirus B19 Note: ID test results for EBV, HHV6, HHV7, HHV8 and Parvovirus B19 are not necessary to proceed with the apheresis procedure but do have to be resulted and negative before participant CAR Treg infusion Exclusion Criteria: PATIENT (RECIPIENT) EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days prior to enrollment (exception: corticosteroid) Concurrent other investigational agents, including biologics Vaccines within 28 days prior to enrollment Donor lymphocyte infusion within 100 days of enrollment No known contraindications to steroids or tocilizumab No current active malignancy* (Exception: Basal or squamous cell carcinoma) History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent Active uncontrolled infection requiring systemic antibiotics and/or anti-virals Other autoimmune/inflammatory disorders Clinically significant uncontrolled illness History of vascular disease (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, stroke) Unstable cardiac disease as defined by one of the following: Cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months NYHA (New York Heart Association) heart failure class III-IV Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or hypertension Females only: Pregnant or breastfeeding Inability to comply with protocol therapy and follow up visits Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Sites / Locations

  • City of Hope Medical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Treatment (CD6-CAR Treg, tafasitamab)

Arm Description

Donors undergo leukapheresis over 2-4 hours for collection of PBMSc and the manufacturing of CD6-CAR Treg cells over 2 weeks. Patients then receive CD6-CAR Treg intravenously on day 0. Patients may also receive ablation tafasitamab IV post Treg cell infusion on days 1, 4, 8, 15, 22 for 1 cycle. If ablation is not complete by day 28, patients may receive an additional 1-2 cycles per investigator's discretion. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO, CT, and x-ray imaging during screening and as clinically indicated. Patients undergo blood specimen collection on study and during follow-up. Patients may undergo a biopsy on study as well as a lumbar puncture and MRI/CT as clinically indicated on study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Dose-limiting toxicity
Toxicity will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0; cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome will be assessed per American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy consensus criteria. Observed toxicities will be summarized by type, severity, date of onset, duration, reversibility, and attribution.
Feasibility as the ability to met at least 80% of the required cell dose at the assigned dose level
Will be estimated with 90% confidence interval (CI) overall and by dose level.
Feasibility as the ability to meet the required produce release criteria
Will be estimated with 90% CI overall and by dose level.

Secondary Outcome Measures

CD6-CAR Treg activity
As measured by changes in chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) severity.
Changes in cGVHD severity
Will be evaluated using cGVHD activity assessment patient self-report. Various graphical methods will be used to explore the association between immune response measures (at different time points and the changes over time) with changes in cGVHD severity.
Failure-free survival (FFS)
Kaplan-Meier curve will be used to estimate FFS.
Relapse-free survival
CD6-CAR Treg persistence
Immunophenotyping (CD19t, CD3, CD4, CD8) (fluorescence-activated cell sorting/ co-detection by indexing), cytokine release syndrome (including TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-gamma) (multiplex assay), immunogenicity (anti-CAR antibodies) (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Changes in immune biomarkers over time
Descriptive statistics and graphics will be used to characterize and plot the specific time trend for each marker of the immune response. Various graphical methods will be used to explore the association between these immune response measures (at different time points and the changes over time) with changes in cGVHD severity.
Infectious complications
Microbiologically documented infections will be reported by site of disease, date of onset, severity and resolution, if any. This data will be captured via case report form and will be collected from day 1 to day 28 of alloCD6-CAR Treg infusion and will follow the same data collection intervals as the toxicity and adverse event data. Severity of the infections will be graded by CTCAE v5.0 and Blood and Marrow Clinical Trials Network.

Full Information

First Posted
August 7, 2023
Last Updated
August 7, 2023
Sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05993611
Brief Title
Allogeneic CD6 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Regulatory Cells (CD6-CAR Tregs) for the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Official Title
A First-in-Human Study to Evaluate the Safety, Feasibility and Tolerability of Allogeneic CD6 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Regulatory Cells (CD6-CAR Tregs) in Patients With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (cGVHD) After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (alloHCT)
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Not yet recruiting
Study Start Date
October 17, 2023 (Anticipated)
Primary Completion Date
May 5, 2027 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
May 5, 2027 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of allogeneic CD6 chimeric antigen receptor T regulatory cells (CD6-CAR Tregs) in treating patients who have chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). An allogeneic HCT is an established treatment for benign or malignant blood and marrow conditions where healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into a patient to help the patient's bone marrow make more healthy cells and platelets. GVHD is a systemic disorder that occurs when the graft's immune cells recognize the host as foreign and attack the recipient's body cells. "Graft" refers to transplanted, or donated tissues, and "host" refers to the tissues of the recipient. It is a common complication after allogeneic HCT. The onset of cGVHD is usually within three years of transplantation and has some features of autoimmune diseases. A strategy that minimizes the incidence and severity of cGVHD, without other adverse effects, is needed to improve survival after allogeneic HCT. T regulatory cells are critical for controlling autoimmunity and maintaining immune homeostasis. Patients with active cGVHD have reduced numbers of T regulatory cells compared to patients without GVHD, suggesting that restoration of T regulatory cells in patients with active cGCHD is impaired and insufficient numbers may contribute to cGVHD. Therefore, therapies that augment numbers and function of T regulatory cells may promote tolerance and control of cGVHD. CAR T-cell therapy is a type of treatment in which T cells (a type of immune system cell) are taken from the blood and changed in the laboratory. The gene for a special receptor that binds to a certain protein, CD6, on the patient's cells is added to the T cells in the laboratory. The special receptor is called a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Large numbers of the CAR T cells are grown in the laboratory and given to the patient by infusion. CD6-CAR Tregs combines the CD6-targeted anti-inflammatory response with the immune regulatory properties of T regulatory cells which could generate a more potent and stable T regulatory cell population to promote immune tolerance and long-term disease control in cGVHD.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine if CD6-CAR Tregs administration is safe and tolerable in patients who developed chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), by evaluation of toxicities, including: type, frequency, severity, attribution, time course and duration. II. To evaluate the feasibility to produce donor derived CD6-CAR Tregs. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Obtain preliminary evidence of CD6-CAR Tregs activity against cGVHD by estimating the response rate (as defined by 2014 National Institute of Health [NIH] consensus development project on clinical trials in cGVHD). II. Evaluate changes in cGVHD severity using physician -reported cGVHD activity assessment form. III. Evaluate changes in symptom activity using cGVHD activity assessment patient self-report. IV. Evaluate failure-free survival (FFS). V. Quantify CD6-CAR Treg cells in peripheral blood. VI. Characterize and assess changes in immune biomarkers over time in blood samples. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Percent and counts from peripheral blood T cell subsets in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell compartments to assess ability of CD6-CAR Tregs to suppress pathogenic T cell activity and proliferation. II. Profile cytokine levels over time and changes to assess the ability of CD6-CAR Tregs to down-regulate proinflammatory cytokine production (IFNgamma, IL-6, TNFalpha) and adhesion molecules that promote pathogenic T cell. III. For subjects who receive tafasitamab-cxix for CAR Treg ablation, describe the activity of infusional tafasitamab-cxix to eliminate transferred CD6 CAR Treg cells. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of CD6-CAR Treg cells followed by a dose-expansion study. Donors undergo leukapheresis over 2-4 hours for collection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMSc) and the manufacturing of CD6-CAR Treg cells over 2 weeks. Patients then receive CD6-CAR Treg intravenously on day 0. Patients may also receive ablation tafasitamab IV post Treg cell infusion on days 1, 4, 8, 15, 22 for 1 cycle. If ablation is not complete by day 28, patients may receive an additional 1-2 cycles per investigator's discretion. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography (ECHO), computed tomography (CT), and x-ray imaging during screening and as clinically indicated. Patients undergo blood specimen collection on study and during follow-up. Patients may undergo a biopsy on study as well as a lumbar puncture and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/CT as clinically indicated on study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up to 28 days, monthly for 1 year, and then yearly for 15 years.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease, Hematologic and Lymphocytic Disorder, Steroid Refractory Graft Versus Host Disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
27 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Treatment (CD6-CAR Treg, tafasitamab)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Donors undergo leukapheresis over 2-4 hours for collection of PBMSc and the manufacturing of CD6-CAR Treg cells over 2 weeks. Patients then receive CD6-CAR Treg intravenously on day 0. Patients may also receive ablation tafasitamab IV post Treg cell infusion on days 1, 4, 8, 15, 22 for 1 cycle. If ablation is not complete by day 28, patients may receive an additional 1-2 cycles per investigator's discretion. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO, CT, and x-ray imaging during screening and as clinically indicated. Patients undergo blood specimen collection on study and during follow-up. Patients may undergo a biopsy on study as well as a lumbar puncture and MRI/CT as clinically indicated on study.
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Biopsy
Other Intervention Name(s)
BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx
Intervention Description
Undergo biopsy
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Biospecimen Collection
Other Intervention Name(s)
Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Intervention Description
Undergo blood sample collection
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
Other Intervention Name(s)
CAR T Infusion, CAR T Therapy, CAR T-cell Therapy, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Infusion
Intervention Description
Given CD6-CAR Tregs IV
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Computed Tomography
Other Intervention Name(s)
CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, CT, CT Scan, tomography
Intervention Description
Undergo CT
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Echocardiography
Other Intervention Name(s)
EC
Intervention Description
Undergo ECHO
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Electronic Health Record Review
Intervention Description
Ancillary studies
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Leukapheresis
Other Intervention Name(s)
Leukocytopheresis, Therapeutic Leukopheresis
Intervention Description
Undergo leukapheresis
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Lumbar Puncture
Other Intervention Name(s)
LP, Spinal Tap
Intervention Description
Undergo lumbar puncture
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Other Intervention Name(s)
Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MR, MR Imaging, MRI, MRI Scan, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Intervention Description
Undergo MRI/CT
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Quality-of-Life Assessment
Other Intervention Name(s)
Quality of Life Assessment
Intervention Description
Ancillary studies
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Tafasitamab
Other Intervention Name(s)
Immunoglobulin, Anti-(Human Cd19 Antigen) (Human-mus musculus Monoclonal MOR00208 Heavy Chain), Disulfide with Human-mus musculus Monoclonal MOR00208 .Kappa.-chain, Dimer, Monjuvi, MOR-00208, MOR00208, MOR208, Tafasitamab-cxix, XmAb5574
Intervention Description
Given IV
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
X-Ray Imaging
Other Intervention Name(s)
Conventional X-Ray, Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Imaging, X-Ray, Plain film radiographs, Radiographic Imaging, Radiographic imaging procedure (procedure), Radiography, RG, Static X-Ray, X-Ray
Intervention Description
Undergo x-ray imaging
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Dose-limiting toxicity
Description
Toxicity will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0; cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome will be assessed per American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy consensus criteria. Observed toxicities will be summarized by type, severity, date of onset, duration, reversibility, and attribution.
Time Frame
From infusion of Allogeneic CD6 chimeric antigen receptor T regulatory cells (CD6-CAR Tregs) to day +28
Title
Feasibility as the ability to met at least 80% of the required cell dose at the assigned dose level
Description
Will be estimated with 90% confidence interval (CI) overall and by dose level.
Time Frame
From infusion of CD6-CAR Tregs to day +28
Title
Feasibility as the ability to meet the required produce release criteria
Description
Will be estimated with 90% CI overall and by dose level.
Time Frame
From infusion of CD6-CAR Tregs to day +28
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
CD6-CAR Treg activity
Description
As measured by changes in chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) severity.
Time Frame
Up to 15 years
Title
Changes in cGVHD severity
Description
Will be evaluated using cGVHD activity assessment patient self-report. Various graphical methods will be used to explore the association between immune response measures (at different time points and the changes over time) with changes in cGVHD severity.
Time Frame
Baseline up to 15 years
Title
Failure-free survival (FFS)
Description
Kaplan-Meier curve will be used to estimate FFS.
Time Frame
From infusion of CD6-CAR Tregs to start of new treatment for cGVHD, recurrence of malignancy, or death, whichever comes first, assessed at week 12 and 1-year follow-up
Title
Relapse-free survival
Time Frame
From the start of treatment to the date of death, disease relapse, or last follow-up whichever occurs first, assessed up to 15 years
Title
CD6-CAR Treg persistence
Description
Immunophenotyping (CD19t, CD3, CD4, CD8) (fluorescence-activated cell sorting/ co-detection by indexing), cytokine release syndrome (including TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-gamma) (multiplex assay), immunogenicity (anti-CAR antibodies) (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Time Frame
Up to 15 years
Title
Changes in immune biomarkers over time
Description
Descriptive statistics and graphics will be used to characterize and plot the specific time trend for each marker of the immune response. Various graphical methods will be used to explore the association between these immune response measures (at different time points and the changes over time) with changes in cGVHD severity.
Time Frame
Baseline up to 15 years
Title
Infectious complications
Description
Microbiologically documented infections will be reported by site of disease, date of onset, severity and resolution, if any. This data will be captured via case report form and will be collected from day 1 to day 28 of alloCD6-CAR Treg infusion and will follow the same data collection intervals as the toxicity and adverse event data. Severity of the infections will be graded by CTCAE v5.0 and Blood and Marrow Clinical Trials Network.
Time Frame
From day 1 to day 28 of CD6-CAR Treg infusion, up to 15 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: PATIENT (RECIPIENT) INCLUSION CRITERIA: All participants must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent Participants must agree to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic biopsies. If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study PI approval Note: For research participants who do not speak English, a short form consent may be used with a City of Hope (COH) certified interpreter/translator to proceed with screening and leukapheresis, while the request for a translated full consent is processed Age >= 18 years Karnofsky performance status of >= 70% Received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) from matched related or haploidentical donor as part of treatment of hematologic disorders Note: The donor needs to consent for leukapheresis Clinical diagnosis of steroid-dependent or refractory, moderate to severe cGVHD Steroid refractory cGVHD defined as having persistent signs and symptoms of cGVHD per institutional policy despite the use of prednisone for 2 months without complete resolution of signs and symptoms Estimated life expectancy > 90 days Stable dose of corticosteroids for >= 14 days prior to enrollment not exceeding 15mg/day of prednisone or equivalent + with up to 7ng/mL/day sirolimus with therapeutic drug monitoring Exposure to at least 1 of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapies for cGVHD Naive to anti-CD6 therapy post most recent alloHCT Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3 (without myeloid growth factors within 1 week of study entry) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Platelets >= 50,000/mm^3 (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) NOTE: Platelet transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of platelet assessment Total bilirubin =< 2 mg/dL (exception permitted in patients with Gilbert's syndrome), unless hepatic dysfunction is a manifestation of presumed cGVHD) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) NOTE: Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) (liver function panel) in the context of active cGVHD involving other organ systems may also be permitted if the treating physician documents the abnormal LFTs as being consistent with hepatic cGVHD and a liver biopsy will not be mandated in this situation Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3.0 x ULN (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Creatinine clearance of >= 30 mL/min per 24-hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combo, hepatitis C virus (HCV)*, active hepatitis B virus (HBV) (surface antigen negative), and syphilis (rapid plasma reagin [RPR]) (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) If positive, hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) quantitation must be performed OR If seropositive for HIV, HCV or HBV, nucleic acid quantitation must be performed. Viral load must be undetectable Subjects must have negative QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (TB) Gold (QFTG) test (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment). Patients with positive QFTG test need clearance from infectious disease (ID) before enrollment Negative for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within 72 hours of day 0 of protocol therapy (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Meets other institutional and federal requirements for infectious disease titer requirements Note Infectious disease testing to be performed within 28 days prior to start of protocol therapy Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative urine or serum pregnancy test (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Note: If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required Cardiac function (12 lead-electrocardiography [ECG]): corrected QT interval (QTc) must be =< 480 msec (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Oxygen saturation 92% or above at room air or carbon monoxide diffusing capability test (DLCO) of 40% of best predicted (performed within 28 days prior to enrollment) Note: The above criteria only applies to participants who are not experiencing lung GVHD bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) Agreement by females and males of childbearing potential* to use an effective method of birth control** or abstinence from sexual activity for the course of the study through at least 6 months after the last dose of protocol therapy. Childbearing potential defined as not being surgically sterilized (men and women) or have not been free from menses for > 1 year (women only) Effective birth control defined as hormonal and/or barrier contraception) ALLOGENEIC DONOR CRITERIA FOR APHERESIS DONATION: The identified donor must be the original donor whose stem cells were used for the research participant's alloSCT Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) >= 70 Age: >= 18 years The donor is approved and has completed the donor evaluation per institutional guidelines (as indicated in DACT 122 - Administrative Protocol for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell, Apheresis [HPC(A)] Collections). Additionally, donor will also be screened for the following infectious diseases: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Human herpes virus 6, 7, and 8 (HHV6, HHV7, HHV8) Parvovirus B19 Note: ID test results for EBV, HHV6, HHV7, HHV8 and Parvovirus B19 are not necessary to proceed with the apheresis procedure but do have to be resulted and negative before participant CAR Treg infusion Exclusion Criteria: PATIENT (RECIPIENT) EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days prior to enrollment (exception: corticosteroid) Concurrent other investigational agents, including biologics Vaccines within 28 days prior to enrollment Donor lymphocyte infusion within 100 days of enrollment No known contraindications to steroids or tocilizumab No current active malignancy* (Exception: Basal or squamous cell carcinoma) History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent Active uncontrolled infection requiring systemic antibiotics and/or anti-virals Other autoimmune/inflammatory disorders Clinically significant uncontrolled illness History of vascular disease (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, stroke) Unstable cardiac disease as defined by one of the following: Cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months NYHA (New York Heart Association) heart failure class III-IV Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or hypertension Females only: Pregnant or breastfeeding Inability to comply with protocol therapy and follow up visits Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amandeep Salhotra
Organizational Affiliation
City of Hope Medical Center
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
City of Hope Medical Center
City
Duarte
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
91010
Country
United States
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amandeep Salhotra
Phone
626-218-2405
Email
asalhotra@coh.org
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Amandeep Salhotra

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