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Administering Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Transduced With a CD70-Binding Chimeric Antigen Receptor to People With CD70 Expressing Cancers

Primary Purpose

Pancreatic Cancer, Renal Cell Cancer, Breast Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Cyclophosphamide
Fludarabine
Aldesleukin
Anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL
Sponsored by
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
Full info

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Pancreatic Cancer focused on measuring Metastatic Solid Cancers, Renal Cell Cancer, Cell Therapy, CAR T-Cells, Immunotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 72 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • For Phase I: Evaluable, unresectable cancer expressing CD70 as assessed by immunohistochemistry of resected tissue (greater than or equal to 2+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 50% of cancer cells, or greater than or equal to 1+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 75% of cancer cells).
  • For Phase II: Measurable (per RECIST v1.1 criteria), unresectable cancer expressing CD70 as assessed by immunohistochemistry of resected tissue (greater than or equal to 2+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 50% of cancer cells, or greater than or equal to 1+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 75% of cancer cells).
  • Confirmation of the diagnosis of cancer by the NCI Laboratory of Pathology.
  • Patients must have previously received at least one standard therapy for their cancer (if available) and have been either non-responders (progressive disease) or have recurred.
  • Patients with 3 or fewer brain metastases that are less than or equal to 1 cm in diameter and asymptomatic are eligible. Lesions that have been treated with stereotactic radiosurgery must be clinically stable for 1 month after treatment for the patient to be eligible. Patients with surgically resected brain metastases are eligible.
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years and less than or equal to 70 years.
  • Clinical performance status of ECOG 0 or 1
  • Patients of both genders must be willing to practice birth control from the time of enrollment on this study and for four months after treatment.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must be willing to undergo a pregnancy test prior to the start of treatment because of the potentially dangerous effects of the treatment on the fetus.

  • Serology

    • Seronegative for HIV antibody. (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who are HIV seropositive may have decreased immune-competence and thus be less responsive to the experimental

treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities.)

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

    -Hematology

  • ANC greater than 1000/mm(3) without the support of filgrastim
  • WBC greater than or equal to 2500/mm(3)
  • Platelet count greater than or equal to 80,000/mm(3)

  • Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dL. Subjects may be transfused to reach this cut-off.

    -Chemistry

  • Serum ALT/AST less than or equal to 5.0 times ULN
  • Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.6 mg/dL

  • Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL, except in patients with Gilbert s Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dL.

    • Patients must have completed any prior systemic therapy at the time of enrollment.

Note: Patients may have undergone minor surgical procedures or limited field radiotherapy within the four weeks prior to enrollment, as long as related major organ toxicities have recovered to grade 1 or less.

  • Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Willing to sign a durable power of attorney.
  • Subjects must be co-enrolled on the NCI-SB cell harvest protocol 03-C-0277 (Cell Harvest and Preparation for Surgery Branch Adoptive Cell Therapy Protocols).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

  • Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the treatment on the fetus or infant.
  • Concurrent systemic steroid therapy.
  • Active systemic infections requiring anti-infective treatment, coagulation disorders, or any other active or uncompensated major medical illnesses.
  • Any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease).
  • History of major organ autoimmune disease.
  • Concurrent opportunistic infections (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who have decreased immune-competence may be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities).
  • History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, or aldesleukin.
  • History of coronary revascularization or ischemic symptoms.
  • For select patients with a clinical history prompting cardiac evaluation: last known LVEF less than or equal to 45%.
  • For select patients with a clinical history prompting pulmonary evaluation: known FEV1 less than or equal to 50% predicted.
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.

Sites / Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

1/Phase I

2/Phase II

Arm Description

Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + escalating doses of anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL + high-dose aldesleukin

Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + MTD of anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL + high-dose aldesleukin

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events
Grade and type of toxicity per dose level; fraction of patients who experience a DLT at a given dose level, and number and grade of each type of DLT
Response rate
Percentage of patients who have a clinical response (PR+CR) to treatment (objective tumor regression)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events
Aggregate of all adverse events, as well as their frequency and severity

Full Information

First Posted
July 12, 2016
Last Updated
August 31, 2023
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02830724
Brief Title
Administering Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Transduced With a CD70-Binding Chimeric Antigen Receptor to People With CD70 Expressing Cancers
Official Title
A Phase I/II Study Administering Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Transduced With a CD70-Binding Chimeric Antigen Receptor to Patients With CD70-Expressing Cancers
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 30, 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
April 6, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
January 1, 2027 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
January 1, 2028 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

4. Oversight

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

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Background: In a new cancer therapy, researchers take a person s blood, select a certain white blood cell to grow in the lab, and then change the genes of these cells using a virus. The cells are then given back to the person. This is called gene transfer. For this study, researchers will modify the person s white blood cells with anti-CD70. Objectives: To see if a gene transfer with anti-CD70 cells can safely shrink tumors and to be certain the treatment is safe. Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older diagnosed with cancer that has the CD70-expressing cancer. Design: Participants will be screened with medical history, physical exam, scans, and other tests. They may by admitted to the hospital. Leukapheresis will be performed. For this, blood is removed through a needle in the arm. A machine separates the white blood cells. The rest of the blood is returned through a needle in the other arm. Eligible participants will have an intravenous catheter placed in their upper chest. Over several days, they will get chemotherapy drugs and the anti-CD70 cells. They will recover in the hospital. Participants will take an antibiotic for 6 months after treatment. They will repeat leukapheresis. Participants will visit the clinic every 1-3 months for the first year after treatment, every 6 months for the second year, and then as determined by their physician. Follow-up visits will take 1-2 days. At each visit, participants will have lab tests, imaging studies, and a physical exam. Throughout the study, blood will be taken and participants will have many tests to determine the size and extent of their tumor and the treatment s impact.
Detailed Description
Background: We generated a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that engages CD70 using its natural ligand CD27, as the binding moiety. Transducing peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) with this CAR conveys major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent recognition of CD70-expressing target cells, which include renal cell carcinoma and other cancers. In co-cultures with CD70+ target cells, anti-hCD70 CAR transduced T cells secrete significant amounts of IFN-gamma with high specificity. Objectives: Primary objectives: Phase I: Determine the safety of administering PBL transduced with anti-hCD70 CAR in concert with preparative lymphodepletion and high dose interleukin-2 (IL-2; aldesleukin). Phase II: Determine if anti-hCD70 CAR-transduced PBL can mediate the regression of CD70 expressing tumors. Eligibility: Patients must be/have: Age >= 18 years and <= 72 years Metastatic or unresectable CD70-expressing cancer which has progressed after standard therapy Patients may not have: Allergies or hypersensitivities to high-dose aldesleukin, cyclophosphamide, or fludarabine. Design: This is a phase I/II, single center study of PBL transduced with anti-hCD70 CAR in patients with measurable, unresectable cancer expressing CD70. PBMC obtained by leukapheresis will be cultured in the presence of anti-CD3 (OKT3) and aldesleukin in order to stimulate T-cell growth. Transduction is initiated by exposure of these cells to retroviral vector supernatant containing replication-incompetent virus encoding the anti-hCD70 CAR. All patients will receive a non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. On day 0, patients will receive PBL transduced with the anti-hCD70 CAR and will then begin high-dose aldesleukin. A complete evaluation of lesions will be conducted approximately 6 weeks (plus or minus two weeks) after treatment. The study will be conducted using a Phase I/II optimal design, with two separate cohorts for the Phase II component:Cohort 2a, patients with CD70-expressing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and Cohort 2b, patients with a CD70-expressing non-RCC malignancy (solid tumors only). A total of up to 124 patients may be required; approximately 38 patients in the Phase I portion of the study and 43 (41, plus an allowance of up to 2 non-evaluable) patients in each cohort of the Phase II portion of the study.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Pancreatic Cancer, Renal Cell Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Ovarian Cancer
Keywords
Metastatic Solid Cancers, Renal Cell Cancer, Cell Therapy, CAR T-Cells, Immunotherapy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Sequential Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
124 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
1/Phase I
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + escalating doses of anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL + high-dose aldesleukin
Arm Title
2/Phase II
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + MTD of anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL + high-dose aldesleukin
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Cyclophosphamide
Intervention Description
For Phase I, Days -7 and -6: Dose Level 1: 15 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV Dose Level 2: 15 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV Dose Level 3: 15 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV Dose Level 4: 15 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV Dose Level 5: 30 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV Dose Level 6: 60 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV For Phase II, Days -7 and -6: 60 mg/kg/day x 2 days IV
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fludarabine
Intervention Description
For Phase I, Days -7 to -5: Dose Level 1: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 3 days IVPB Dose Level 2: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 3 days IVPB Dose Level 3: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 3 days IVPB Dose Level 4: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 3 days IVPB Dose Level 5: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 5 days IVPB Dose Level 6: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 5 days IVPB For Phase II, Days -7 to -3: 25 mg/m(2)/day x 5 days IVPB
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Aldesleukin
Intervention Description
Aldeskeukin 720,000 IU/kg IV (based on total body weight) over 15 minutes approximately every 8 hours beginning within 24 hours of cell infusion and continuing for up to 3 days (maximum 9 doses).
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Anti-hCD70 CAR transduced PBL
Intervention Description
Day 0: Cells will be infused intravenously on the Patient Care Unit over 20-30 minutes (2-5 days after the last dose of fludarabine).
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events
Description
Grade and type of toxicity per dose level; fraction of patients who experience a DLT at a given dose level, and number and grade of each type of DLT
Time Frame
From time of cell infusion to two weeks after cell infusion
Title
Response rate
Description
Percentage of patients who have a clinical response (PR+CR) to treatment (objective tumor regression)
Time Frame
6 weeks and 12 weeks following administration of the cell product, then every 3 months x3, then every 6 months x 2 years, then per PI discretion
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events
Description
Aggregate of all adverse events, as well as their frequency and severity
Time Frame
6 weeks ( plus or minus 2 weeks) following administration of the cell product

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
72 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA: For Phase I: Evaluable, unresectable cancer expressing CD70 as assessed by immunohistochemistry of resected tissue (greater than or equal to 2+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 50% of cancer cells, or greater than or equal to 1+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 75% of cancer cells). For Phase II: Measurable (per RECIST v1.1 criteria), unresectable cancer expressing CD70 as assessed by immunohistochemistry of resected tissue (greater than or equal to 2+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 50% of cancer cells, or greater than or equal to 1+ CD70 positive on greater than or equal to 75% of cancer cells). Confirmation of the diagnosis of cancer by the NCI Laboratory of Pathology. Patients must have previously received at least one standard therapy for their cancer (if available) and have been either non-responders (progressive disease) or have recurred. Patients with 3 or fewer brain metastases that are less than or equal to 1 cm in diameter and asymptomatic are eligible. Lesions that have been treated with stereotactic radiosurgery must be clinically stable for 1 month after treatment for the patient to be eligible. Patients with surgically resected brain metastases are eligible. Age greater than or equal to 18 years and less than or equal to 72 years. Clinical performance status of ECOG 0 or 1 Patients of both genders must be willing to practice birth control from the time of enrollment on this study and for four months after treatment. Women of child-bearing potential must be willing to undergo a pregnancy test prior to the start of treatment because of the potentially dangerous effects of the treatment on the fetus. Serology Seronegative for HIV antibody. (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who are HIV seropositive may have decreased immune-competence and thus be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities.) Seronegative for hepatitis B antigen, and seronegative for hepatitis C antibody. If hepatitis C antibody test is positive, then patient must be tested for the presence of antigen by RT-PCR and be HCV RNA negative. -Hematology ANC greater than 1000/mm(3) without the support of filgrastim WBC greater than or equal to 2500/mm(3) Platelet count greater than or equal to 80,000/mm(3) Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dL. Subjects may be transfused to reach this cut-off. -Chemistry Serum ALT/AST less than or equal to 5.0 times ULN Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.6 mg/dL Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL, except in patients with Gilbert s Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dL. Patients must have completed any prior systemic therapy at the time of enrollment. Note: Patients may have undergone minor surgical procedures or limited field radiotherapy within the four weeks prior to enrollment, as long as related major organ toxicities have recovered to grade 1 or less. Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Willing to sign a durable power of attorney. Subjects must be co-enrolled on the NCI-SB cell harvest protocol 03-C-0277 (Cell Harvest and Preparation for Surgery Branch Adoptive Cell Therapy Protocols). EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the treatment on the fetus or infant. Concurrent systemic steroid therapy. Active systemic infections requiring anti-infective treatment, coagulation disorders, or any other active or uncompensated major medical illnesses. Any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease). History of hematopoietic autoimmune disease or any autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive measures. Concurrent opportunistic infections (The experimental treatment being evaluated in this protocol depends on an intact immune system. Patients who have decreased immune-competence may be less responsive to the experimental treatment and more susceptible to its toxicities). History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, or aldesleukin. History of coronary revascularization or ischemic symptoms. For select patients with a clinical history prompting cardiac evaluation: last known LVEF less than or equal to 45%. For select patients with a clinical history prompting pulmonary evaluation: known FEV1 less than or equal to 50% predicted. Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
NCI SB Immunotherapy Recruitment Center
Phone
(866) 820-4505
Email
IRC@nih.gov
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
James C Yang, M.D.
Organizational Affiliation
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
City
Bethesda
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
20892
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact NCI/Surgery Branch Recruitment Center
Phone
866-820-4505
Email
irc@nih.gov

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
16043348
Citation
Diegmann J, Junker K, Gerstmayer B, Bosio A, Hindermann W, Rosenhahn J, von Eggeling F. Identification of CD70 as a diagnostic biomarker for clear cell renal cell carcinoma by gene expression profiling, real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Aug;41(12):1794-801. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.05.005.
Results Reference
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PubMed Identifier
22401771
Citation
Jilaveanu LB, Sznol J, Aziz SA, Duchen D, Kluger HM, Camp RL. CD70 expression patterns in renal cell carcinoma. Hum Pathol. 2012 Sep;43(9):1394-9. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.10.014. Epub 2012 Mar 7.
Results Reference
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PubMed Identifier
8120384
Citation
Bowman MR, Crimmins MA, Yetz-Aldape J, Kriz R, Kelleher K, Herrmann S. The cloning of CD70 and its identification as the ligand for CD27. J Immunol. 1994 Feb 15;152(4):1756-61.
Results Reference
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Links:
URL
https://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/cgi/detail.cgi?A_2016-C-0131.html
Description
NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page

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