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Autologous T Cells Transduced With Retroviral Vectors Expressing TCRs for Participant-specific Neoantigens in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Phase 1
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Malignancy, Hematologic
Neoplasms, Hematologic
Neoplasms, Hematopoietic
Blood Cancer
Hematological Neoplasms
Hematopoietic Malignancies
Dysmyelopoietic Syndromes
Hematopoetic Myelodysplasia
Myeloid Leukemia, Acute
Nonlymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute
Interventions
Biological: Individual Patient TCR-Transduced PBL
Device: TruSight Oncology (TSO) 500
Registration Number
NCT06904066
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

Background:

Blood cancers (such as leukemias) can be hard to treat, especially if they have mutations in the TP53 or RAS genes. These mutations can cause the cancer cells to create substances called neoepitopes. Researchers want to test a method of treating blood cancers by altering a person s T cells (a type of immune cell) to target neoepitopes.

Objective:

To test the use of neoepitope-specific T cells in people with blood cancers

Eligibility:

People aged 18 to 75 years with any of 9 blood cancers.

Design:

Participants will have a bone marrow biopsy: A sample of soft tissue will be removed from inside a pelvic bone. This is needed to confirm their diagnosis and the TP53 and RAS mutations in their cancer cells. They will also have a skin biopsy to look for these mutations in other tissue.

Participants will undergo apheresis: Blood will be taken from their body through a vein. The blood will pass through a machine that separates out the T cells. The remaining blood will be returned to the body through a different vein.

The T cells will be grown to become neoepitope-specific T cells.

Participants receive drugs for 3 days to prepare their body for the treatment. The modified T cells will be given through a tube inserted into a vein. Participants will need to remain in the clinic at least 7 days after treatment.

Participants will have 8 follow-up visits in the first year after treatment. They will have 6 more visits over the next 4 years. Long-term follow-up will go on for 10 more years.

Detailed Description

Background:

* Many difficult-to-treat hematologic malignancies carry mutations in the tumor suppressor gene TP53 or the oncogenes NRAS and KRAS (shortened to RAS).

* Missense mutations in TP53 and RAS result in immunogenic peptides (neoepitopes) that can be presented by human leukocyte antigens (HLA) to initiate an immune response.

* The NCI Surgery Branch has previously identified T-cell receptors (TCRs) that selectively recognize p53 or Ras neoepitopes.

* We propose to evaluate 3 TCRs targeting p53 neoepitopes and 4 TCRs targeting Ras neoepitopes in participants with hematologic malignancies.

* Several of these TCRs have already been evaluated in clinical trials enrolling subjects with solid tumors.

* We have shown that the TCRs have activity against hematologic malignancy cell lines in vitro and in vivo and have high specificity for only cells expressing the targeted mutation and the correct HLA.

Primary Objective:

-To determine the safety of administering neoepitope-specific T cells targeting p53 or Ras neoepitopes in combination with preparative conditioning chemotherapy and aldesleukin in participants with hematologic malignancies

Eligibility:

Participants must be/have:

* Myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, or multiple myeloma

* Age \>=18 and \<=75 years old

* The malignant cells must have a mutation in TP53 or RAS at a location targeted by one of a panel of TCRs.

* The participant must have the HLA type capable of presenting the targeted neoepitope.

* Recipients with relapsed or persistent malignancy after previous HLA-matched sibling or matched unrelated donor allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) are eligible.

* AlloHSCT recipients must not have evidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

* AlloHSCT recipients must have no chronic GVHD or mild chronic GVHD as defined by NIH Consensus Development Project Criteria.

* Circulating malignant cells (blasts or plasma cells) must be 1% or less of peripheral white blood cells.

Design:

* This is an open-label, single center, non-randomized phase I trial

* Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) will be harvested by leukapheresis and cultured with anti-CD3 (OKT3) and aldesleukin to stimulate T-cell growth.

* The T cells will be genetically modified using a replication-incompetent gamma-retrovirus encoding a TCR.

* All participants will receive a chemotherapy conditioning regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine.

* After the chemotherapy ends, participants will receive an infusion of the neoepitope-specific T cells and begin aldesleukin infusions.

* Following neoepitope-specific T-cell infusion, there is a mandatory inpatient hospitalization to monitor for toxicity.

* Frequent outpatient follow-up and malignancy assessment is planned after treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
86
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1/Experimental: No allo-HSCTaldesleukinPreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (of up to 1.5x10\^11 total cells) + aldesleukin.
1/Experimental: No allo-HSCTcyclophosphamidePreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (of up to 1.5x10\^11 total cells) + aldesleukin.
1/Experimental: No allo-HSCTfludarabine phosphatePreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (of up to 1.5x10\^11 total cells) + aldesleukin.
1/Experimental: No allo-HSCTIndividual Patient TCR-Transduced PBLPreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (of up to 1.5x10\^11 total cells) + aldesleukin.
1/Experimental: No allo-HSCTTruSight Oncology (TSO) 500Preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (of up to 1.5x10\^11 total cells) + aldesleukin.
2/Experimental: prior allo-HSCTaldesleukinPreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (at a dose of 1x10\^10 total cells) + aldesleukin.
2/Experimental: prior allo-HSCTcyclophosphamidePreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (at a dose of 1x10\^10 total cells) + aldesleukin.
2/Experimental: prior allo-HSCTfludarabine phosphatePreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (at a dose of 1x10\^10 total cells) + aldesleukin.
2/Experimental: prior allo-HSCTIndividual Patient TCR-Transduced PBLPreparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (at a dose of 1x10\^10 total cells) + aldesleukin.
2/Experimental: prior allo-HSCTTruSight Oncology (TSO) 500Preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + infusion of neoepitope-specific T cells (at a dose of 1x10\^10 total cells) + aldesleukin.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SafetyFrom time of the lymphodepleting chemotherapy through 5 years after neoepitope-specific T cell infusion or until off study.

Adverse Events (AE) per CTCAE v5.0, by type, grade, and frequency

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall response rateup to 5 years

Defined by the Overall Response Rate (CR+PR) and the CR rate, duration of response. Duration of response will be calculated from the first date of a response until relapse, progression, or initiation of a new anti-malignancy therapy

Feasibility of manufacturing and administering neoepitope-specific T cells30 days post treatment completion

Feasibility will be measured as the fraction of participants with successful infusion of neoepitope-specific T-cell. Successful neoepitope-specific T-cell infusion will be achieved when at least 1x10\^10 total cells are infused

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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