Reduced Intensity or Nonmyeloablative Conditioning With Orca-T for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesMixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT07216443
- Lead Sponsor
- Orca Biosystems, Inc.
- Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Orca-T in participants undergoing reduced intensity or non-myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) for hematologic malignancies. Orca-T is an allogeneic stem cell and T-cell immunotherapy biologic manufactured for each patient (transplant recipient) from the mobilized peripheral blood of a specific, unique donor. It is composed of purified hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), purified regulatory T cells (Tregs), and conventional T cells (Tcons).
- Detailed Description
This study is a multicenter, open-label, nonrandomized, double-cohort phase 2 trial of Orca-T in adults with acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome who are not able to receive myeloablative (high intensity) conditioning and are eligible for reduced intensity conditioning (RIC)-alloHCT or non-myeloablative (NMA)-alloHCT with an 8/8 human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling donor (MSD) or matched unrelated donor (MUD). The trial is designed to further characterize the safety and tolerability of Orca-T and to perform an initial assessment of the efficacy of Orca-T in participants eligible for RIC-alloHCT or NMA-alloHCT.
Participants will receive Orca-T after the investigator's choice from the RIC and NMA regimens followed by single-agent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis with tacrolimus.
Prior to the initiation of this study (the SERENE-T Study), a phase 1 study (clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT05088356) was conducted to examine the safety and efficacy of Orca-T in participants receiving RIC-alloHCT. Participants have also been treated previously with Orca-T during an ongoing phase 1b/3 study (NCT05316701 and NCT04013685) in participants receiving a MAC regimen. The preliminary results of these studies have prompted Orca Bio to further evaluate Orca-T in participants receiving RIC or NMA.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
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Age ≥18 years at the time of enrollment
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Diagnosed with 1 of the following diseases:
- Acute myeloid, or mixed phenotype leukemia in complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi), with or without the presence of known minimal residual disease.
- Myelodysplastic syndrome that is indicated for alloHCT per the 2017 International Expert Panel recommendations and/or therapy-related/secondary MDS as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid malignancies, with ≤10% blast burden in the bone marrow.
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Planned to undergo 1 of the following preparative regimens as per Investigator discretion:
- RIC cohort 1: Planned RIC-alloHCT including RIC regimen with TBI/thiotepa/fludarabine
- NMA cohort 2: Planned NMA-alloHCT including NMA regimen with fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/TBI
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Identified sibling or unrelated donor who is an 8/8 match for HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1
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Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥30 mL/minute
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Cardiac ejection fraction at rest ≥40% or shortening fraction of ≥22% by echocardiogram or radionuclide scan (MUGA)
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Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (adjusted for hemoglobin) ≥40%
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Negative serum or urine β-HCG test in women of childbearing potential
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Alanine transaminase (ALT)/aspartate transaminase (AST) <5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
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Total bilirubin <3 × ULN
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Deemed ineligible for a fully myeloablative alloHCT per assessment of the principal investigator
- Prior alloHCT
- Currently receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy. Topical corticosteroids or oral systemic corticosteroid doses less than or equal to 10 mg/day are allowed.
- Planned donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)
- Planned pharmaceutical in vivo or ex vivo T-cell depletion
- Recipient-positive antidonor HLA antibodies against a mismatched allele in the selected donor
- Karnofsky performance score <60%
- For RIC cohort only: HCT-Specific Comorbidity Index (HCT-CI) ≥6
- Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection (currently taking antimicrobial therapy and with progression or no clinical improvement) at the time of enrollment
- Seropositive for HIV-1 or -2, HTLV-1 or -2, hepatitis B surface antigen, or HCV antibody unless previously treated with curative therapy and are HCV NAT negative
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to or intolerance of tacrolimus
- Documented allergy or hypersensitivity to iron dextran or bovine, murine, algal, or Streptomyces avidinii proteins
- Any uncontrolled autoimmune disease requiring active immunosuppressive treatment
- Concurrent malignancy within 1 year except nonmelanoma skin cancer that has been curatively resected
- Psychosocial circumstances that preclude the participant being able to go through transplantation or participate responsibly in follow-up care
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or men who have sexual contact with WOCBP who are unwilling to use effective forms of birth control or abstinence for 1 year after transplantation.
- Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's or medical monitor's judgment, precludes the recipient's safe participation in and completion of the trial or which could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Orca-T Orca-T Participants will receive \[RIC or NMA conditioning\] + Orca-T + single-agent tacrolimus based on eligibility and investigator's choice of conditioning regimen.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method RIC Cohort: GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) Day 0 through day +365 after transplantation GRFS is defined as the time from the date of transplantation to the date of death from any cause, relapse, the first onset of grade 3 or 4 acute GVHD (graded per MAGIC criteria), or the first onset of moderate or severe chronic GVHD (graded per NIH consensus criteria), whichever is earliest.
NMA Cohort: Time to neutrophil engraftment Time Frame: Day 0 through day +28 after transplantation The first of the 3 days will be designated the day of engraftment. If the ANC never drops below 500/mm3, day +1 will be designated the day of engraftment.
NMA Cohort: Incidence of neutrophil engraftment Day 0 through day +28 after transplantation Incidence of neutrophil engraftment is defined as achieving an ANC ≥500/mm3 for 3 consecutive days by day +28. The first of the 3 days will be designated the day of engraftment. If the ANC never drops below 500/mm3, day +1 will be designated the day of engraftment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Relapse-free survival Time Frame: Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The rate of relapse-free survival for each cohort.
RIC cohort: Incidence of neutrophil engraftment Day 0 through day +28 after transplantation The incidence of neutrophil engraftment in the RIC cohort.
RIC cohort: Time to neutrophil engraftment Time Frame: Day 0 through day +28 after transplantation Time to neutrophil engraftment in the RIC cohort.
Incidence of platelet engraftment Day 0 through day +50 after transplantation The incidence of platelet engraftment.
Time to platelet engraftment Time Frame: Day 0 through day +50 after transplantation Time to platelet engraftment.
Incidence of steroid-refractory acute GVHD Day 0 through day +180 after transplantation The incidence of steroid-refractory acute GVHD for each cohort.
Incidence of steroid-refractory chronic GVHD Day 0 through day +730 post-transplant The incidence of steroid-refractory chronic GVHD for each cohort.
Safety of Orca-T Day 0 through day +100 after transplantation The incidence and severity of graft failure, grade ≥3 acute GVHD (per MAGIC criteria), grade ≥4 infection (per CTCAE v5.0), manufacturing failure, and non-relapse mortality for each cohort.
Incidence of serious infections Day 0 through day +365 after transplantation The incidence of grade ≥3 infection (per CTCAE v5.0)
Overall survival Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The rate of overall survival for each cohort.
Non-relapse mortality Time Frame: Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The rate of non-relapse mortality for each cohort
Chronic GVHD-free survival Time Frame: Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The rate of chronic GVHD-free survival for each cohort
GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) Time Frame: Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The rate of GRFS for the NMA cohort.
Incidence and severity of acute GVHD Day 0 through day +180 after transplantation The incidence and severity of acute GVHD (all grades) for each cohort.
Incidence and severity of chronic GVHD Day 0 through day +730 after transplantation The incidence and severity of chronic GVHD (all grades), as well as the time to first onset of moderate or severe chronic GVHD for each cohort.
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
UCLA Department of Medicine
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
🇺🇸Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
UCLA Department of Medicine🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United StatesCaspian OliaiContact310-794-0824coliai@mednet.ucla.edu