Activated T Cells Armed With GD2 Bispecific Antibody in Children and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma

Study Purpose

Previous research has demonstrated that investigators can coat (arm) T cells with a special molecule called GD2 bispecific antibody that will help T cells recognize neuroblastoma and osteosarcoma cells and kill them. This bispecific antibody recognizes GD2, a protein found on almost all neuroblastoma and osteosarcoma cells. The investigators put the GD2 bispecific antibody on T cells and give large numbers of these T cells back to patients. The investigators think that these T cells may have a better chance of killing GD2 expressing tumor cells when they are armed with GD2 bispecific antibody. This trial studies the side effects and best dose of activated T cells armed with GD2 bispecific antibody and how well they work in treating patients with neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, and other GD2-positive solid tumors.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 13 Months - 29 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

The study is now in the phase II expansion phase. Inclusion Criteria for phase II:

  • - The target tumor is limited to neuroblastoma and the diagnosis should be histologically verified.
  • - Patients must have refractory or recurrent malignancy; patient's current disease state must be one for which no known curative therapy is available; - Patients should not receive any other experimental or phase 1 therapy within 3 weeks prior to study enrollment and monoclonal antibody therapy within 6 weeks.
  • - To be eligible for phase I study patients should have primary refractory or relapsed disease as evidenced by: - Local tumor recurrence measurable on CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans with or without metastatic lesions.
  • - Refractory bone marrow involvement in patients with NB.
  • - NB with MIBG-positive skeletal lesions.
  • - The presence of radiographically measurable disease immediately prior to start of Phase I immunotherapy is not an eligibility requirement in the following situations: - In patients with NB who have documented bone marrow (BM) involvement; - In patients with NB who have MIBG-positive bony lesion(s); - An additional eligibility requirement for phase II study includes the presence of radiographically measurable disease with the exception of MIBG-positive NB or NB with bone marrow involvement: - Patients must have a Lansky or Karnofsky performance status score of >= 70.
  • - Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy.
  • - Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must not have received within 3 weeks of starting immunotherapy (IT) - Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 7 days since the last dose of growth factor therapy.
  • - Immunotherapy: at least 6 weeks must have elapsed since prior therapy that includes a monoclonal antibody.
  • - Normal organ function.
  • - All patients or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines.
  • - All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding are not eligible for this study; negative pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are postmenarchal; males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of study therapy and for 3 months after the last dose of GD2Bi-aATC; breastfeeding women should be excluded.
  • - Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible.
- Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT02173093
Phase

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Phase 1/Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

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University of Virginia
Principal Investigator

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Maxim Yankelevich
Principal Investigator Affiliation Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Agency Class

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Other, NIH
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Disseminated Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Neuroblastoma
Additional Details

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  • I. To perform a phase I dose-escalation study in patients with recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma (NB) and other GD2-positive tumors to evaluate the safety and tolerability and to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for anti-CD3 x hu3F8 bispecific antibody (GD2Bi)-armed activated T cells (aATC) infused twice a week for a total of eight infusions in combination with daily IL-2 (300,000 IU/m^2/day) and GM-CSF (250 ug/m^2 twice per week) in a standard 3 + 3 dose escalation schema with 40, 80, and 160 x 10^6 cells/kg/infusion dose levels.
  • II. To conduct a phase II clinical trial to explore efficacy and confirm the toxicity profile of GD2Bi-aATC combined with IL-2 and GM-CSF in a phase II expansion cohort of 22 patients with neuroblastoma (NB) using MTD determined in the phase I.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  • I. Evaluate immune responses in the phase I/II trial by sequential monitoring of anti-NB cytotoxicity of peripheral blood lymphocytes and IFN-gamma EliSpots directed at NB lines.
  • II. To evaluate persistence of aATC in the blood and tumor biopsies by staining for murine IgG2a to confirm trafficking of armed T cells to tumor.
  • III. To conduct exploratory study of (18F FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) after armed ATC infusions in selected patients with PET/CT measurable soft tissue and skeletal lesions.
OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of OKT3/humanized 3F8 bispecific antibody-aATC followed by a phase II study. Patients receive IL-2 subcutaneously (SC) daily on days -2 to 35, sargramostim SC twice weekly for 4 weeks, and OKT3/humanized 3F8 bispecific antibody-aATC intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes twice weekly for 4 weeks. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Treatment (IL-2, GM-CSF, GD2Bi-aATC)

Patients receive IL-2 SC daily on days -2 to 35, GM-CSF SC twice weekly x 5 weeks, and GD2Bi-aATC IV over 30 minutes twice weekly x 4 weeks for a total of 8 infusions. Laboratory evaluations of immune responses are obtained prior and after immunotherapy.

Interventions

Biological: - IL-2

Given SC

Biological: - GD2Bi-aATC

Given IV

Biological: - GM-CSF

Given SC

Other: - laboratory evaluations of immune responses

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Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan

Status

Recruiting

Address

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, 48201

Site Contact

Maxim Y. Yankelevich, MD

myankele@med.wayne.edu

313-745-5516

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Status

Recruiting

Address

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065

Site Contact

Shakeel Modak, M.D.

modaks@mskcc.org

Charlottesville, Virginia

Status

Recruiting

Address

University of Virginia, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

Site Contact

Daniel (Trey) Lee, MD

DWL4Q@Virginia.edu

434-297-4289

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