Immunotherapy for Solid Tumor Malignancies in Pediatrics Using Interleukin-15 and -21 Armored Glypican-3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells

Study Purpose

This Phase 1, open-label, non-randomized study will enroll pediatric and young adult subjects with relapsed or refractory non-central nervous system (CNS) malignant solid tumors expressing glypican-3 (GPC3) to examine the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of administering T cell products derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) that have been genetically modified to co-express a GPC3-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), interleukin (IL)-15 and IL-21 as well as the inducible caspase 9 (iC9) suicide gene (SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 T cells). A child or young adult meeting all eligibility criteria and meeting none of the exclusion criteria will have a blood sample collected, which will be used to bioengineer the CAR T cells targeting their tumor.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 1 Year - 26 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

1. Procurement Eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Diagnosis of a solid tumor expressing GPC3.
  • - Lansky or Karnofsky score of >=60% - Life expectancy of >16 weeks.
  • - Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient/guardian.
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only:
  • - Barcelona Liver Cancer Stage A, B or C.
  • - Child-Pugh Turcotte Score <7.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products OR presence of human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) prior to enrollment for patients who have received prior therapy with murine antibodies.
  • - History of organ transplantation.
  • - Known HIV positivity.
  • - Active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection (except Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus infections) 2.
Treatment eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Lansky or Karnofsky score of >=60% - Life expectancy of >16 weeks.
  • - Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient/guardian.
  • - Adequate organ function.
  • - Adequate laboratory values.
  • - Refractory or relapsed disease after treatment with up- front therapy and at least one salvage treatment cycle.
  • - Recovered from acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy and investigational agents before entering this study.
  • - Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods for 12 months after the T-cell infusion.
  • - Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient/guardian.
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only:
  • - Barcelona Liver Cancer Stage A, B or C.
  • - Child-Pugh Turcotte Score <7.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products OR presence of human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) prior to enrollment for patients who have received prior therapy with murine antibodies.
  • - History of organ transplantation.
  • - Known HIV positivity.
  • - Active autoimmune or inflammatory disorder.
  • - Live vaccines within 30 days prior to enrollment.
• Active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection (except Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus infections)
  • - Pregnancy or lactation.
  • - Uncontrolled infection.
  • - Systemic steroid treatment (≥ 0.5 mg prednisone equivalent/kg/day, dose adjustment or discontinuation of medication must occur at least 24hrs prior to CAR T cell infusion) - Congestive heart failure (as defined by New York Heart Association Functional Classification III or IV), unstable angina, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, a myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry or a history of myocarditis.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT07148050
Phase

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Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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Seattle Children's Hospital
Principal Investigator

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Colleen Annesley, MDCorinne Summers, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle Children's Hospital
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Not yet recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

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

Solid Tumor (Excluding CNS), Liver Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor, Yolk Sac Tumor, Liposarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Sarcoma of Liver, Wilms Tumor, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatoblastoma
Additional Details

Study Overview.This study is testing a different treatment which uses the body's own immune system to recognize and kill the cancer cells, called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Some solid tumors express a specific type of molecule called glypican-3 or GPC3. We are able to insert a new gene (a piece of DNA that contains a set of instructions for the body) into T cells which are a type of immune system cell. This is how we make CAR T cells: We will insert a gene that will program the CAR T cell to recognize GPC3 to make GPC3-CAR T cells. To make GPC3-CAR T cells more effective against tumor cells, we also added two genes called IL15 and IL21 which help CAR T cells grow better and stay in the blood longer. We think that this will kill tumors better. When we did this in the laboratory, we found that this mixture of GPC3-CAR, IL15, and IL21 in T cells killed tumor cells better when compared with GPC3-CAR T cells that did not have IL15 and IL21. This research study will use these cells (named GPC3xIL15.21) to treat patients with solid tumors that express GPC3 on their surface. The GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells are an investigational product and have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. We also wanted to make sure that we could stop the GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells from growing in the blood if there are any bad or severe side effects. To do so, we inserted a gene called iCasp9 into the GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells. This allows us to eliminate the GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells in the blood when we give a medicine called AP1903 (also known as rimiducid). Rimiducid is an experimental medicine that has been tested in humans, with no known bad side effects. We only intend to use this medicine to get rid of the GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells if you develop dangerous side effects. Approximately 21 people will participate in this study. Treatment plan.We would first confirm that the participant tumor expresses GPC3. Upon confirmation, a maximum of approximately 6 tablespoons (or 90 mL) of blood will be drawn and sent to Seattle Children's Therapeutics (SCTx) to make the CAR T cells. After the CAR T cells are made and treatment eligibility has been verified, participants will come to Seattle Children's Hospital for treatment and close monitoring for about one month. Participants will be given lymphodepleting chemotherapy for 3 days, using cyclophosphamide and fludarabine to make room for the CAR T cells, followed by CAR T cell infusion

  • IV. This is a dose escalation study, which means that the investigators do not know the highest safe dose of CAR T cells.
The dose each patient gets depends on how many participants get the agent before that patient and how they react. Since the treatment is experimental, what is likely to happen at any dose is not known. All of the treatments will be given at Seattle Children's Hospital. After treatment, participants will be monitored closely for a month to monitor for side effects and response to treatment. After this month, participants would continue to be followed for 15 years after they receive your CAR T cells, with visits becoming less frequent the longer it has been since CAR T cell infusion.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 T cells

Autologous SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 T cell product will be infused as a single infusion.

Interventions

Biological: - SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells

Autologous SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 T cell products infusion

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Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135

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Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135, 98105

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