Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy With Ex Vivo Generated Polyomavirus-Specific T-Cells

NCT ID: NCT02694783

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-28

Study Completion Date

2020-03-06

Brief Summary

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Background:

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a brain infection in people with a weakened immune system. Researchers think polyoma virus specific T cells (PyVST) therapy can treat PML. The PyVST cells are made from blood cells of a healthy relative. They are grown in a lab to expand the virus-killing cells, then given to the person with PML.

Objective:

To test whether PyVST safely treats PML.

Eligibility:

* Adults ages 18 and older with PML
* Healthy adults ages 18 and older who have:

* Been screened under protocol 97-H-0041
* A sibling, parent, or child with PML and matching cells

Design:

* Participants will be screened with:

* Medical history
* Physical exam
* Blood and urine tests
* PML participants will also be screened with:

* Cerebrospinal fluid removed by needle in the back.
* MRI: A dye is injected in a vein. They lie on a table that slides into a cylinder.
* Questionnaires

Healthy participants will have apheresis: Blood flows through a needle in one arm into machine that separates blood cells needed for donation. The rest of the blood is returned by needle to the other arm. Some participants may have a central line placed in a vein instead. They can have apheresis up to 3 times, at least 28 days apart.

Participants with PML will receive the PyVST cells by needle in the arm. They will stay in the hospital 1 week. They can do this up to 3 times, at least 28 days apart. After each infusion, they will have weekly visits for 1 month. Then they will have 4 visits over 1 year. Visits include repeats of screening tests.

Detailed Description

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Objective

This pilot clinical trial will aim to determine the feasibility and potential toxicities associated with treating patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with polyomavirus (PyV)-specific partially matched polyclonal allogeneic T cells. It will further provide initial efficacy data for this indication.

Study Population

Up to 18 subjects with definite PML, defined as clinical signs and MRI compatible with active PML and the presence of JCV by PCR in CSF. Subjects must be 18 years of age or older and must have a first degree, partially HLA- matched relative able and willing to act as a donor of lymphocytes. Subjects with underlying reversible immunosuppression (i.e.- HIV or MS status post treatment with natalizumab), or subjects with uncontrolled malignancy will be excluded. Subjects with evidence of active CNS inflammation as determined by presence of significant contrast enhancement within the PML lesions by MRI will also be excluded because it is assumed such patients are already mounting an adequate immune response against the infection.

Design

This will be a first-in-human pilot study assessing the feasibility and toxicity profile of NIH PyVST cellular product in subjects with PML. Subjects will be screened under the existing NIH Natural History study of PML (13-N-0017). Sequential enrollment will be spaced at least 28 days apart. An initial fixed dose PyVST infusion (target dose of 1 x 10(6) PyVST/kg (+/- 10%)) will be administered by intravenous (IV) infusion, followed by 2x 10(6) PyVST/kg (+/-10%) up to 2 times to each subject if needed.

Outcome Measures

Safety will be monitored to 28 days continuously with stopping rules based on the treatment-related serious adverse event rate. Secondary outcomes include survival, assessed at day 28 and at 1 year following the last infusion. CSF viral titers, MR imaging, and clinical disability scales will also be collected.

Conditions

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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment Arm

ex vivo generated polyomavirus-specific T cells from HLA-matched donor

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PyVST

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

ex vivo generated polyomavirus-specific T cells from HLA-matched donor

Interventions

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PyVST

ex vivo generated polyomavirus-specific T cells from HLA-matched donor

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinically definite PML, defined as clinical signs and MRI compatible with active PML and the presence of JCV by PCR in CSF
* Modified Rankin Scale 1-4, inclusive
* Age 18 or older
* Patient medically stable and able to tolerate travel to NIH
* Available PyVST
* Subjects of childbearing or child-fathering potential must be willing to use a medically acceptable form of birth control, which includes abstinence, while they are being treated on this study
* Willing and able to participate in all aspects of trial design and follow-up
* Able to provide informed consent at the time of study enrollment (not required for reinfusions).


* Ability to provide informed consent at the time of enrollment
* First degree relative of patient (sibling, parent/child)
* Age 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection)
* Patients who have been treated with natalizumab
* Patients with readily reversible immunosuppressive state
* Patients receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory therapies within 28 days of screening for enrollment that could interfere with PyVST function
* Patients with other uncontrolled infections. For bacterial infections, patients must be receiving definitive therapy and have no signs of progressing infection for 72 hours prior to enrollment. For fungal infections, patients must be receiving definitive systemic anti-fungal therapy and have no signs of progressing infection for 1 week prior to enrollment.
* Patients who have received donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 28 days
* Uncontrolled relapse of malignancy
* Patients with any other associated CNS disease that might confound outcomes
* Patients with contraindication to MRI (including cardiac pacemakers and some infusion pumps, other metallic implants, metallic foreign objects)
* MRI findings consistent with immune system reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and determined to be mounting an adequate immune response to the infection
* Patients with medical contraindication to LP
* For subjects who have previously received PyVST infusions, any treatment-limiting toxicity (defined in Section 8.3) to previous infusions
* Subjects with a positive pregnancy test or who are nursing.


* Sickling hemoglobinopathies including HbSS and HbSC by history and peripheral blood smear; donors with HbAS are acceptable
* HbsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, anti-HTLV, and RPR
* Cardiovascular instability, severe anemia, inadequate venous access, severe coagulation disorder or any other medical condition that the Principal Investigator or Apheresis Unit staff considers a contraindication to the apheresis procedure or research blood draw.
* Positive pregnancy test
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Irene CM Cortese, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Locations

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Cortese I, Beck ES, Al-Louzi O, Ohayon J, Andrada F, Osuorah I, Dwyer J, Billioux BJ, Dargah-Zada N, Schindler MK, Binder K, Reoma L, Norato G, Enose-Akahata Y, Smith BR, Monaco MC, Major EO, Jacobson S, Stroncek D, Highfill S, Panch S, Reich DS, Barrett J, Nath A, Muranski P. BK virus-specific T cells for immunotherapy of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: an open-label, single-cohort pilot study. Lancet Neurol. 2021 Aug;20(8):639-652. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00174-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34302788 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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160072

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

16-N-0072

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id