Autologous HuCART19 T Cells Manufactured Using the CliniMACS Prodigy Platform for Pediatric B-ALL (huCART19 Prodigy)

NCT ID: NCT05480449

Last Updated: 2025-12-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-20

Study Completion Date

2029-09-20

Brief Summary

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This study will determine the safety and efficacy of moving to a second-generation manufacturing process using the CliniMACS Prodigy platform to manufacture huCART19 cells for patients with B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL).

Detailed Description

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Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (CAR T) cell therapy has shifted the treatment landscape for pediatric and young adult patients with multiply relapsed and refractory B-ALL (B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), however, the manufacturing process remains in its first generation: laborious, time-intensive, and not automated. The time and significant personnel resources in this process can result in patient safety issues - with patients growing sicker, with harder to control leukemias - in the waiting period between T cell collection and completed CAR T cell product manufacture. Use of the CliniMACS Prodigy platform, that allows for semi-automated clinical-scale processing of huCART19 cell products in a functionally closed, sterile system, rapidly, without many of the logistical burdens encountered in the first-generation manufacturing method, can help to surmount these issues. This study will determine the safety and efficacy of moving to a second-generation manufacturing process using the CliniMACS Prodigy platform to manufacture huCART19 cells.

Conditions

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B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) B Lineage Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Dose Escalation Arm

The phase 1 dose escalation portion of the trial will use a standard "3+3" design to establish the recommended phase 2 dose of huCART19 cells in patients with subjects with prior treatment with CD19-directed CAR T cells. Two dose escalations of huCART19 are planned for the dose escalation phase.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Autologous Humanized CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (huCART19)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The investigational agent in this protocol is humanized CART19 cells (huCART19). Autologous T cells will be engineered to express an extracellular single chain antibody (scFv) with specificity for CD19. This will be expected to redirect specificity of the transduced T cells for cells that express CD19, a molecule that is restricted in expression on the surface of the malignant cells and on normal B cells.

Dose Expansion Arms

If at least one dose level of the dose escalation phase is determined to be safe, the phase 2b dose expansion phase of the trial will be opened to enrollment. Subjects will receive the highest dose of huCART19 cells that were determined to be safe in the dose escalation part of the trial. 2 cohorts are planned:

* Cohort A (relapsed/refractory, CAR T cell naïve)
* Cohort B (prior treatment with CD19-directed CAR T cells)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Autologous Humanized CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (huCART19)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The investigational agent in this protocol is humanized CART19 cells (huCART19). Autologous T cells will be engineered to express an extracellular single chain antibody (scFv) with specificity for CD19. This will be expected to redirect specificity of the transduced T cells for cells that express CD19, a molecule that is restricted in expression on the surface of the malignant cells and on normal B cells.

Interventions

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Autologous Humanized CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (huCART19)

The investigational agent in this protocol is humanized CART19 cells (huCART19). Autologous T cells will be engineered to express an extracellular single chain antibody (scFv) with specificity for CD19. This will be expected to redirect specificity of the transduced T cells for cells that express CD19, a molecule that is restricted in expression on the surface of the malignant cells and on normal B cells.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Signed Informed Informed Consent
2. Subjects with documented CD19+ ALL or Lly:

a. Cohort A: Subjects with relapsed or refractory ALL or Lly who have not previously received CAR T-cell Therapy: i. 2nd or greater relapse (marrow or extramedullary) OR ii. Any relapse after allogeneic HSCT and ≥4 months from HSCT at enrollment OR iii. Refractory disease defined as having not achieved an MRD-negative (by multiparameter flow cytometry) or CSF-negative CR after ≥2 chemotherapy regimens/cycles of frontline therapy, or 1 cycle of reinduction therapy for subjects in first relapse OR iv. Newly diagnosed NCI high-risk B-ALL with induction failure, defined as a M3 bone marrow (≥25%) blasts at the end of induction chemotherapy OR v. First bone marrow relapse of B-ALL at \<36 months after initial diagnosis OR vi. First or greater CNS relapse of B-ALL vii. Ineligible for allogeneic HSCT because of at least one of the following:

1\. Comorbid disease 2. Other contraindications to HSCT conditioning regimen 3. Lack of suitable donor 4. Prior HSCT 5. Declines HSCT as the therapeutic option after documented discussion, with expected outcomes, and the role of HSCT with a BMT physician not a part of the study team.

b. Cohort B: Subjects with poor response to prior B cell directed engineered cell therapy, defined as any one of the following: i. Partial response or no response to prior cell therapy ii. CD19+ relapse after prior cell therapy, defined as bone marrow blasts \> 0.01% by multiparameter flow cytometry or evidence of extramedullary disease iii. Demonstrated early (≤6 months from infusion) B cell recovery suggesting loss of engineered cells

3\. Subjects with prior or current history of CNS3 disease will be eligible if Central Nervous System (CNS) disease is responsive to therapy.

4\. Documentation of CD19 tumor expression in bone marrow, peripheral blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or tumor tissue by flow cytometry. If the subject has received CD19-directed therapy, flow cytometry should be obtained after this therapy to demonstrate CD19 expression.

5\. Age 0-29 years

6\. Adequate organ function.

a. Serum creatinine based on age/gender b. Adequate liver function: i. ALT within 5x ULN in the absence of ALL infiltration of the liver ii. Bilirubin ≤3x the upper limit of normal iii. ALT and/or bilirubin results that exceed this range are acceptable if, in the opinion of the physician-investigator (or as confirmed by liver biopsy), the abnormalities are directly related to ALL infiltration of the liver.

c. Must have a minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ Grade 1 dyspnea and \< Grade 3 hypoxia; DLCO ≥ 40% (corrected for anemia if necessary) if PFTs are clinically appropriate as determined by the investigator.

d. Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction (LVSF) ≥28% or Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥45% confirmed by echocardiogram or another scan. In cases where quantitative assessment of LVSF/LVEF is not possible, a statement by the cardiologist that the ECHO shows qualitatively normal ventricular function will suffice.

7\. Adequate performance status defined as Lanksy or Karnofsky performance score ≥50

8\. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C
2. HIV infection
3. Active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring systemic therapy.
4. Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppression at the time of cell infusion or cell collection, or a condition, in the treating physician's opinion, that is likely to require steroid therapy or immunosuppression during collection or after infusion. Steroids for disease treatment at times other than cell collection or at the time of infusion are permitted. Use of physiologic replacement hydrocortisone or inhaled steroids is permitted as well.
5. CNS disease that is progressive on therapy, or with CNS parenchymal lesions that might increase the risk of CNS toxicity.
6. Subjects who are pregnant or nursing.
7. Uncontrolled active infection.
8. History of seizure disorder that requires ongoing anti-epileptic therapy.
9. If the subject has received previous CAR T cell therapies, history of grade 3 or higher ICANS following administration of a CAR T cell product.
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

29 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stephan Grupp MD PhD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Stephan Grupp MD PhD

Chief, Cell Therapy and Transplant Section Director, Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Medical Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Lab

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Allison Barz Leahy, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Stephan Grupp, MD,PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Locations

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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CART Nurse Navigator

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 445-942-5891

Email: [email protected]

Melissa S Varghese, M.S.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 8455535358

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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CART Nurse Navigator

Role: primary

Melissa Varghese, M.S.

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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22CT011

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

22-019978

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id