Antigen Targeted T Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory B Cell Lymphomas

NCT ID: NCT07319676

Last Updated: 2026-01-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2026-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2040-10-31

Brief Summary

This is a single center, open label, phase 1 lead in to determine Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D), followed by a phase 2 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Epo-R-CD19 CAR T with or without CD22 CAR T-cells infused into patients with B cell lymphoma.

The study will have the following parts:

• Screening
• Pre-infusion (cell product preparation and bridging) and infusion (lymphodepletion)
• Primary efficacy endpoints
• Long term follow up

Patients who have high risk B cell lymphoma or relapsed/refractory B cell lymphoma who fufil the trial inclusion and exclusion criteria will undergo leukapheresis following trial enrollment.

CAR T-cell products will then be manufactured according to the antigen expression on the patient's biopsied tumor cells. These cells will then undergo stringent testing before the patient undergoes lymphodepletion followed by CART infusion. These patients will be admitted for the infusion and closely monitored for any CRS or ICANS.

This study will have a Phase 1 safety run in for the first 3-6 patients who receive the Epo-R-CD19 CAR T (with or without epoetin (erythropoietin)) to determine the tolerability and safety of this product. For the first 3-6 patients, if there are any DLT seen by Day 28, a data safety monitoring committee will be convened to assess the trial. Staggered dosing will be implemented for the first 2 participants in every dose level (DL1, DL2 and DL-1).

For Phase 2, the RP2D will depend on DLT. If there is no DLT at DL+1 and DL+2, then the investigators will proceed with DL+2 as the RP2D dose. On the other hand, if there is DLT despite DL-1, then the study will be redesigned. Phase 2 will continue until a total of 20 patients received their CAR T-cell infusions.

CAR-T monitoring will be performed at Day 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, month 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 and yearly thereafter. The total duration of the study is 15 years from CAR T infusion.

Detailed Description

2.1 Hypothesis

1. The infusion of CD19 with or without CD 22 targeted CAR T-cells in patients with high risk or R/R BCL will improve the overall response rates and survival outcomes. The choice of antigen target is determined by detailed flow cytometric profiling of biopsied lymphoma cells if possible.

2. The co-expression of Epo-R in our CD19 CAR T-cells will allow endogenous or exogenous Epo levels to support survival and expansion of infused T cells, thus overcoming the issue of suboptimal T-cell expansion and persistence due to prior chemotherapies in patients with high risk or R/R DLBCL.

2.2 Objectives for Phase 1:

Primary objective of Phase 1 lead in is to determine safety, as defined by incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLT) associated to the Epo-R-CD19 CAR and CD22 pooled products, as well as determination of the RP2D of the Epo-R-CD19

The secondary objective is to assess efficacy of the Epo-R-CD19 CAR as defined by:

i) Percentage of patients who achieve peak CAR T level within Month 1 > 30 CD 19 CAR-T cells/uL ii) Proportion of patients who achieved no evidence of disease as determined PET-CT using the Lugano criteria at 1 month and the best overall response by 6 months as assessed by PET-CT (Lugano criteria).

2.3 Objectives For Phase 2:

The primary objective of Phase 2 is efficacy. The primary endpoints are:

a. To determine the efficacy of a single Epo-R-CD19 CAR T-cell or a pool of CAR T-cells targeting CD19 and CD22 antigens based on detailed flow cytometric profiling of high risk or R/R BCL patients. The efficacy is determined by the proportion of patients who achieved no evidence of disease as determined PET-CT using the Lugano criteria at 1 month and the best overall response by 6 months as assessed by PET-CT (Lugano criteria).

Our secondary endpoints are:

1. To determine the safety of the Epo-R-CD19 and CD22. The investigators will collect data on CAR T related toxicities: This includes incidence of dose limiting toxicities (Section 5), treatment related adverse events (Section Table 4.9) and adverse events of special interest (Section 2.5).

2. To determine the peripheral blood levels of CAR CD19 and CD22 at D0, D5, D7, D14, D21 and 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years. The investigators will compare our Epo-R-CD19 CAR T-cell levels against CD22 and published commercial CAR T expansion.

3. To study the 1-year Event free survival defined by any event involving disease recurrence or persistence disease at 6 months, death from any cause. Planned HSCT, after CAR T infusion, is not an event

4. To study the 1-year Overall Survival

5. Cumulative risk of relapse (CIR), defined as proportion of patients surviving 1-year after CAR T-cell infusion.

Conditions

B-cell Lymphoma Refractory

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

CAR T-cells

The CAR T-cells used in this clinical trial are autologous T cells that have been cultured ex vivo and transduced with a retroviral vector delivering a gene encoding a CAR, as described in the accompanying Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) document.

Each infusion bag will have affixed to it a label containing the following: product identifier, product name and volume. In addition, the label will also have at least 2 unique identifiers such as name of patient, patient's alphanumeric identifier and birth date, according to applicable regulations. Prior to infusion, 2 individuals will verify all information and confirm the identity to ensure that the information is correctly matched to the patient and that the patient receives only their autologous product. This is done according to local institutional guidelines.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

CART infusion

Intervention Type: OTHER

CART cells originate with the isolation of the patient's T cells via apheresis. These cells are then activated and modified to express a transgene that encodes a tumor-specific CAR. These cells are then expanded to achieve a clinically significant cell dose which will then be infused back into the patient. After CART infusion, these CART cells will come into contact with the tumor-specific antigen on the surface of the tumor cells, activating the CART cells which will expand and kill the tumor cells.

Interventions

CART infusion

CART cells originate with the isolation of the patient's T cells via apheresis. These cells are then activated and modified to express a transgene that encodes a tumor-specific CAR. These cells are then expanded to achieve a clinically significant cell dose which will then be infused back into the patient. After CART infusion, these CART cells will come into contact with the tumor-specific antigen on the surface of the tumor cells, activating the CART cells which will expand and kill the tumor cells.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 10 to 80 years at screening
• PET-CT measurable disease by Lugano classification (Deauville score of ≥4) and
• Tissue biopsy of any tumour site and flow cytometry study of CD19 and CD22 expression.
• Relapsed B-cell lymphoma after one line of systemic therapy or autologous bone marrow transplant. This includes DLBCL, PMBCL, HGBCL, DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma/leukemia, Mantle cell lymphoma.
• High risk B-cell lymphoma (BCL). High risk BCL is defined by any of the criteria below:

• High-risk genetics - double/triple hit or p53mut or deletion.
• IPI score ≥ 3
• Richter's transformation from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
• Disease refractory to treatment - PET-CT positive disease after 2 courses of rituximab-containing chemoimmunotherapy.
• PBMC product available
• Karnofsky or Lansky score >70. Or ECOG 0-2
• Patient expected survival is more than 3 months to allow for manufacture and release of CAR T-cells.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who test positive on urine or blood pregnancy testing and are pregnant or are lactating.
• Participant of reproducible age who refuse the use of the following birth control methods if engaging in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy. The methods include condoms, diaphragm, intrauterine device, hormonal based contraception.
• Concomitant genetic syndromes associated with BM failure states, such as Fanconi anaemia, Kostmann syndrome, Schwachman syndrome, or any other BM failure syndrome with the exception of Down syndrome.
• Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C within 3 months of screening.
• Active HIV infection within 3 months of screening.
• Grade 2 to 4 graft-vs-host disease (GVHD).
• Received an investigational medicinal product within 1 month of screening.
• If the total sum of CD19 and CD22 antigens expressed is less than 95.0%, patients will not be eligible. If subsequent immunophenotying of the patient's sample confirms that total sum of CD19 and CD22 antigens ≥ 95%, the patient may be rescreened.
• Central nervous system: Uncontrolled seizures or status epilepticus; decreased conscious state (any cause)
• Foreign patients who cannot commit to agreeable to stay in Singapore for at least 3 months post CAR T infusion and are committed to the long term monitoring post CAR T at home and in Singapore.
• Prior treatment with any CAR T cell therapy (approved or investigational)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National University Hospital, Singapore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Michelle Poon

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NUHS

Central Contacts

Michelle Poon

Role: CONTACT

michelle_poon@nuhs.edu.sg

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Other Identifiers

2022/00272

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id