NCT00840853

Brief Summary

Subjects are having a bone marrow or SCT for either a type of cancer of the blood called Leukemia or a cancer of the lymph nodes called non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Although a transplant can cure leukemia or lymphoma, some people will relapse. In those who relapse, current treatment cures only a very small percentage. Although giving patients a dose of donor immune cells before relapse can prevent relapse of the leukemia or lymphoma, DLI can also cause a serious complication called graft versus host disease (GVHD). This is a gene transfer research study using special immune cells which are specific for these cancer cells. The body has different ways of fighting infection and disease. This study combines 2 of those ways, antibodies and T cells. T cells (CTLs or cytotoxic T cells) are infection-fighting blood cells that can kill cells, including tumor cells. Antibodies and T cells have been used to treat patients with cancers; they have shown promise, but haven't been strong enough to cure most patients. The antibody used in this study is called anti-CD19. This antibody sticks to leukemia cells because of a substance on the outside of these cells called CD19. For this study, the anti-CD19 antibody has been changed so that instead of floating free in the blood it is now joined to T cells. When an antibody is joined to a T cell in this way it's called a chimeric receptor. In the laboratory, investigators found that T cells that are trained to recognize common viruses can stay in the blood stream for many years. By joining the anti-CD19 antibody to CTLs that recognize viruses, they believe that they will also be able to make a cell that can last a long time in the body, provide protection from viruses, and recognize and kill leukemia. The CTLs which we will join the anti-CD19 antibody to attack 3 viruses (trivirus-specific CTLs), CMV, EBV, and adenovirus. Studies have shown that trivirus-specific CTLs grown from the stem cell donor can be given safely to transplant recipients and can stop these viruses from causing severe infections. These CD19 chimeric receptor trivirus specific T cells are an investigational product not approved by the FDA. The purpose of this study is to find the biggest dose of chimeric T cells that is safe, to assess the side effects, to see how long the T cells last and to evaluate whether this therapy might help prevent infections and relapse in people with CD19+ leukemia or lymphoma having a SCT.

Trial Health

75
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
68

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
60mo left

Started Apr 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress78%
Apr 2009Apr 2031

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 9, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 10, 2009

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2009

Completed
7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2016

Completed
15 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2031

Expected
Last Updated

July 9, 2025

Status Verified

July 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

7 years

First QC Date

February 9, 2009

Last Update Submit

July 4, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Stem cell transplantAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Non Hodgkin's LymphomaCytotoxic T lymphocytesCTLCD-19chimeric receptor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of dose limiting toxicities

    Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as development of grade III-IV GVHD or NCI CTC grade 3-5 toxicity that is not preexisting and/or not due to the underlying malignancy or infection or treatment of relapse within 30 days of study drug administration. DLTs will be graded according to NCI CTCAE v3.0.

    6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Tumor response to gene modified CTL on measurable disease.

    up to 15 years

  • Frequency of T-cells expressing gene-modified CTLs.

    up to 15 years

  • Frequency of CD19+ B-Cells post HSCT expressing gene-modified CTLs

    up to 15 years

Study Arms (4)

Group A with disease

EXPERIMENTAL

CD19+ B-ALL undergoing allogeneic HSCT, with minimal residual disease or relapse post-HSCT Patients will receive one of the following dose levels of CD19CAR/virus specific T cells: Dose Level 1: 1.5 x 10\^7/m2 Dose Level 2: 4.5 x 10\^7/m2 Dose Level 3: 1.2 x 10\^8/m2 Patients will be evaluated in the clinic and a single dose of CTL will be administered from day +30 post-HSCT. Patients may be premedicated with Benadryl and Tylenol before receiving the injection of cells. If patients with relapse have a partial response or have stable disease they will be eligible to receive up to 6 further doses of CTLs, each of which will consist of the same number or less than as their first injection.

Genetic: CD19CAR/virus specific T cellsDrug: Benadryl and Tylenol

Group A without disease

EXPERIMENTAL

CD19+ B-ALL undergoing allogeneic HSCT, without detectable disease post-HSCT. Patients will receive CD19CAR/virus specific T cells - Dose Level 1: 1.5 x 10\^7/m2 Patients will be evaluated in the clinic and a single dose of CTL will be administered from day +30 post-HSCT. Patients may be premedicated with Benadryl and Tylenol before receiving the injection of cells.

Genetic: CD19CAR/virus specific T cellsDrug: Benadryl and Tylenol

Group B with disease

EXPERIMENTAL

CD19+ B cell CLL or NHL undergoing allogeneic HSCT, with minimal residual disease or relapse post-HSCT Patients will receive one of the following dose levels of CD19CAR/virus specific T cells: Dose Level 1: 1.5 x 10\^7/m2 Dose Level 2: 4.5 x 10\^7/m2 Dose Level 3: 1.2 x 10\^8/m2 Patients will be evaluated in the clinic and a single dose of CTL will be administered from day +30 post-HSCT. Patients may be premedicated with Benadryl and Tylenol before receiving the injection of cells. If patients with relapse have a partial response or have stable disease they will be eligible to receive up to 6 further doses of CTLs, each of which will consist of the same number or less than as their first injection.

Genetic: CD19CAR/virus specific T cellsDrug: Benadryl and Tylenol

Group B without disease

EXPERIMENTAL

CD19+ B cell CLL or NHL undergoing allogeneic HSCT, without detectable disease post-HSCT Patients will receive CD19CAR/virus specific T cells - Dose Level 1: 1.5 x 10\^7/m2 Patients will be evaluated in the clinic and a single dose of CTL will be administered from day +30 post-HSCT. Patients may be premedicated with Benadryl and Tylenol before receiving the injection of cells.

Genetic: CD19CAR/virus specific T cellsDrug: Benadryl and Tylenol

Interventions

CD19CAR/virus specific T cells will be thawed and given by intravenous injection from day +30 post transplant.

Group A with diseaseGroup A without diseaseGroup B with diseaseGroup B without disease

Patients may be premedicated with Benadryl and Tylenol before receiving the injection of cells.

Also known as: Diphenhydramine and acetaminophen
Group A with diseaseGroup A without diseaseGroup B with diseaseGroup B without disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Any patient regardless of sex or age with CD19+ B-ALL undergoing allogeneic HSCT (Group A)
  • OR Any patient regardless of sex or age with CD19+ B-CLL or NHL undergoing allogeneic HSCT (Group B).
  • AND
  • With minimal residual disease (MRD) or relapse post-HSCT (for the phase I dose escalation)
  • With no evidence of ALL or CLL/NHL post-HSCT (to be included in the expansion cohort
  • Patients with life expectancy greater than or equal to 6 weeks
  • Patients with a Karnofsky/Lansky score greater than or equal to 50
  • Donor HIV negative
  • Patient or parent/guardian capable of providing informed consent
  • Patients with bilirubin 2x normal or less, AST 3x normal or less, creatinine less than or equal to 2x normal for age and Hgb greater than 8.0
  • Pulse oximetry of greater than 90% on room air
  • Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods for 6 months after the CTL infusion. The male partner should use a condom.
  • Available allogeneic CD19CAR transduced tri-virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes with greater than or equal to15% expression of CD19CAR determined by flow-cytometry and greater than 10% killing of one or more viral antigen pulsed targets in a cytotoxicity assay at an effector:target ratio of 20:1.\*
  • Patients should have been off other investigational antiviral or antitumor therapy for one month prior to entry in this study.
  • Note: Cell dose is based on total cell numbers and not individual antivirus or antileukemic cell numbers.

You may not qualify if:

  • Severe intercurrent infection
  • Evidence of graft versus host disease \>grade II
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products.
  • Currently taking corticosteroids for therapy of GVHD.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Sun J, Huye LE, Lapteva N, Mamonkin M, Hiregange M, Ballard B, Dakhova O, Raghavan D, Durett AG, Perna SK, Omer B, Rollins LA, Leen AM, Vera JF, Dotti G, Gee AP, Brenner MK, Myers DG, Rooney CM. Early transduction produces highly functional chimeric antigen receptor-modified virus-specific T-cells with central memory markers: a Production Assistant for Cell Therapy (PACT) translational application. J Immunother Cancer. 2015 Feb 18;3:5. doi: 10.1186/s40425-015-0049-1. eCollection 2015.

  • Cruz CR, Micklethwaite KP, Savoldo B, Ramos CA, Lam S, Ku S, Diouf O, Liu E, Barrett AJ, Ito S, Shpall EJ, Krance RA, Kamble RT, Carrum G, Hosing CM, Gee AP, Mei Z, Grilley BJ, Heslop HE, Rooney CM, Brenner MK, Bollard CM, Dotti G. Infusion of donor-derived CD19-redirected virus-specific T cells for B-cell malignancies relapsed after allogeneic stem cell transplant: a phase 1 study. Blood. 2013 Oct 24;122(17):2965-73. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-06-506741. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellLymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Interventions

DiphenhydramineAcetaminophen

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leukemia, LymphoidLeukemiaNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHematologic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesLymphoproliferative DisordersLymphatic DiseasesImmunoproliferative DisordersImmune System DiseasesLeukemia, B-CellChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsLymphoma

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

EthylaminesAminesOrganic ChemicalsBenzhydryl CompoundsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsAcetanilidesAnilidesAmidesAniline Compounds

Study Officials

  • Carlos A Ramos, MD

    Baylor College of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2009

First Posted

February 10, 2009

Study Start

April 1, 2009

Primary Completion

April 1, 2016

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2031

Last Updated

July 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

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