Adoptive T Cell Therapy Following HER2-Pulsed Dendritic Cell Vaccine & Pepinemab /Trastuzumab in Patients w/ Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

NCT05378464 | Recruiting Phase 1 DMC FDA Drug

• 1 other identifier: MCC-21378
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of Adoptive T-Cell therapy following the Dendritic Cell (DC1) study vaccine given in combination with pepinemab added to standard of care therapy, trastuzumab to help people with HER2 positive breast cancer.

Conditions

HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Keywords

Breast Cancer; T-Cell therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of expanded CD4 T cells

  MTD of expanded CD4 T cells after treatment with DC1 vaccines and trastuzumab/pepinemab.

  Up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Overall Response Rate (ORR)

  Up to 6 months

• Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) of DC1 vaccines and pepinemab/trastuzumab

  at 6 months

• Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) of expanded CD4 T Cells

  at 6 months

• Progression Free Survival (PFS)

  Up to 36 months

Study Arms (4)

T-Cell therapy dose level 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will begin treatment with pepinemab and trastuzumab, and begin DC1 vaccines. After 6 weeks of DC1 vaccines, blood will be collected for t-cell therapy, and patients will then be treated with IL-15 Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell 0.5.0-2.5 x 10\^8, IL-7 and Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell 0.5.0-2.5 x 10\^8.

Biological: Dendritic Cell (DC1) Vaccine; Drug: Trastuzumab; Drug: Pepinemab; Biological: T-Cell therapy

T-Cell therapy dose level 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will begin treatment with pepinemab and trastuzumab, and begin DC1 vaccines. After 6 weeks of DC1 vaccines, blood will be collected for t-cell therapy, and patients will then be treated with IL-15 Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell .25-1.2 x 10\^9, IL-7 and Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell .25-1.2 x 10\^9.

Biological: Dendritic Cell (DC1) Vaccine; Drug: Trastuzumab; Drug: Pepinemab; Biological: T-Cell therapy

T-Cell therapy dose level 3

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will begin treatment with pepinemab and trastuzumab, and begin DC1 vaccines. After 6 weeks of DC1 vaccines, blood will be collected for t-cell therapy, and patients will then be treated with IL-15 Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell .5-2.5 x 10\^9, IL-7 and Expanded HER2 specific CD4+ Th1 cell .5-2.5 x 10\^9.

Biological: Dendritic Cell (DC1) Vaccine; Drug: Trastuzumab; Drug: Pepinemab; Biological: T-Cell therapy

T Cell therapy dose expansion

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will begin treatment with pepinemab and trastuzumab, and begin DC1 vaccines. After 6 weeks of DC1 vaccines, blood will be collected for t-cell therapy, and patients will then be treated with CD4 treated t-cells at the maximum tolerated dose determined.

Biological: Dendritic Cell (DC1) Vaccine; Drug: Trastuzumab; Drug: Pepinemab; Biological: T-Cell therapy

Interventions

Dendritic Cell (DC1) Vaccine BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive a DC1 vaccine injection at 1.0-2.0 x 10\^7 cells, either to groin lymph notes or to tumor if accessible once a week for 3 weeks on days 1, 8 and 15. Participants will receive DC1 vaccine boosters every 3 weeks x 3.

T Cell therapy dose expansion; T-Cell therapy dose level 1; T-Cell therapy dose level 2; T-Cell therapy dose level 3

Trastuzumab DRUG

Participants will receive trastuzumab 8 mg/kg by IV week 1, then 6 mg/kg by IV beginning week 4 and continuing every 3 weeks until disease progression or intolerable toxicity.

Also known as: Herceptin, Trazimera

T Cell therapy dose expansion; T-Cell therapy dose level 1; T-Cell therapy dose level 2; T-Cell therapy dose level 3

Pepinemab DRUG

Participants will receive pepinemab 20 mg/kg by IV beginning week 1 and continuing every 3 weeks until disease progression or intolerable toxicity.

T Cell therapy dose expansion; T-Cell therapy dose level 1; T-Cell therapy dose level 2; T-Cell therapy dose level 3

T-Cell therapy BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive IL-15 expanded CD4 T cells infusion by IV Day 1 at week 8, 2 weeks from last DC1 vaccine, and IL-7 expanded CD4 T cells infusion IV at week 8 day 8.

T Cell therapy dose expansion; T-Cell therapy dose level 1; T-Cell therapy dose level 2; T-Cell therapy dose level 3

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must have a histologically confirmed HER2 positive breast cancer and must be candidates for trastuzumab therapy as per current standard of care. Note: HER2 positive breast cancer is defined by tumor tissue HER2 overexpression and or tumor HER2 amplification per ASCO/CAP criteria.
• Patients will be eligible regardless of ER/PR status which will be determined per 2020 ASCO/CAP guideline and hormonal therapy will be allowed to continue for patients with ER/PR positive disease.
• Must have evaluable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured ≥ 10 mm by standard imaging techniques that can be include but not limited to CT, PET, PET/CT, MRI. Skeletal disease which is measurable by PET/CT or bone scan will also be allowed.
• Must have had disease progression while on trastuzumab for the treatment of HER2+ MBC and received no more than 3 lines of cytotoxic chemotherapy in the setting of metastatic disease.
• ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
• Must have normal organ and marrow function as defined in protocol within 14 days of registration.
• Left ventricular ejection fraction above institutional lower limit of normal (by echocardiogram or MUGA scan)
• Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use dual methods of contraception and have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening, and male patients must use an effective barrier method of contraception if sexually active with a female of child-bearing potential. Acceptable methods of contraception are condoms with contraceptive foam, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, contraceptive patch, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicidal gel, or a sexual partner who is surgically sterilized or post-menopausal. For both male and female patients, effective methods of contraception must be used throughout the study and for 3 months following the last dose. To be considered of not to be of childbearing potential, postmenopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months naturally (not in the setting of post chemotherapy) or patients must be surgically sterile.
• Must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent prior to registration on study.
• Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 14 days prior to beginning protocol therapy.
• Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to beginning protocol therapy.
• Patients with uncontrolled brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Patients with active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease that might recur, which may affect vital organ function or require immune suppressive treatment including chronic prolonged systemic corticosteroids (defined as corticosteroid use of duration one month or greater), should be excluded.
• Female patients who are pregnant or nursing are not eligible.
• Second invasive malignancy requiring active treatment
• Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is not permitted.
• Any known positive test for Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus indicating acute or chronic infection is not permitted.
• Patients who have received a live attenuated vaccine ≤30 days of registration are not eligible.
• Patients not able to comply with the treatment schedule and study procedures for any reason are not eligible.
• Patients previously treated with any form of adoptive cell transfer therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute: lead
• Vaccinex Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

RECRUITING

Related Links

• Moffitt Cancer Center Clinical Trials website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Vaccines; Trastuzumab; pepinemab; Immunotherapy, Adoptive

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biological Products; Complex Mixtures; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Proteins; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Adoptive Transfer; Immunization, Passive; Immunization; Immunotherapy; Immunomodulation; Biological Therapy; Therapeutics; Immunologic Techniques; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Heather Han, MD

  Moffitt Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kim Sprenger

CONTACT

813-745-0330; Kimberly.sprenger@moffitt.org

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 12, 2022
• First Posted: May 18, 2022
• Study Start: May 31, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)