Clinical trial NCT02479698: Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Treating Patients With Malignancies With BK and/or JC Virus
Official title: Phase II Study Assessing the Effect of BK Specific CTL Lines Generated by Ex Vivo Expansion in Patients With BK Virus Infection and JC Virus Infection
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
BK Virus Infection
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
JC Virus Infection
Malignant Neoplasm
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection
Viral Encephalitis
Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2015-06-24
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This phase II trial studies how well donor cytotoxic T lymphocytes work in treating patients with malignancies with BK and/or JC virus. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are made from donated blood cells that are grown in the laboratory and are designed to kill viruses that can cause infections in transplant patients and may be an effective treatment in patients with malignancies with BK and/or JC virus.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess the efficacy, feasibility and safety of administering most closely human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched BK specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) lines (BK-CTLs) generated by ex vivo expansion to mediate antiviral activity in patients with any type of malignancies, and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDs), and/or history of solid organ transplant with BK and JC infections.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess the persistence of the administered BK-CTLs generated by ex vivo expansion in patients with any type of malignancies, and/or HIV/AIDs, and/or history of solid organ transplant with BK and JC infections.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive allogeneic BK-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes. Patients achieving partial response, stable disease, or progressive disease are eligible for 7 additional infusions of CTL occurring at least 2 weeks after the previous CTL infusion if they meet the eligibility criteria for subsequent therapy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically for 12 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with any type of malignancies; and/or HIV/AIDs; and/or history of solid organ transplant; and/or Merkel polyoma-virus related Merkel cell tumor(s) with measurable disease on imaging per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
* Patients with microscopic hematuria OR biopsy proven BK nephritis and urine or blood polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for BK virus and/or JC viral encephalitis
* Clinical status at enrollment to allow tapering of steroids to less than 0.5 mg/kg/day of prednisone
* Patients who are currently receiving treatment with cidofovir, leflunomide, or other antiviral therapy with no response, will be eligible for CTL infusion
* Once patients have completed 6-week safety and efficacy assessments after completion of the last anti-BK CTL infusion, patients will be eligible for enrollment on other supportive care protocols
* Written informed consent from patient and/or signed assent from patient, parent or guardian
* Negative pregnancy test in female patients of childbearing potential, defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization; women of child bearing potential must be willing to use an effective contraceptive measure while on study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients receiving prednisone \> 0.5 mg/kg/day at time of enrollment, or have received anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) within 14 days or have received donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or Campath within 28 days of enrollment
* Patients with other uncontrolled infections (except HIV/AIDS); 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; progressing infection is defined as hemodynamic instability attributable to sepsis or new symptoms, worsening physical signs or radiographic findings attributable to infection; persisting fever without other signs or symptoms will not be interpreted as progressing infection
* Patients with active acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grades II-IV

Primary outcomes:
measure: Response, defined as response (R) = (best response [R1] or second best response [R2])
timeFrame: Up to 56 days
measure: Incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
timeFrame: Within 28 days of the last dose of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs)
measure: Incidence of adverse events
timeFrame: Up to day 100
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Overall survival
timeFrame: Up to 12 months
measure: Glomerular filtration rate
timeFrame: Up to 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: M D Anderson Cancer Center
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
name: Amanda Olson
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Olson A, Lin R, Marin D, Rafei H, Bdaiwi MH, Thall PF, Basar R, Abudayyeh A, Banerjee P, Aung FM, Kaur I, Abueg G, Rao S, Chemaly R, Mulanovich V, Al-Atrash G, Alousi AM, Andersson BS, Anderlini P, Bashir Q, Castro KM, Daher M, Galvan IM, Hosing C, Im JS, Jones RB, Kebriaei P, Khouri I, Mehta R, Molldrem J, Nieto Y, Oran B, Popat U, Qazilbash M, Rondon G, Saini N, Spencer B, Srour S, Washington D, Barnett M, Champlin RE, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K. Third-Party BK Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Therapy for Hemorrhagic Cystitis Following Allotransplantation. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Aug 20;39(24):2710-2719. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02608. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
citation: Muftuoglu M, Olson A, Marin D, Ahmed S, Mulanovich V, Tummala S, Chi TL, Ferrajoli A, Kaur I, Li L, Champlin R, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K. Allogeneic BK Virus-Specific T Cells for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 11;379(15):1443-1451. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1801540.