Clinical trial NCT02631044: Study Evaluating the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of JCAR017 in B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (TRANSCEND-NHL-001)
Official title: A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of JCAR017, CD19-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells, for Relapsed and Refractory (R/R) B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Follicular Lymphoma
Mantle-cell Lymphoma
Primary Mediastinal B-cell Lymphoma
Keywords: JCAR017
chimeric antigen receptor
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CAR
CAR T cells
autologous T cell therapy
cell therapy
NHL
Lead sponsor: Juno Therapeutics, a Subsidiary of Celgene
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2015-12-15
Enrollment: 387
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This open-label Phase 1 study will evaluate the safety, PK, and antitumor activity of modified T cells (JCAR017) administered to adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell NHL. The dose and schedule of JCAR017 will be evaluated and modified, as needed, for safety and antitumor activity. We will also determine how long the modified T cells stay in the patient's body and how well JCAR017 works in treating patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma whose disease has come back or has not responded to treatment.

Detailed description: This is an open-label, multicenter Phase 1 study to determine the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and antitumor activity of JCAR017 in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), follicular lymphoma Grade 3B, and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). This study will evaluate and refine the dose and schedule of JCAR017 to optimize safety and antitumor activity. A dose-confirmation group or groups will further evaluate the safety and efficacy of JCAR017 at the recommended regimen(s).

Upon successful generation of JCAR017 product, participants will receive treatment with one or more cycles of JCAR017 therapy. Each cycle will include lymphodepleting chemotherapy followed by one or two doses of JCAR017 administered by intravenous (IV) injection.

The follow-up period for each participant is approximately 24 months after the final JCAR017 infusion. Long-term follow-up for survival, toxicity, and viral vector safety will continue under a separate long-term follow-up protocol per health regulatory authority guidelines, currently up to 15 years after the last JCAR017 infusion.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥18 years
2. Relapsed or refractory B-cell NHL, including

   1. DLBCL cohort (no longer enrolling): DLBCL, not otherwise specified (NOS; includes transformed DLBCL from indolent histology \[tDLBCL\]), high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements with DLBCL histology (Swerdlow 2016), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), and follicular lymphoma Grade 3B. Subjects must have been treated with an anthracycline and rituximab (or other CD20-targeted agent) and have relapsed or refractory disease after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy or after auto-HSCT.
   2. MCL cohort: MCL (diagnosis must be confirmed with cyclin D1 expression or evidence of t(11;14) by cytogenetics, fluorescent in situ hybridization \[FISH\], or PCR) with relapsed or refractory disease after at least 2 prior lines of systemic MCL therapy. Subjects must have been treated with an alkylating agent, Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), and rituximab (or other CD20-targeted agent).
3. PET-positive disease by Lugano classification
4. Archived tumor biopsy tissue available from the last relapse and corresponding pathology report available or, if at least one tumor-involved site is deemed accessible at time of screening, willing to undergo pre-treatment biopsy (excisional when possible) for disease confirmation. If a subject has never had a complete response, a sample from the most recent biopsy is acceptable.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
6. Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function
7. Adequate vascular access for leukapheresis procedure
8. Participants who have received previous CD19-targeted therapy must have CD19-positive lymphoma confirmed on a biopsy since completing the prior CD19-targeted therapy.
9. Participants must agree to use appropriate contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Active central nervous system (CNS)-only involvement by malignancy (note: participants with secondary CNS involvement are allowed on study)
2. History of other primary malignancy not in remission for at least 2 years (The following are exempt from the 2-year limit: nonmelanoma skin cancer, definitively treated stage 1 solid tumor with low risk for recurrence, curatively treated localized prostate cancer, and cervical carcinoma in situ on biopsy or a squamous intraepithelial lesion on Pap smear)
3. Treatment with alemtuzumab within 6 months of leukapheresis or fludarabine or cladribine within 3 months of leukapheresis
4. Active hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or Subjects with a history of or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionare excluded. Subjects with active hepatitis B, or active hepatitis C are also excluded. Subjects with a negative PCR assay for viral load for hepatitis B or C are permitted. Subjects positive for hepatitis B surface antigen and/or anti-hepatitis B core antibody with negative viral load are eligible and should be considered for prophylactic antiviral therapy
5. Uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection
6. Presence of graft-vs-host disease (GVHD)
7. History of cardiovascular disease
8. History or presence of clinically relevant CNS pathology such as epilepsy, seizure, paresis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome, or psychosis
9. Pregnant or nursing women
10. Use of the following:

    * Therapeutic doses of corticosteroids (defined as \>20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) within 7 days of leukapheresis or 72 hours prior to JCAR017 administration. Physiologic replacement, topical, and inhaled steroids are permitted.
    * Low dose chemotherapy (e.g., vincristine, rituximab, cyclophosphamide ≤300 mg/m2) given after leukapheresis to maintain disease control must be stopped ≥7 days prior to lymphodepleting chemotherapy.
    * Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents that are not considered lymphotoxic (see below) within 1 week of leukapheresis. Oral chemotherapeutic agents, including lenalidomide and ibrutinib, are allowed if at least 3 half-lives have elapsed prior to leukapheresis.
    * Lymphotoxic chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, bendamustine) within 2 weeks of leukapheresis.
    * Experimental agents within 4 weeks of leukapheresis unless no response or disease progression is documented on the experimental therapy and at least 3 half-lives have elapsed prior to leukapheresis
    * Immunosuppressive therapies within 4 weeks of leukapheresis and JCAR017 administration (e.g., calcineurin inhibitors, methotrexate or other chemotherapeutics, mycophenolyate, rapamycin, thalidomide, immunosuppressive antibodies such as anti-TNF, anti IL6, or anti-IL6R)
    * Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) within 6 weeks of JCAR017 administration
    * Radiation within 6 weeks of leukapheresis. Subjects must have progressive disease in irradiated lesions or have additional non-irradiated, PET-positive lesions to be eligible. Radiation to a single lesion, if additional non-irradiated PET-positive lesions are present, is allowed up to 2 weeks prior to leukapheresis.
    * Allo-HSCT within 90 days of leukapheresis
11. Prior CAR T-cell or other genetically-modified T-cell therapy, with the exception of prior JCAR017 treatment in this protocol for subjects receiving retreatment
12. Progressive vascular tumor invasion, thrombosis, or embolism
13. Venous thrombosis or embolism not managed on a stable regimen of anticoagulation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) as assessed by CTCAE v4.03
timeFrame: Up to 730 days after the final JCAR017 infusion
measure: Dose-limiting toxicities of JCAR017
timeFrame: 28 days after first (single-dose schedule) or second (2-dose schedule) JCAR017 infusion
measure: Objective response rate (ORR)
timeFrame: 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Complete response (CR) rate
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Duration of response
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Progression-free survival (PFS)
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Overall survival
timeFrame: Up to 15 years
measure: Health-related quality of life
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Maximum concentration of JCAR017 (Cmax) in the peripheral blood
timeFrame: Up to 365 days after the final JCAR017 infusion
measure: Time to maximum concentration of JCAR017 (Tmax) in the peripheral blood
timeFrame: Up to 365 days after the final JCAR017 infusion
measure: Area-under-the-concentration-vs-time-curve (AUC) in the peripheral blood
timeFrame: Up to 365 days after the final JCAR017 infusion
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0006
state: Alabama
city: Duarte
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0007
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0010
state: California
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0020
state: Colorado
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0019
state: Georgia
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0003
state: Illinois
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0005
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0015
state: Massachusetts
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0008
state: Nebraska
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0001
state: New York
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0021
state: North Carolina
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0029
state: Pennsylvania
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0002
state: Texas
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Local Institution - 0018
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb
name: Bristol-Myers Squibb
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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