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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, AdultPhase 1/2NCT03676504

Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD19+ Lymphoid Disease With T Cells Expressing a Third-generation CAR

A Phase 1/2 study testing CD19.CAR T Cells, Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric, run by University Hospital Heidelberg at 2 sites in Germany.

Recruiting

Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

Adult patients with r/r acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (stratum I), r/r Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma (FL) or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (stratum II) as well as paediatric patients with r/r ALL (stratum III)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 years and older
What is being tested?
CD19.CAR T Cells, Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
68 participants
Where
2 sitesGermany
Study dates
7 Sep 2018to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 3 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Stratum I/II (Adults):
  • Confirmed CD19+ ALL, CLL, DLBCL, FL or MCL in patients ≥ 18 years
  • ALL (Ph+ and Ph-): Confirmed CD19+ ALL by cytology and flow cytometry (FACS) AND
  • Relapsed or refractory disease (including "molecular relapse" with minimal residual disease (MRD) levels > 10^-3 at two occasions > 2 weeks apart) with confirmed CD19 expression on malignant cells in relapse
  • Any relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) (≥ 6 months from alloSCT at time of CAR T cell infusion) OR
  • Any relapse failing to achieve an MRD level of < 10^-3 after ≥ 2 lines of treatment OR
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  • Primary refractory as defined by not achieving a complete remission (CR) after ≥ 2 lines of treatment
  • CLL/NHL: Confirmed CD19+ CLL/NHL (including CLL, DLBCL, FL or MCL) with
  • CLL in need of treatment with:
  • Early relapse (within 2 years) after end of chemoimmunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy refractoriness plus failure or intolerance of both Bruton's tyrosine kinase Inhibitor (BTKi) and B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitors (BCL-2i) OR
  • Relapse after alloSCT, ineligible for or refractory to standard interventions (donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI), CD20 antibodies, chemoimmunotherapy)
  • DLBCL with:
  • Refractoriness to a 2nd or later line of chemoimmunotherapy OR
  • Relapse after autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) plus ineligibility for alloSCT (including refractoriness to one line of salvage chemoimmunotherapy) OR
  • Relapse after alloSCT
  • FL in need of treatment with:
  • Relapse <2 years after chemoimmunotherapy AND ineligibility for or failure of autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) AND ineligibility for or failure of idelalisib OR
  • Relapse after alloSCT, ineligible for or refractory to standard interventions (DLI, CD20 antibodies, chemoimmunotherapy)
  • MCL with:
  • Relapse after standard first-line therapy AND ineligibility for or failure to BTKi salvage therapy OR
  • Relapse after alloSCT AND ineligibility for or failure to BTKi salvage therapy
  • Measurable disease/MRD at time of enrollment
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 at the time of screening
  • Adequate organ function:
  • Renal function defined as: serum creatinine of ≤ 2 x ULN or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2
  • Liver function defined as:
  • ALT ≤ 5 times the ULN for the respective age
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dl with the exception of patients with hyperbilirubinemia explained by Gilbert-Meulengracht syndrome (may be included if total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 x ULN and direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN) or extrahepatic disease (e.g. chronic hemolytic anemia)
  • minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ grade 1 dyspnea and pulse oxygenation > 90% on room air
  • Hemodynamic stability and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 40% as confirmed by echocardiogram
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 500/mm3
  • Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 100/mm3
  • Women of child-bearing potential (defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant) and all male participants must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception for one year following CD19.CAR T cell therapy
  • Ability to understand the nature of the trial and the trial related procedures
  • Written informed consent must be obtained prior to any screening procedures
  • Stratum III (Children and Adolescents with ALL):
  • Age of > 3 years until < 18 years at the time of screening
  • CD19+ ALL (Ph+ and Ph-) confirmed by cytology and flow cytometry (FACS) AND
  • Relapsed or refractory disease (including "molecular relapse" with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) MRD > 10^-3 at two occasions > 2 weeks apart) with confirmed CD19 expression on malignant cells in relapse
  • Any relapse after alloSCT (≥ 6 months from alloSCT at time of CAR T cell infusion) OR
  • Any relapse failing to achieve an MRD level of < 10^-3 after ≥ 2 lines of treatment OR
  • Primary refractory as defined by not achieving a CR after ≥ 2 lines of treatment
  • Measurable disease/MRD at time of enrollment
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (age ≥ 16 years) or Lansky performance status ≥ 50 (age < 16 years) at the time of screening
  • Adequate organ function:
  • Renal function defined as serum creatinine-clearance ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2
  • Liver function defined as:
  • ALT ≤ 5 times the ULN for the respective age
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dl with the exception of patients with hyperbilirubinemia explained by Gilbert-Meulengracht syndrome or extrahepatic disease (e.g. chronic hemolytic anemia)
  • minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ grade 1 dyspnea and pulse oxygenation > 90% on room air
  • Hemodynamic stability and LVEF ≥ 40% or shortening fraction > 29% as confirmed by echocardiogram
  • ANC) ≥ 500/mm3
  • ALC ≥ 100/mm3
  • Women of child-bearing potential (defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant) and postpubertal male participants must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception for one year following CD19.CAR T cell therapy
  • Written informed consent of the study patient and/or the legal representative must be obtained prior to any screening procedures

Who cannot join

  • Stratum I/II (Adults):
  • The following medications are excluded:
  • Immunosuppressive medication with the exception of ≤ 30 mg prednisolone/d or equivalent at the time of CAR T cell transfusion
  • Bridging/maintenance therapy including chemo- and immunotherapy must be stopped ≥ 2 weeks prior to leukapheresis, but can be continued between leukapheresis and lymphodepletion
  • Intrathecal chemotherapy is possible at any time, but not during lymphodepletion until 14 days after CD19.CAR T cell transfusion
  • Any DLI must be completed > 6 weeks prior to CD19.CAR T cell infusion
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  • Florid/acute or chronic Graft-versus-Host disease (GvHD)
  • Uncontrolled active hepatitis B or C
  • HIV-positivity
  • Uncontrolled acute life-threatening bacterial, viral or fungal infection
  • Severe concomitant disease (e.g. uncontrolled arterial hypertension, heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) III-IV, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hyperlipidemia)
  • Unstable angina and/or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to screening
  • Any previous or concurrent malignancy.
  • The following exceptions do NOT constitute exclusion criteria:
  • Adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma (adequate wound healing is required prior to study entry)
  • In situ carcinoma of the cervix or breast, treated curatively without evidence of recurrence ≥ 3 years prior to the study
  • CLL or FL transformed into an aggressive B cell lymphoma
  • A primary malignancy which is in complete remission for ≥ 5 years
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
  • Intolerance to the excipients of the cell product
  • Active central nervous System (CNS) involvement in ALL patient at the time of screening is not an exclusion criterion, but patients with CNS 3 status at clinical screening (d-14) are not eligible for CD19.CAR T cell transfusion
  • Participation in another clinical trial at the time of screening
  • Stratum III (Children and Adolescents with ALL):
  • The following medications are excluded:
  • immunosuppressive medication with the exception of < 0.5 mg/d*kg body weight (BW) prednisolone-equivalent at the time of CD19.CAR T cell transfusion
  • Bridging/Maintenance therapy including chemo- and immunotherapy must be stopped ≥ 2 weeks prior to leukapheresis, but can be continued between leukapheresis and lymphodepletion
  • Intrathecal chemotherapy is possible at any time, but not during lymphodepletion until 14 days after CD19.CAR T cell transfusion
  • Any DLI must be completed > 6 weeks prior to CD19.CAR T cell infusion
  • Florid/acute or chronic GvHD
  • Uncontrolled active hepatitis B or C
  • HIV-positivity
  • Uncontrolled acute life-threatening bacterial, viral or fungal infection
  • Severe concomitant disease (e.g. any life-limiting genetic disorder). Patients with Down Syndrome will not be excluded.
  • Any previous or concurrent malignancy.
  • The following exceptions do not constitute exclusion criteria:
  • Lymphoblastic lymphoma transformed into a CD19+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • A primary malignancy which is in complete remission for ≥ 5 years
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
  • Intolerance to the excipients of the cell product
  • Active CNS involvement at the time of screening is not an exclusion criterion, but patients with CNS 3 status at clinical screening (d-14) are not eligible for CD19.CAR T cell transfusion
  • Participation in another clinical trial at the time of screening

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Germany2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • University Hospital Heidelberg

    Heidelberg

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schmitt, +49-6221-566614, michael.schmitt@med.uni-heidelberg.de

    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Heidelberg

    Heidelberg

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schmitt, +49-6221-566614, michael.schmitt@med.uni-heidelberg.de

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schmitt

    Recruiting

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD19+ Lymphoid Disease With T Lymphocytes Transduced by RV-SFG.CD19.CD28.4-1BBzeta Retroviral Vector - a Unicenter Phase I/II Clinical Trial

Adult patients with r/r acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (stratum I), r/r Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma (FL) or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (stratum II) as well as paediatric patients with r/r ALL (stratum III) will be treated with autologous T-lymphocytes transduced by the third-generation RV-SFG.CD19.CD28.4-1BBzeta retroviral vector. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and feasibility of escalating CD19.CAR T cell doses (0,1-20×20^7 transduced cells/m^2) after lymphodepletion with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.

Being tested
CD19.CAR T Cells, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
Medical subject headings
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Lymphoma, Follicular, Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CD19.CAR T CellsBiological

    Dose Level 1: 1×10^6 transduced cells/m^2; Dose Level 2: 5×10^6 transduced cells/m^2; Dose Level 3: 20×10^6 transduced cells/m^2; Dose Level 4: 5x10^7 transduced cells/m^2; Dose Level 5: 10x10^7 transduced cells/m^2; Dose Level 6: 20x10^7 transduced cells/m^2

  • FludarabineDrug

    3 days of fludarabine 30 mg/m^2/day

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    3 days of cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m^2/day

Study groups in NCT03676504
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Stratum IExperimentalAdult patients with relapsed or refractory ALL
Receives: Biological: CD19.CAR T Cells; Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Stratum IIExperimentalAdult patients with relapsed or refractory CLL, DLBCL, FL or MCL
Receives: Biological: CD19.CAR T Cells; Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Stratum IIIExperimentalPediatric patients with relapsed or refractory ALL
Receives: Biological: CD19.CAR T Cells; Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety of CD19.CAR T cell administration assessing grade and frequency of toxicities including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity according to Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)

    Measured: Up to 90 days after CD19.CAR T cell administration

  2. Feasibility of CD19.CAR T cell manufacturing assessing the number of transduced T cells

    Measured: Within 45 days prior to CD19.CAR T cell administration

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2018
  2. Study start7 Sep 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
68 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03676504
Sponsor's protocol ID
HD-CAR-1
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
7 Sep 2018
Last updated
29 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Yousefian S, Schubert ML, Minafra AR, Derigs P, Grassle S, Horne A, Demel UM, Liebaert J, Rothemeier C, Pupp F, Hopken UE, Kronke J, Busse A, Keller U, Schmitt A, Hubschmann D, Muller-Tidow C, Dreger P, Schmitt M, Haas S. A distinct CAR-T cell phenotype mediates therapeutic response at limited doses. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 29;17(1):7589. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-76068-4.

    PubMed 42527400
  • Derigs P, Schubert ML, Dreger P, Schmitt A, Yousefian S, Haas S, Rothemeier C, Neuber B, Huckelhoven-Krauss A, Bruggemann M, Bernhard H, Kobbe G, Lindemann A, Rummel M, Michels B, Korell F, Ho AD, Muller-Tidow C, Schmitt M. Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T cells for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a phase 1/2 study. Leukemia. 2024 Nov;38(11):2419-2428. doi: 10.1038/s41375-024-02392-7. Epub 2024 Aug 27.

    PubMed 39192036
  • Schubert ML, Schmitt A, Huckelhoven-Krauss A, Neuber B, Kunz A, Waldhoff P, Vonficht D, Yousefian S, Jopp-Saile L, Wang L, Korell F, Keib A, Michels B, Haas D, Sauer T, Derigs P, Kulozik A, Kunz J, Pavel P, Laier S, Wuchter P, Schmier J, Bug G, Lang F, Gokbuget N, Casper J, Gorner M, Finke J, Neubauer A, Ringhoffer M, Wolleschak D, Bruggemann M, Haas S, Ho AD, Muller-Tidow C, Dreger P, Schmitt M. Treatment of adult ALL patients with third-generation CD19-directed CAR T cells: results of a pivotal trial. J Hematol Oncol. 2023 Jul 22;16(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s13045-023-01470-0.

    PubMed 37481608
  • Schubert ML, Schmitt A, Sellner L, Neuber B, Kunz J, Wuchter P, Kunz A, Gern U, Michels B, Hofmann S, Huckelhoven-Krauss A, Kulozik A, Ho AD, Muller-Tidow C, Dreger P, Schmitt M. Treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory CD19+ lymphoid disease with T lymphocytes transduced by RV-SFG.CD19.CD28.4-1BBzeta retroviral vector: a unicentre phase I/II clinical trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 May 19;9(5):e026644. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026644.

    PubMed 31110096

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing CD19.CAR T Cells, Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric, run by University Hospital Heidelberg at 2 sites in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 57 inclusion and 41 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Prof. Dr. Michael Schmitt (+49-6221-566614, michael.schmitt@med.uni-heidelberg.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety of CD19.CAR T cell administration assessing grade and frequency of toxicities including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity according to Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) (time frame: Up to 90 days after CD19.CAR T cell administration). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03676504, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2024.

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