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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, in RelapseEarly Phase 1NCT05779930

Safety and Feasibility of CD19 CAR T Cells Using CliniMACS Prodigy for Relapsed/Refractory CD19 Positive ALL and NHL

A Early Phase 1 study testing CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, in Relapse and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Relapsed, run by Nationwide Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.

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Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

This pilot study examines the safety and efficacy of anti-CD19 CAR T cells manufactured on-site in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory CD19+ B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or CD19+ B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 30 years
What is being tested?
CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2025to Dec 2035
Phase
Early Phase 1
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 Up to 30 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • For relapsed patients, CD19 tumor expression demonstrated in bone marrow or peripheral blood by flow cytometry at most recent relapse or reconfirmed after CD19 directed therapy in ALL patients. For patients with NHL, documentation of CD19 positivity must be available from biopsy at diagnosis or most recent tumor biopsy.
  • Age 0 to age 30 at the time of initial diagnosis. Note: the first three subjects enrolled must be ≥16 years of age
  • Karnofsky (age ≥ 16 years) or Lansky (age < 16 years) performance status ≥ 50 at screening
  • Patients with active CNS leukemia involvement defined as CNS-3 by CSF findings only are eligible but will have their infusion delayed until CNS disease is reduced to CNS-1 or CNS-2 by CSF findings. Patients with other forms of active CNS-3 leukemic involvement such as CNS parenchymal or ocular disease, cranial nerve involvement or significant leptomeningeal disease are eligible if there is documented evidence of disease stabilization for at least 1 month prior to CD19 CAR T cell infusion.
  • Meets criteria for non-hematopoietic organ function:
  • Renal function: Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 mL/min x appropriate estimation of patient's body surface area m2/1.73m2 using the modified Schwartz formula for pediatric patients and Crockcoft Gault formula for adults.
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  • Liver function: Total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dl or ≤ 2.5 x ULN for age (unless Gilbert's syndrome) and ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN for age (unless related to leukemic involvement)
  • Cardiac function: left ventricular ejection fraction ≥40%
  • Pulmonary function: minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ grade 1 dyspnea and pulse oxygenation >91% on room air
  • Sexually active males and females of childbearing potential must agree to use a form of contraception considered effective and medically acceptable by the Investigator.
  • Signed consent by parent/guardian and assent if appropriate for subjects < 18 years of age. Signed consent by patient/subject if ≥18 years of age.

Who cannot join

  • Acute/ongoing neurologic toxicity > Grade 1 with the exception of a history of controlled seizures or fixed neurologic deficits that have been stable/improving over the past 1 months.
  • Active untreated infection. Viremia by PCR analysis is not considered an active infection but may require immediate viral prophylaxis. Patients with possible fungal infections must have had at least 2 weeks of appropriate anti-fungal therapy and be asymptomatic.
  • Patients with concomitant genetic syndrome: such as patients with Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome or any other known bone marrow failure syndrome. Patients with Down Syndrome will not be excluded.
  • Presence of Grade 2 to 4 acute or extensive chronic graft versus-host disease (GVHD) at the time of enrollment
  • Patient has participated in an investigational research study using an investigational agent within the last 30 days prior to screening
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
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  • Active or latent hepatitis B or active hepatitis C (test within 8 weeks of screening), or any uncontrolled infection at screening
  • HIV positive test within 8 weeks of screening
  • Allogeneic HSCT within 3 months of enrollment
  • Any prior CD19 CAR T cell therapy

Trial locations and contacts

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

United States1 site
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205

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About this study

Official title: Safety and Feasibility of On-Site Manufacture of CD19 CAR T Cells Using the CliniMACS Prodigy in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory CD19 Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

This pilot study examines the safety and efficacy of anti-CD19 CAR T cells manufactured on-site in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory CD19+ B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or CD19+ B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma.

Patients will undergo screening, leukapheresis (cell collection), lymphodepleting chemotherapy with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, followed by the anti-CD19 CAR T cell infusion. The lymphodepleting chemotherapy is administered over four days IV to prepare the body for the CAR T cells. The anti-CD19 CAR-T cells are infused between 2-14 days after the last dose of chemotherapy. This study is designed for participants to begin lymphodepleting chemotherapy during the CAR T cell manufacture and receive a fresh cell infusion on the day that manufacturing is complete. Some patients may need more time in between the cell collection and the CAR T cell infusion, therefore, the cells may be manufactured and frozen prior to administration. Patients will be followed for a year after the cell infusion on the study and for up to 15 years to monitor for potential long term side effects of cell therapy.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  • To examine the feasibility of manufacture and administration of autologous CD19 CAR T cells at a minimum target dose of 0.3 x 10^6 to 1 x 10^6 per kilogram for patients <50 kg and a flat dose of 0.3 - 1 x 10^8 for patients ≥50 kg using the Miltenyi CliniMACS Prodigy automated T Cell Transduction (TCT) process.
  • To evaluate the safety of administration of CD19 CAR T cells after lymphodepletion with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

  • To estimate the efficacy of CD19 specific CAR-T cells in pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory CD19+ B-cell ALL and NHL.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

  • To evaluate the persistence of CD19 CAR T cells after infusion.

The autologous lymphocytes are collected from the patient via apheresis. The apheresis product is then transported to the on-site GMP facility for manufacture of the CAR T cell product. Patients may be admitted to begin lymphodepleting chemotherapy during the CAR T cell manufacturing process. When the CAR T cell product is ready, the cells may be administered fresh or may be cryopreserved for use at a later date depending on the patient's clinical status.

All patients will be admitted to the hospital to undergo a Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide based leukoreduction conditioning regimen to be completed 2-14 days prior to CAR T cell infusion. Patients will be admitted for a minimum of 7 days after the CAR T infusion to monitor for toxicity including cytokine release syndrome, neurologic toxicity, and tumor lysis syndrome.

Lymphodepleting chemotherapy:

  • Fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day IV x 4 days
  • Cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2/day IV x 2 days

CD19 CAR T cell dose:

  • 0.3 x 10^6 to 1 x 10^6 per kilogram for patients <50 kg
  • Flat dose of 0.3 - 1 x 10^8 for patients ≥50 kg
Being tested
CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell
Keywords
ALL, NHL, CD19 CAR T cells
Medical subject headings
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Recurrence, Lymphoma, B-Cell, Leukemia, B-Cell

What participants receive

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

  • CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T CellBiological

    Infusion of CD19 CAR-T Cells manufactured on-site using the CliniMACS Prodigy

Study groups in NCT05779930
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TreatmentExperimentalLeukopharesis: cells collected with a target of ≥1 x10^9 TNC with ≥3% CD3+ cells. Lymphodepleting chemotherapy: 4 days of IV chemotherapy with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. * Fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day IV x 4 days (days -6 through -3) * Cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2/day IV x 2 days (days -6 and-5) anti-CD19 CAR T cells: * 0.3 - 1 x 10^6 per kilogram for patients <50 kg * Flat dose of 0.3 - 1 x 10^8 for patients ≥50 kg The cell infusion will take place on day 0 (at least 2 days after completion of lymphodepleting chemotherapy). The patient will receive pre-medication with acetaminophen and diphenhydramine 30-60 minutes prior to the cell infusion.
Receives: Biological: CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell

What is being measured

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

  1. Proportion of products successfully manufactured and infused with a goal of 0.3-1 x 10^6 per kilogram for patients <50 kg and a flat dose of 0.3-1 x 10^8 for patients ≥50 kg

    Reported as the proportion of products successfully manufactured and infused

    Measured: 4 years

  2. Incidence and severity of adverse events

    Summarized with descriptive statistics

    Measured: Up to 1 year after CAR T cell infusion

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Overall response rate

    Proportion of patients achieving a response at 1 month post infusion

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Complete response rate for B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Complete response rate at 1 month post infusion

    Measured: Measured 1 month post-infusion

  3. Best overall response for B cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    Best overall response (complete response, partial response, stable disease, progressive disease)

    Measured: 1 year

  4. MRD negative response rates for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    MRD status at 30 days post infusion will be presented with descriptive statistics. MRD will be performed utilizing both flow cytometry and NGS.

    Measured: Measured 1 month post-infusion

  5. Overall survival

    Overall survival and event free survival will be assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival will be measured as the time from cell infusion to event or censoring.

    Measured: up to 15 years

  6. Event free survival

    Overall survival and event free survival will be assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival will be measured as the time from cell infusion to event or censoring.

    Measured: up to 15 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Mar 2023
  2. Study startOct 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionDec 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2035 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
A single-arm, unblinded, pilot treatment study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
12 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05779930
Sponsor's protocol ID
AutoCAR19
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
17 Jan 2023
Last updated
15 Aug 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing CD19 specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell in people with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, in Relapse and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Relapsed, run by Nationwide Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.

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 11 inclusion and 10 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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 phase mean?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

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 Clelie Peck (614-722-5634, clelie.peck@nationwidechildrens.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of products successfully manufactured and infused with a goal of 0.3-1 x 10^6 per kilogram for patients <50 kg and a flat dose of 0.3-1 x 10^8 for patients ≥50 kg (time frame: 4 years). 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?
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 15 Aug 2025.

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