Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

Autologous genetically modified T lymphocytes transduced with lentivirus expressing CAR protein directed against BCMA for Primary plasma cell leukaemia

Phase II trial of Autologous genetically modified T lymphocytes transduced with lentivirus expressing CAR protein directed against BCMA for Primary plasma…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Primary plasma cell leukaemia
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy|Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
25-11-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
10-03-2025

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial across 8 sites in Spain.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
25
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 25 Vulnerable population flag is selected. Informed consent is required: "Patients who, after being informed, give their consent by signing the Informed Consent Document." Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (e.g. L1_SIS and ICF_SP_redacted). No information on assent or consent by legally authorised representatives for minors is provided in the available data..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at the screening phase.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population flag is selected. Informed consent is required: "Patients who, after being informed, give their consent by signing the Informed Consent Document." Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (e.g. L1_SIS and ICF_SP_redacted). No information on assent or consent by legally authorised representatives for minors is provided in the available data.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients between 18 and 75 years old diagnosed with newly diagnosed primary plasma cell leukemia (the presence of 5% or more circulating plasma cells in peripheral blood smears in patients otherwise diagnosed with symptomatic multiple myeloma), according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG). In order to confirm this inclusion criteria, two peripheral blood slides of the diagnostic will be sent to the coordinating team at HCB. In the event that a diagnostic slide is unavailable, a document confirming the diagnostic results must be provided instead.\n- Disease measurable at diagnosis by monoclonal component in serum or urine, or by free light chains in serum according to the eligibility criteria for clinical trials of the \"International Myeloma Working Group\".\n- ECOG Performance Status from 0 to 1\n- Life expectancy greater than 3 months\n- Adequate venous access and absence of contraindications for lymphoapheresis\n- Patients who, after being informed, give their consent by signing the Informed Consent Document."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- No previous treatments, except for induction therapy for primary plasma cell leukemia.\n- Severe organ impairment that meets any of the following criteria: EF<40%, DLCO <40%, GFR <30 ml/min, bilirubin >3 times the upper limit of normality (unless due to Gilbert syndrome).\n- Previous diagnosis of symptomatic AL amyloidosis.\n- Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at the screening phase.\n- Women of childbearing potential, including those whose last menstrual cycle was in the year prior to screening, who are unable or unwilling to use highly effective contraceptive methods from the beginning of the study to completion of the study.\n- Men who are unable or unwilling to use highly effective contraceptive methods from the beginning of the study to completion of the study.\n- Contraindication to receive lymphodepletive chemotherapy.\n- Administration of any anti-BCMA therapy as part of induction\n- Not having achieved at least a minimal response with induction treatment (IMWG criteria)\n- Absolute lymphocyte count <0.1x109/L\n- Active immunosuppressive therapy except for prednisone 10 mg/day (or equivalent)\n- Any other concomitant neoplasia, unless it has been in complete remission for 3 years or longer, except for non-melanoma skin cancer or completely resected in situ carcinoma.\n- Active infection requiring treatment.\n- Active HIV, HBV, or HCV infection.\n- Uncontrolled medical illness."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Primary efficacy endpoints: Overall response rate (ORR) during the first 3 months after the first infusion (at least partial response according to the International Myeloma Working Group criteria)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response rate (ORR) during the first 3 months after first infusion; response assessed according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Primary safety endpoint: Rate of patients who develop a cytokine release syndrome and/or neurological toxicity in the first 30 days after CARTBCMA administration, according to the criteria and grading defined in the international consensus document (Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of patients developing cytokine release syndrome and/or neurological toxicity within 30 days after CARTBCMA administration, graded per the international consensus document (Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of response calculated from the time of first disease evaluation (day +28 after infusion) for those patients who achieved at least partial response.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of response measured from first disease evaluation (day +28 after infusion) for responders."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Response rates during the first year.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Response rates assessed during the first year after infusion."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Complete response rate (CR) at 3, 6, and 12 months after the first infusion.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Complete response (CR) rates measured at 3, 6 and 12 months post-infusion."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall response rate at 6, and 12 months after the first infusion.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response rate assessed at 6 and 12 months post-infusion."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to complete response.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from infusion to documented complete response."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to best response.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from infusion to the best documented response."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- MRD negative rate in bone marrow by flow cytometry at 3, 6 12 and 24 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negativity in bone marrow assessed by flow cytometry at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Response rate of extramedullary disease by PET-CT at 3 and 12 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Extramedullary disease response assessed by PET-CT at 3 and 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival, defined as the time between administration of ARI0002h and disease progression or death. Patients who are alive and in complete remission will be censored at the time of the last follow-up.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS defined as time from ARI0002h administration to disease progression or death; censoring at last follow-up for alive patients in CR."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival at 12 months after the first administration, defined as the time elapsed between the administration of ARI0002h and disease progression or death. Patients who are alive and in complete remission will be censored at the time of the last follow-up.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS at 12 months measured as time from ARI0002h administration to progression or death; censoring as above."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS), defined as the time between infusion of ARI0002h and death of the patient from any cause. Living patients will be censored at the time of last follow-up.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS defined as time from infusion to death from any cause; living patients censored at last follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Presence of infusion reactions, understood as the appearance of any of the following symptoms after the intravenous administration of CARTBCMA: cardiac events, chills, dyspnoea, fatigue, sudden hypertension, hypotension, nausea, pain, fever, rash or urticaria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of listed infusion reaction symptoms following IV administration."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Tumour lysis syndrome at any time after treatment administration.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of tumour lysis syndrome at any time post-treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cytokine release syndrome. According to the criteria and grading defined in the international consensus document (Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019 ).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CRS occurrence and grading per Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019 international consensus."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Neurological toxicity (According to the criteria and grading defined in the international consensus document (Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019)).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Neurological toxicity occurrence and grading per Lee, Santomasso et al. 2019."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Presence of prolonged cytopenias, defined as a grade 4 decrease in peripheral blood neutrophil or platelet counts for more than 4 weeks after infusion.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Prolonged cytopenias defined as grade 4 neutrophil or platelet decreases lasting >4 weeks post-infusion."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life during the first two years after infusion according to the 2009 EuroQol Group EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessed using EQ-5D-5L during the first two years after infusion."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
25
Recruitment Window Months
24
Consent Approach
Patients provide informed consent by signing the Informed Consent Document. Subject information and informed consent form documents are present (e.g. L1_SIS and ICF_SP_redacted in Spanish). No assent procedures or age-specific consent processes for minors are described in the available data.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
8
Total Number Of Participants
25

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-10-2025
Processing Time Days
244
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Luis Gerardo Rodríguez
Contact Person Email
lgrodriguez@clinic.cat
Site Name
Clinica Universidad De Navarra
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Paula Rodriguez
Contact Person Email
paurodriguez@unav.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Salamanca
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Maria Victoria Mateos
Contact Person Email
mvmateos@usual.es
Site Name
University Clinical Hospital Virgen De La Arrixaca
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Valentín Cabañas
Contact Person Email
valentin.cabanas@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Rafael Alonso
Site Name
Clinica Universidad De Navarra (Pamplona)
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Paula Rodríguez
Contact Person Email
paurodriguez@unav.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
María Aranzazu Bermúdez
Contact Person Email
Maranzazu.bermudez@scsalud.es
Site Name
Clinica Universidad De Navarra (Madrid address listed)
Department Name
Hematology
Contact Person Name
Paula Rodriguez
Contact Person Email
paurodriguez@unav.es

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fundacio De Recerca Clinic Barcelona-Institut D’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"This study is financed by the Carlos III Health Institute (Project ICI23/00012)","duties_or_roles":"Financing/Monetary support (Project ICI23/00012)","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Cesnicabtagene autoleucel
Active Substance
Autologous genetically modified T lymphocytes transduced with lentivirus expressing CAR protein directed against BCMA
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 1
Maximum Dose
6 (units: Other)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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