Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

AUTOLOGOUS TUMOUR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES for Germ cell tumor | Germ cell tumor refractory to salvage chemotherapy

Phase II trial of AUTOLOGOUS TUMOUR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES for Germ cell tumor | Germ cell tumor refractory to salvage chemotherapy. open-label.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Germ cell tumor | Germ cell tumor refractory to salvage chemotherapy
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy | Peptide/protein/enzyme | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
27-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
04-11-2025

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial in Spain.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
10

Eligibility

Recruits 10 The protocol excludes certain protected or vulnerable persons: hospitalized persons without consent, persons deprived of liberty by judicial/administrative decision, adult persons with a legal protection measure, persons who cannot express consent, and patients in emergency situations who cannot consent. Consent handling: only adults ≥18 years may enroll and must provide written informed consent as evidenced by signature on an ICF approved by an IRB/IEC. The protocol requires ability to understand study requirements and to comply with study procedures. (Subject information and ICF documents are listed among trial documents.).

Pregnancy Exclusion
Patients of childbearing potential or those with partners of childbearing potential must be willing to practice an approved method of highly effective birth control during treatment and for 12 months after receiving all protocol related therapy (Note: Females of reproductive potential are to use effective contraception during treatment and for 12 months after their last dose of IL-2). Males may not donate sperm, and female may not donate ovules during the study or for 12 months after treatment discontinuation, whichever occurs later. Approved methods of birth control are as follows: - Combined (estrogen and progesterone containing) hormonal birth control associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, intravaginal, transdermal progesterone-only hormonal birth control associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, injectable, implantable intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion. - Vasectomized partner. - True absolute sexual abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) is not acceptable.
Vulnerable Population
The protocol excludes certain protected or vulnerable persons: hospitalized persons without consent, persons deprived of liberty by judicial/administrative decision, adult persons with a legal protection measure, persons who cannot express consent, and patients in emergency situations who cannot consent. Consent handling: only adults ≥18 years may enroll and must provide written informed consent as evidenced by signature on an ICF approved by an IRB/IEC. The protocol requires ability to understand study requirements and to comply with study procedures. (Subject information and ICF documents are listed among trial documents.)

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients must have histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced Germ Cell Tumors refractory to salvage chemotherapy\n- Patients must be ≥ 18 years at the time of consent\n- Patients must have at least one resectable lesion (or aggregate lesions) of a minimum 1.5 cm in diameter post-resection for TIL investigational product production or if tumor resection can not be performed, TILs could be isolated from at least 6 core-biopsies. a. If the lesion considered for resection for TIL generation is within a previously irradiated field, the lesion must have demonstrated radiographic progression prior to resection. b. Patient must have an adequate histopathology specimen for protocol-required testing (see Section 5.6).\n- Patients must have evidence of progressive or recurrent GCT (measurable or non- measurable) following two lines of platinum-based chemotherapy. This is defined by at least one of the follow criteria: o Tumor biopsy of new or growing or unresectable lesions demonstrating viable non- teratomatous GCT (no adjuvant treatment after macroscopically complete resection of viable GCT is allowed). In the event of an incomplete gross resection where viable GCT is found, patients will be considered eligible for the study. o Elevated serum tumor markers (B-hCG or FP) are increasing. Increase of an elevated LDH alone does not constitute progressive disease. o Development of new or enlarging lesions in the setting of persistently elevated B-hCG or FP after two lines of platinum-based chemotherapy, even if the B-hCG and FP are not continuing to increase.\n- Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1, and an estimated life expectancy of ≥3 months in the opinion of the Investigator.\n- Patients of childbearing potential or those with partners of childbearing potential must be willing to practice an approved method of highly effective birth control during treatment and for 12 months after receiving all protocol related therapy (Note: Females of reproductive potential are to use effective contraception during treatment and for 12 months after their last dose of IL-2). Males may not donate sperm, and female may not donate ovules during the study or for 12 months after treatment discontinuation, whichever occurs later. Approved methods of birth control are as follows: -\tCombined (estrogen and progesterone containing) hormonal birth control associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, intravaginal, transdermal progesterone-only hormonal birth control associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, injectable, implantable intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion. -\tVasectomized partner. -\tTrue absolute sexual abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) is not acceptable.\n- Patients must have the following hematologic parameters: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1x109/L b. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL c. Platelet count ≥100x109/L\n- Patients must have adequate organ function: a. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤5 times ULN in patients with liver metastasis; b. An estimated creatinine clearance ≥40 mL/min using the Cockcroft Gault formula at Screening; c. Total bilirubin ≤2 mg/dL: i. Patients with Gilbert’s Syndrome must have a total bilirubin ≤3 mg/dL\n- Patients must be seronegative for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV1 and HIV2). Patients with positive serology for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), or hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) indicating acute or chronic infection may be enrolled if the viral load by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is undetectable with/without active treatment. Additional serology testing may be required depending on local prevalence of certain viral exposures.\n- Patients must have provided written authorization for use and disclosure of protected health information.\n- In the opinion of the Investigator, the patient must be able to complete all study required procedures and has the ability to understand the requirements of the study and freely give consent to participate. Specifically, the patient has to provide written informed consent (as evidenced by signature on an ICF approved by an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee [IRB/IEC]) and has to agree to abide by the study restrictions and return to the site for required assessments.\n- Patients with stable Grade ≥ 2 toxicity from prior anticancer therapy may be considered on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Medical Monitor."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who have received an organ allograft. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation as treatment of germ-cell cancer is allowed.\n- Patient with symptomatic and/or untreated brain metastases: Patients with definitively-treated brain metastases will be considered for enrollment if, prior to the start of treatment the patient is clinically stable for ≥ 2 weeks, there are no new brain lesions via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) post-treatment, and the patient does not require ongoing corticosteroid treatment.\n- Patient who is on a systemic steroid therapy within 21 days of enrollment.\n- Patients who have an active medical illness(es), which in the opinion of the Investigator, would pose increased risks for study participation; such as systemic infections (e.g., syphilis or any other infection requiring antibiotics), coagulation disorders, or other active major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory, or immune systems.\n- Patient with active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including pneumonitis, inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn’s disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves’ disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: a. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia; b. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement; c. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy; or d. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone\n- Patients who have received a live or attenuated vaccination within 28 days prior to the start of treatment.\n- Patients who have any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as severe combined immunodeficiency disease [SCID] or acquired immune deficiency syndrome [AIDS]).\n- Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs or with known hypersensitivity to any component of TIL product formulation including, but not limited to any of the following: a. NMA-LD (cyclophosphamide, mesna, and fludarabine) b. IL-2/ aldesleukin (Proleukin®) c. Antibiotics of the aminoglycoside group (ie, streptomycin, gentamicin [excluding those who are skin-test negative for gentamicin hypersensitivity]) d. Any component of the TIL product formulation including dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO], human serum albumin [HSA], IL-2, and dextran-40\n- Patients who have a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45% or who are New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or higher.\n- Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product the previous 21 days.\n- Patients protected by the following constraints: a. Hospitalized persons without consent, or persons deprived of liberty because of a judiciary or administrative decision; Sponsor’s Medical Monitor. b. Adult persons with a legal protection measure, or persons who cannot express their consent, or patients in emergency situations who cannot consent to participate in the trial.\n- Patients who have obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease and have a documented FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) ≤60% of predicted normal. If a patient is not able to perform reliable spirometry due to abnormal upper airway anatomy (ie, tracheostomy), a 6-minute walk test may be used to assess pulmonary function. Patients who are unable to walk a distance of at least 80% predicted for age and sex or demonstrates evidence of hypoxia at any point during the test (SpO2 <90%) are excluded.\n- Patients who have had another primary malignancy within the previous 3 years (except for those which do not require treatment or have been curatively treated >1 year ago, and in the judgment of the Investigator, does not pose a significant risk of recurrence including, but not limited to, non-melanoma skin cancer, DCIS, LCIS, prostate cancer Gleason score ≤6 or bladder cancer)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Favorable response rate defined as a complete response per RECIST v1.1 with negative tumor markers (aFP, bHCG, LDH); or a partial response per RECIST v1.1 with a 50% decrease in tumor markers; or stable disease per RECIST v1.1 with negative tumor markers; or growing teratoma as assessed by the investigator.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Favorable response rate defined by RECIST v1.1 combined with tumor marker status: complete response per RECIST v1.1 with negative tumor markers (aFP, bHCG, LDH); or partial response per RECIST v1.1 with a 50% decrease in tumor markers; or stable disease per RECIST v1.1 with negative tumor markers; or growing teratoma as assessed by the investigator."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of Grade ≥3 treatment emergent adverse events (TEAE) according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of Grade ≥3 TEAEs per NCI CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Complete Response (CR) Rate per RECIST v1.1 as assessed by investigator with negative tumor markers.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CR rate per RECIST v1.1 assessed by investigator with requirement of negative tumor markers."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Partial response (PR) per RECIST v1.1 with at least 50% decrease in tumor markers.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PR per RECIST v1.1 combined with ≥50% decrease in tumor markers."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Growing teratoma rate.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of growing teratoma as assessed by investigator."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of response (DOR) per RECIST v1.1 assessed by investigator and tumor markers.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of response per RECIST v1.1 assessed by investigator together with tumor marker assessments."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time from the date of treatment administration to the date of first documentation of disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. For a patient who has not progressed and is last known to be alive, PFS will be censored at the last response assessment that is stable disease or better.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS defined as time from treatment administration to first documentation of progression or death; censoring rules as specified."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS) defined from the date of treatment administration to the date of death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS measured from date of treatment administration to date of death."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
10
Recruitment Window Months
52
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required: patients must provide written informed consent as evidenced by signature on an ICF approved by an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC). Only adults (≥18 years) may consent. Subject information and ICF documents are provided (L1_SIS and ICF documents listed). No specific languages or alternative assent processes are specified in the available records.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
10

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
259
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Institut Catala D'oncologia
Department Name
Oncología Médica
Principal Investigator Name
Xavier García del Muro
Principal Investigator Email
garciadelmuro@iconcologia.net
Contact Person Name
Xavier García del Muro
Contact Person Email
garciadelmuro@iconcologia.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Oncología Médica
Principal Investigator Name
Enrique Gonzalez Billalabeitia
Principal Investigator Email
egonzalezb@seom.org
Contact Person Name
Enrique Gonzalez Billalabeitia
Contact Person Email
egonzalezb@seom.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Oncología Médica
Principal Investigator Name
Vladimir Galvao
Principal Investigator Email
vgalvao@vhio.net
Contact Person Name
Vladimir Galvao
Contact Person Email
vgalvao@vhio.net

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fundacio Institut D'Investigacio Biomedica De Bellvitge IDIBELL
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"Instituto de Salud Carlos III mediante el proyecto ICI23/00065 y cofinanciado por la Unión Europea","duties_or_roles":"Source of monetary support / funding","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Tumor Intiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) – VHIO
Active Substance
AUTOLOGOUS TUMOUR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
750000000000
Investigational Product Name
ALDESLEUKIN
Active Substance
ALDESLEUKIN
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
600000 IU/Kg
Investigational Product Name
FLUDARABINE
Active Substance
FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
25 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Active Substance
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
60 mg/kg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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