Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

VARNIMCABTAGENE AUTOLEUCEL for Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Phase II trial of VARNIMCABTAGENE AUTOLEUCEL for Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 33 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy|Monoclonal antibody|Peptide/protein/enzyme|Small molecule
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
10-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
22-07-2024

Trial design

Phase II trial in Spain.

Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarker: CD19+ (CD19 positivity required)
Target Sample Size
33
Trial Duration For Participant
1461

Eligibility

Recruits 33 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Lactating or pregnant women
Vulnerable Population
Paediatric population (age 0 to 18 years) is selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=true). Informed consent requirement: "Signature of informed consent (patient and/or legal guardian)". Subject information and informed consent forms available for parents, mature minors and adults (documents listed: HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_PADRES; HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_ADULTOS; HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_MENOR_MADURO and related consent documents).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 0 to 18 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of relapsed /refractory CD19+ ALL defined as at least one of the following criteria: • First relapse if high-risk features. Definition of high risk 1st relapse will include at least one of the following: o any relapse before 6 months after completion of chemotherapy o high risk cytogenetics: t(4;11)(q21; q23) /AF4:: KMT2A or t (1;19) (q23; p13) / TCF3/PBX or t(17;19) (q22;p13)/ TCF3::HLF or hypodiploid (<44 chromosomes) or TP53 mutation and/ or TP53 deletion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Disease burden defined as: • Morphologic relapse in bone marrow (≥5% blasts) or presence of leukemic blasts in an extramedullary site • MRD positivity (≥0.01%) by flow cytometry or PCR"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Subjects with the following features are NOT excluded: • Isolated extramedullary involvement • Down syndrome patients • CNS3 involvement if disease is stable and a thorough evaluation of risk/benefit assessment has been stablished by the principal investigator and the treating physician • Ph+ (BCR::ABL1) ALL if they are intolerant or have failed at least 1 TKI • Prior blinatumomab therapy provided blasts remain CD19+ >90% blasts at inclusion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Performance status: Lansky (age <16 years) or Karnofsky (age ≥16 years) ≥ 50%"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Life expectancy >3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate venous access and no contraindications for lymphoapheresis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signature of informed consent (patient and/or legal guardian)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Any other concomitant neoplasia, unless it has been in complete remission for 3 years or longer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Lactating or pregnant women"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Men or women of childbearing potential unable or unwilling to use highly efficient contraceptive measures during the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active immunosuppressive therapy with the exception of hydrocortisone 12 mg/m2/day (or equivalent);"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active acute or chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) >grade 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior therapies: • CAR-T cell therapy • Donor lymphocytes infusion <28 days before enrollment • Immunosuppressive therapy (cyclosporine, mophetil mycophenolate and others) must be stopped <14 days before enrollment • Alentuzumab, thymoglobulin (ATG) < 3 months before enrollment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active infection that is uncontrolled or requiring systemic intravenous medical therapy;"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any experimental or non-commercialized therapy in the previous 4 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active HIV, HBV or HCV infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any concomitant and uncontrolled medical or psychiatric disease that, under investigator consideration, would prevent the subject from participating in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe organic impairment defined by cardiac ejection fraction <50%, pulmonary reserve defined as > Grade 1 dyspnea and pulse oxygenation <91% on room air, creatinine >1.5 times greater than the upper limit of normality (ULN) for sex and age or conjugated bilirubin >2 x ULN"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Complete response rate (complete remission [CR] rate plus CR rate with incomplete haematological recovery [CRi]), with undetectable measurable residual disease by multiparameter flow cytometry within day +100 after the infusion of ARI-0001 cells. In patients with isolated extramedullary disease, response evaluation will be done through morphology and flow cytometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and/or imaging tests (PET-CT or MRI)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Complete response rate defined as CR + CRi with undetectable measurable residual disease by multiparameter flow cytometry within day +100 after infusion; for isolated extramedullary disease, evaluation by CSF morphology and flow cytometry and/or imaging (PET-CT or MRI)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Key secondary endpoint: Event-free survival (EFS) at month 12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Event-free survival at 12 months (time-to-event endpoint measured at month 12)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of remission: defined as the time from achievement of CR or CRi (whichever occurs first) to relapse or death due to ALL","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from achievement of CR or CRi to relapse or death due to ALL."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Relapse free survival (RFS) at 12 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relapse-free survival measured at 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival at 12 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured at 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Transplant and disease-free survival at 6 and 12 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Transplant and disease-free survival measured at 6 and 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- In vivo survival of ARI-0001 cells in peripheral blood as determined by flow cytometry and by qPCR of the transgene weekly the first month, monthly in the first 6 months and then at 12 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Kinetics assessed by flow cytometry and qPCR weekly in month 1, monthly through month 6, and at month 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- B-cell aplasia, measured by flow cytometry, weekly the first month, monthly in the first 6 months, every 3 months from month 6 to month 12 and every 6 months until end of study","definition_or_measurement_approach":"B-cell aplasia measured by flow cytometry with scheduled timepoints: weekly in month 1, monthly through month 6, every 3 months from month 6–12, then every 6 months until end of study."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Toxicity, defined as adverse events of grade ≥3 according to common toxicity criteria (version 5.0). Adverse events of significant interest will be CRS, ICANS and cerebral ooedema, which will be graded according to the ASTCT classification (1). Procedure-related mortality will also be measured.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by adverse events grade ≥3 per CTCAE v5.0; CRS, ICANS and cerebral oedema graded per ASTCT; procedure-related mortality recorded."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
33
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
"Signature of informed consent (patient and/or legal guardian)". Subject information and consent forms available for parents (HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_PADRES), mature minors (HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_MENOR_MADURO) and adults (HIP_CI_CART19-BE-03Ped_ADULTOS); multiple versions of HIP/consent documents are listed in the submission.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
33

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-01-2026
Processing Time Days
548
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
33

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona
Department Name
Haematology
Principal Investigator Name
Susana Rives
Principal Investigator Email
susana.rives@sjd.es
Contact Person Name
Susana Rives
Contact Person Email
susana.rives@sjd.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Haematology
Principal Investigator Name
Cristina Díaz de Heredia
Principal Investigator Email
crdiaz@vhebron.net
Contact Person Name
Cristina Díaz de Heredia
Contact Person Email
crdiaz@vhebron.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Haematology
Principal Investigator Name
Berta Gonzalez
Principal Investigator Email
berta.gonzalez@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Berta Gonzalez
Site Name
Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus
Department Name
Haematology
Principal Investigator Name
Blanca Herrero
Principal Investigator Email
blanca.herrero@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Blanca Herrero
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Haematology
Principal Investigator Name
Agueda Molinos
Principal Investigator Email
aguedamolinos@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Agueda Molinos
Contact Person Email
aguedamolinos@hotmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fundacio Sant Joan De Deu
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Varnimcabtagene autoleucel
Active Substance
VARNIMCABTAGENE AUTOLEUCEL
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Route
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 3 U unit(s)
Investigational Product Name
TOCILIZUMAB
Active Substance
TOCILIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 2400 mg
Investigational Product Name
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G
Active Substance
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 500 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
CYTARABINE
Active Substance
CYTARABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 1000 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
ETOPOSIDE
Active Substance
ETOPOSIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 450 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
FLUDARABINE
Active Substance
FLUDARABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Route
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 90 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Active Substance
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 900 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
METHYLPREDNISOLONE
Active Substance
METHYLPREDNISOLONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 6 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
Active Substance
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL AND IV
Route
ORAL AND IV
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 0.45 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
PARACETAMOL
Active Substance
PARACETAMOL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL AND IV
Route
ORAL AND IV
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 3 g
Investigational Product Name
ALLOPURINOL
Active Substance
ALLOPURINOL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 2100 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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