The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of AUTO3, a CAR T cell treatment targeting CD19 and CD22 with consolidation or pre-conditioning with anti-PD1 antibody in patients with DLBCL
The study will consist of 2 phases, a Phase I or dose escalation and expansion phase, and a Phase II. Patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL will be enrolled in both phases of the study. Eligible patients will undergo leukapheresis in order to harvest T cells, which is the starting material for the manufacture of the autologous CAR T product AUTO3, a CD19 and CD22 dual targeting CAR T cell product. Following pre-conditioning by a chemotherapeutic regimen, the patient will receive AUTO 3 intravenously as a single dose and in addition a limited duration of treatment with an anti-PD1 antibody (either as part of the pre-conditioning regimen or consolidation). Patients will then enter a 36-month follow-up period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
52
Following preconditioning with chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and fludarabine) patients will be treated with doses from 50 x 10⁶ to 900 x 10⁶ CD19/ CD22 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) positive T cells with limited duration of anti-PD1 antibody (pembrolizumab).
City of Hope Hospital
Duarte, California, United States
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center/Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Denver, Colorado, United States
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of Miami
Phase I Escalation - Safety (Number of Participants With Grade 3-5 Toxicities) and Identification of Recommended Phase II Dose and Schedule (RP2D).
Number of patients with Grade 3-5 toxicities during escalation part of Phase I (Cohorts: 50x10\^6 CD19/22 CAR+ T Cells; 50x10\^6 CD19/22 CAR+ T Cells+Pembrolizumab \[Pem\] Day 14; 150-450x10\^6 CD19/22 CAR+ T Cells+Pem Day 14; 150-450x10\^6 CD19/22 CAR+ T Cells+Pem Day -1 in Inpatient Setting) Dose-limiting toxicity defined as: * New non-hematological AE Grade \>=3 using NCI CTCAE (5.0), probably/definitely related to AUTO3, occurring in DLT evaluation period, which did not resolve to Grade 2 or better in 14 days, despite supportive measures. * Grade 4 CRS, neurotoxicity (NT), or cerebral edema, or Grade 3 NT that lasted \>72 hrs * Grade \>3 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation * Grade \>2 Infusion Reaction with AUTO3 * Grade 4 or 5 event not managed with conventional supportive measures or necessitating dose reduction or modification to trial therapy * Any event that in opinion of Investigator and/or medical monitor put patient at undue risk could also have been considered DLT
Time frame: Within 75 days of AUTO3 infusion
Phase I Expansion - Safety (Incidence of Grade 3-5 Toxicities) in the Outpatient / Ambulatory Care Setting
The incidence of Grade 3-5 toxicities during the expansion part of Phase I (Dose cohort: 150 to 450 x 10\^6 CD19/CD22 CAR-positive T Cells + Pembrolizumab at Day -1 in an Outpatient Setting)
Time frame: Within 75 days of AUTO3 infusion
Phase II - Overall Response Rate as Per Lugano Criteria
This was not analysed due to study termination prior to initiation of Phase II. End of study notification submitted to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) (reference 46113/0003/001-0016) - The Last patient last visit was 19 October 2023 (at end of Phase 1) and the study is considered completed (End of study). As per protocol v10.0, end of study is defined as 36 months after the last patient has received AUTO3 infusion or earlier in the event of death or consent withdrawal. Fifty-two patients received AUTO3 in the Phase I part of the study. After reviewing the data and taking into consideration the available treatment landscape in r/r DLBCL, Autolus didn't progress AUTO3-DB1 into the Phase II part of the study. Autolus notified MHRA on 08 November 2021 about enrolment to Phase II of the study (Autolus has decided not to progress AUTO3-DB1 into the Phase II part of the study), and MHRA acknowledged it on 09 November 2021.
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Miami, Florida, United States
Siteman Cancer Center / Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
TriStar Centennial Medical Center /Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
St David's South Austin Medical Center /Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Austin, Texas, United States
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre / Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, United Kingdom
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
...and 1 more locations
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Feasibility of Generating AUTO3: Number of Patients' Cells Successfully Manufactured as a Proportion of the Number of Patients Undergoing Leukapheresis.
Feasibility of product generation was examined by assessing the number of AUTO3 successfully manufactured as a fraction of the number of patients undergoing leukapheresis (all patients enrolled).
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks post leukapheresis.
Determine the Complete Response Rate Following Treatment With AUTO3, as Per Lugano Criteria.
Participants achieving objective response per Lugano criteria based on independent central radiology review. The Lugano classification of response by 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT: 1. no uptake or no residual uptake (when used interim) 2. slight uptake, but below blood pool (mediastinum) 3. uptake above mediastinal, but below or equal to uptake in the liver 4. uptake slightly to moderately higher than liver 5. markedly increased uptake or any new lesion (on response evaluation) Non-progressive disease * complete metabolic response - score of 1, 2 or 3 in nodal or extranodal sites with or without a residual mass * partial metabolic response - score of 4 or 5 with reduced uptake compared with baseline and residual mass(es) of any size * stable disease or no metabolic response - score of 4 or 5 with no obvious change in FDG uptake Progressive disease score 4 or 5 in any lesion with an increase in intensity of FDG uptake from baseline (and/or
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Duration of Response (DOR).
Duration of response was defined as the time from the first observed complete response or partial response \[from the first post-baseline response assessment\] until the date of first progressive disease or death due to underlying cancer (primary reason for death=progressive disease), whichever occurred first. Only responders (patients with complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) were included in the analysis of duration of response. Response defined by Lugano classification (see Outcome Measure 5). Patients with death not due to underling cancer (primary reason for death=adverse event \[AE\] or Other or Unknown) or who received new anti-cancer therapy other than SCT or discontinued from the study for other reason than progressive disease (PD) or who were lost to follow-up or reached the time point of analysis without a known record of progression or death had the duration of response censored at the date of last adequate disease assessment for response.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Progression-free Survival (PFS).
The progression-free survival was defined as the time from first AUTO3 treatment until the first progression of disease or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Patients who reached the time point of analysis without a known record of progression had the PFS censored at the date of last adequate disease assessment. Patients who received a new stem cell transplantation (SCT) were censored at the start date of this new SCT. Patients who received a new anti-cancer therapy or discontinued from the study for other reason than disease progression and who were lost to follow-up were censored at the date of last adequate disease assessment. Response defined by Lugano classification (see Outcome Measure 5).
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS).
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first AUTO3 treatment up to the date of death, regardless of cause of death. Patients alive at the time of the analysis had the OS censored at the date of last assessment when the patient was known alive.
Time frame: Up to 2 years