This study involves the use of an investigational cell therapy known as DVX201. DVX201 is an investigational cell therapy that contains a type of white blood cell called natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells are a normal part of your immune system and have a lifespan of only about two weeks. They are called natural killer cells because they have the natural ability to identify and kill cells in the body that are abnormal, like cancer cells or virally infected cells. But fighting cancer can also lead to exhaustion and abnormal function of NK cells. It can also result in a significant decrease in the number of NK cells in the blood, making it more difficult for the immune system to control the disease. We believe that infusion of healthy, functional NK cells into patients with AML or MDS may boost the immune system and help by killing cancer cells that remain after chemotherapy. DVX201 is an investigational NK cell therapy that may provide a rapid and temporary source of healthy NK cells that are better able to fight those cancer cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
8
Based upon the occurrence of DLT (does limiting toxicity), the MTD will be estimated as the highest dose at which the toxicity probability is the closest to the target probability (denoted pT=0.30) following up to 2 doses of DVX201. The corresponding dose allocation methodology is a modified toxicity interval design based upon (Ji et al., 2010; Ji et al., 2013). All patients who have at least one dose initiated will be included in the safety analysis. Patients who are enrolled but never exposed to investigational product will be replaced for all analyses. Patients who get exposed to lymphodepleting chemotherapy will be followed and reported for outcomes overall, but for determination of safety and efficacy, only those subjects who have been exposed to the investigational agent will be included.
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Incidence of dose limiting toxicities
Dose limiting toxicities include toxicities with cell therapy infusion, CRS, organ toxicity, GVHD as defined in the protocol
Time frame: Through 28 days post second infusion of ccell therapy (DVX201)
Disease response
Patient's response to DVX201 as CR, CRi, PR, MLFS, PD, or NR based on the Investigator's evaluation using standardized NCCN criteria
Time frame: through approximately 30 days post second cell therapy infusion (DVX201)
Duration of response
Patients with disease response will be followed to see how long the duration of this response is and if primary disease recurs or worsens
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 6 months start of therapy
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