This is an open-label study to determine the safety of anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy in participants with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM).
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: 1. To evaluate the safety of administering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells targeting BCMA to participants with RRMM (Dose Escalation). 2. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for anti-BCMA CAR-T cells (Dose Escalation). 3. Determine whether administering chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting BCMA to participants with RRMM increases the overall response rate (ORR) in RRMM compared with historical data for non-CAR agents per International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) response criteria (Dose Expansion). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: Dose Expansion Only: 1. To describe the efficacy of CAR-T cells targeting BCMA in participants with RRMM defined by ORR using IMWG criteria. 2. To evaluate the feasibility of manufacturing anti-BCMA CAR-T cells locally and ability to produce adequate quantities of vector positive T-cells. 3. To evaluate the safety and toxicity of CAR-T cells targeting BCMA to participants with RRMM. OUTLINE: Participants will be enrolled sequentially to each dose level dependent on analysis of dose-limiting toxicities at the previous dose level. A dose expansion will occur at the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Participants will undergo apheresis with collection of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells that will be used to generate CAR-T cells. After successful generation of the anti-BCMA CAR-T cells drug product (DP), participants will undergo lymphodepleting chemotherapy with fludarabine (and cyclophosphamide). Participants will undergo an additional evaluation of eligibility on Day -1 or 1 prior to infusion of anti-BCMA CAR-T cell product. A single infusion of anti-BCMA CAR-T cells at the starting dose will be given on Day 1. Following treatment with DP, participants will be followed up at 12 months and annually for up to 15 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
Given IV
Given IV
Given IV
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (AE) (Dose Escalation)
Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events of CAR-T as graded by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 5.0, revised cytokine release syndrome (CRS) grading criteria (for CRS), and American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) Immune Effector Cell Associated Neurotoxicity (ICANS) Consensus Grading for Adults (for neurotoxicity grading). Analyses will be performed for all participants having received at least one dose of study drug and employ a modified criteria for hematologic adverse events.
Time frame: From initiation of study treatment (day 1) to 29 days following CAR-T infusion
Proportion of participants who experience a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) (Dose Escalation)
The DLT evaluable analysis set includes all participants in the dose-finding part of the study who have received the anti-BCMA CAR-T cell product, and who have either experienced a DLT or were followed for the full DLT evaluation period (within 28 days following infusion of CAR-T cells targeting BCMA). The MTD is defined as the dose level immediately below that in which \>=2/6 participants experience a DLT and will be used to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose for future studies.
Time frame: From initiation of study treatment (day 1) to 29 days following CAR-T infusion
Overall Response Rate (ORR) (Dose Expansion)
Overall response rate includes participants with a demonstrated Stringent Complete Response (sCR), Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Very Good Partial Response (VGPR) per International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria reported as proportion with 90% binomial confidence interval for the expansion cohort including the patients on MTD in the dose escalation cohort.
Time frame: Up to 12 months following CAR- T infusion
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
Overall response for all participants who were treated with conforming product: (1) at the protocol assigned dose (2) participants treated at a lower than protocol assigned dose, and measured using IMWG criteria from the initiation of study treatment to the time of progression per IMWG criteria. Partial, and complete response rates will be reported as proportions with 90% binomial confidence intervals.
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Time frame: Up to 15 years
Duration of response
This is measured, only in responders who were treated with conforming product: (1) at the protocol -assigned dose and (2) participants treated at a lower than protocol assigned dose from the documented beginning of response (sCR, CR, PR or VGPR) to the time of progression per IMWG criteria.
Time frame: Up to 12 months following CAR- T infusion
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time from entry onto study until MM progression (by IMWG criteria) or death from any cause. PFS reflects tumor growth and, therefore, occurs prior to the endpoint of overall survival. Where there is missing information, censoring of the data may be defined as the last date at which progression status was adequately assessed or the first date of unscheduled new anti-MM treatment.
Time frame: Up to 15 years
Overall Survival
Overall Survival is defined as the time from entry onto study until multiple myeloma progression or death from any cause and will be analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: Up to 15 years
Percentage of participants with minimal residual disease, negative (MRD-)
The percentage of participants who obtain an MRD- disease will be reported for all participants treated with conforming product (1) at the protocol -assigned dose and (2) participants treated at a lower than protocol assigned dose (conforming product low-dose).
Time frame: Up to 15 years
Percentage of participants with sustained MRD-
The percentage of participants with MRD- disease status sustained over time will be reported for all participants treated with conforming product (1) at the protocol -assigned dose and (2) participants treated at a lower than protocol assigned dose (conforming product low-dose).
Time frame: Up to 15 years
Proportion of participants for whom BCMA CAR T-cell therapy is manufactured successfully
Participants who have anti-BCMA CAR T-cells manufactured locally and are able to meet pre-specified release criteria.
Time frame: From initiation of CAR T-cell manufacturing to end of infusion, up to 21 days
Proportion of participants who complete study treatment
Participants who have anti-BCMA CAR T-cells successfully manufactured locally and are able to produce adequate quantities of vector positive T-cells which meet pre-specified release criteria which are then infused with the drug product.
Time frame: From initiation of CAR T-cell manufacturing to end of infusion, up to 21 days
Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (AE)
Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events of CAR-T as graded by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 5.0, revised cytokine release syndrome CRS grading criteria (for CRS), and American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) Immune Effector Cell Associated Neurotoxicity (ICANS) Consensus Grading for Adults (for neurotoxicity). Analyses will be performed for all participants having received at least one dose of study drug. The study will also employ a modified criteria for hematologic adverse events.
Time frame: From initiation of CAR T-cell manufacturing to end of long-term follow-up, approximately 15 years