The goal of this trial is to assess the feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of MB-CART2019.1 in patients with active refractory primary and secondary progressive MS.
This is a phase l/ll open-label, multicentre, interventional single-arm trial of MB-CART2019.1 in patients with active refractory primary and secondary Multiples Sclerosis. During the treatment, the patients will undergo a leukapheresis, a lymphodepleting chemotherapy and an administration of the expanded MB-CART2019.1. Phase I is to establish the safety and tolerability of MB-CART2019.1 and to determine a recommended dose for phase IIa (RP2D). During Phase IIa the treatment response after infusion of MB-CART2019.1 as defined by NEDA-3 ("no evident disease activity") will be evaluated. Therefore a BOIN trial design will be used to guide dose escalation and de-escalation decisions in phase I. The second phase will evaluate the efficacy and safety in patients treated with the recommended dose from phase I. The phase II part follows a Simon's 'minimax' two stage design.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
26
CAR T cell therapy
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Primary endpoints Phase I
* Recommended dose for phase IIa out of 2 dose levels, based on a Bayesian Optimal Interval (BOIN) design, using a target dose limited toxicity (DLT) rate of 30%, with DLT until day 28 after infusion of MB-CART2019.1. * Safety and tolerability of MB-CART2019.1 per incidence of adverse event (AE), classified according to CTCAE version 5.0. * Evaluation and classification of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) until day 28 after infusion of MB-CART2019.1. * Evaluation and classification of Immune Effector cell-associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS) until day 28 after infusion of MB-CART2019.1.
Time frame: day 28
Primary endpoints Phase IIa
* NEDA-3 ("no evident disease activity") at 48 weeks (fulfilling all of the following): * no relapse activity: relapse activity is defined as any new neurologic symptom consistent with MS/not explained otherwise, accompanied by new neurologic signs present for at least 24 hrs. * no disease progression in the absence of relapses using a composite endpoint of no 24-week confirmed progression: * of ≥1 point/ ≥0.5 point on the EDSS if baseline EDSS ≤5.5/ \>5.5 points ; * of ≥20% on the timed 25-foot walk test * of ≥20%on the 9-hole peg test (NHPT). * no MRI activity: MRI activity is defined as: * new and/or enlarging T2-hyperintense lesions as detected by MRI (defined as the sum of the individual number of new and/or enlarging T2 lesions at all scheduled at 48 weeks compared to baseline) or * new T1-contrast enhancing (CE) lesions as detected by MRI at 12, 24 or 48 weeks compared to baseline.
Time frame: 48 weeks
Secondary endpoints Phase I only (primary in phase IIa)
NEDA-3 ("no evident disease activity") at 48 weeks (fulfilling all of the following): 1. no relapse activity: relapse activity is defined as any new neurologic symptom consistent with MS/not explained otherwise, accompanied by new neurologic signs present for at least 24 hrs 2. no disease progression in the absence of relapses using a composite endpoint of * no 24-week confirmed progression of ≥1 point/ ≥0.5 point on the EDSS if baseline EDSS ≤5.5/ \>5.5 points ; * no 24-week confirmed progression of ≥20% on the timed 25-foot walk test and * no 24-week confirmed progression of ≥20%on the 9-hole peg test (NHPT) 3. no MRI activity: MRI activity is defined as * new and/or enlarging T2-hyperintense lesions as detected by MRI (defined as the sum of the individual number of new and/or enlarging T2 lesions at all scheduled at 48 weeks compared to baseline) or * new T1-contrast enhancing (CE) lesions as detected by MRI at 12, 24 or 48 weeks compared to baseline.
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Time frame: 48 weeks