CAR-T cell therapy is an emerging treatment modality in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (MM). CAR-T therapy in MM relies on directing autologous T-cells to detect and clear myeloma cells expressing B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA). While BCMA CAR-T cell-treated patients achieve an excellent overall response rate, their response is often not durable. NT-I7 promotes CAR-T cell expansion and efficacy in pre-clinical lymphoma models. In patients receiving CD19-directed CAR-T therapy for lymphoma, NT-I7 augmented CAR-T expansion while being safe and tolerable. The impact of NT-I7 on BCMA CAR-T cells in multiple myeloma is unknown. This is a two-stage, multicenter, phase IB study, with a dose escalation stage leading into a two-arm, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized dose expansion stage testing the safety and toxicity of adding NT-I7 to BCMA CAR-T therapy in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. The hypothesis is that NT-I7 will promote CAR-T expansion and persistence which will enhance clearance of MM, while maintaining a favorable safety and toxicity profile. Patients receiving standard of care BCMA CAR-T (cilta-cel) will be randomized to either NT-I7 or placebo. Correlative studies will evaluate CAR-T cell expansion, persistence, immune-phenotype, function and correlate with clinical outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
52
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGRate of non-hematologic grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (excluding expected conditioning-related AEs)
Graded per CTCAE v 5.0.
Time frame: From Day 14 to Day 100
Recommended phase II dose (Dose escalation stage only)
The recommended phase II dose (RP2D) is defined as the highest tested dose level or the dose level immediately below the dose level at which 2 or more patients experience dose-limiting toxicity during the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) assessment period.
Time frame: Through day 65 for all dose escalation stage patients (estimated to be 3 months and 65 days)
MRD negativity by clonoSEQ (10^5 cutoff)
Time frame: At Day 100
MRD negativity by clonoSEQ (10^6 cutoff)
Time frame: At Day 100
Number of participants with stringent complete response (sCR) by IMWG criteria
* Stringent complete response requires all of the following: * CR as defined below * Normal free light chain ratio (0.26-1.65) * Absence of clonal cells in the bone marrow by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence * Complete response (CR) requires all of the following: * Negative immunofixation on the serum and urine * \<5% plasma cells in the bone marrow aspirate * Disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas * Normalization of the serum free light chain ratio in patients who lack measurable M protein in the serum and urine at baseline
Time frame: At Day 100
Progression-free survival (PFS)
* PFS is defined as the length of time between randomization and disease progression or death from any cause. * Progressive disease per IMWG criteria.
Time frame: At Day 365
Number of participants with Grade ≥2 CRS and ICANS according to ASTCT consensus grading
Time frame: From Day 0 through Day 100
Number of participants with Grade ≥3 CRS and ICANS according to ASTCT consensus grading
Time frame: From Day 0 through Day 100
Rate of non-relapse mortality (NRM)
For the purposes of this study, NRM is death following CAR-T cell infusion without evidence of progressive myeloma.
Time frame: By Day 365
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