About this study This is the first study of VTRU200 in people. The main purpose of this study is to find a safe dose of VTRU200 and learn how the medicine behaves in the body. Researchers will also look for early signs that it may help treat cancer. VTRU200 is an experimental immunotherapy. It is designed to help the body's immune system find and destroy cancer cells while limiting effects on healthy cells. Unlike many cancer treatments that target a single protein, VTRU200 recognizes stress signals that are commonly found on cancer cells. These signals include certain sugars (called glycans) and fats (called phospholipids) that are present on many types of cancer cells but are uncommon on normal healthy cells. VTRU200 also attaches to immune cells called T cells and helps direct them to attack cancer cells. Because VTRU200 targets features that are shared by many cancers, it may continue to work even if cancer cells lose or change individual proteins that other treatments depend on. Who can take part? This study is for people with certain blood cancers that have come back after treatment or have not responded to available treatments. These include: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS) Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that has returned after CAR T-cell therapy Later parts of the study may also include adolescents and children with AML. What will happen during the study? Participants will receive VTRU200 through a vein (intravenous infusion). The study will begin by giving small doses to help determine the safest dose for future participants. If those doses are well tolerated, later participants may receive higher doses. Researchers will: Monitor participants closely for side effects. Perform blood tests to measure how VTRU200 moves through and leaves the body. Measure how the immune system responds to treatment. Check whether the cancer shrinks, disappears, or remains under control. Participants may receive multiple treatment cycles if they continue to benefit and do not have unacceptable side effects. What are the possible benefits? VTRU200 may or may not help participants. Information learned from this study may help develop new treatments for people with these cancers in the future. What are the possible risks? Because VTRU200 is being tested in humans for the first time, not all side effects are known. Possible risks include reactions related to activation of the immune system, infusion-related reactions, laboratory test changes, and other side effects. Participants will be monitored closely throughout the study, and medical care will be available if side effects occur. Brief Study Description This first-in-human, open-label, Phase 1/2a study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of VTRU200 in participants with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS), or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) following CAR T-cell therapy. VTRU200 is an investigational trispecific T-cell engager that binds stress-associated glycans, phosphatidylserine, and CD3 to redirect T cells toward cancer cells. The Phase 1 dose-escalation portion will determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D), followed by disease-specific expansion cohorts to further evaluate safety and preliminary antitumor activity. Why is this research important? Many blood cancers eventually stop responding to available treatments. Cancer cells can escape therapy by changing or losing the proteins that many current medicines target. VTRU200 is designed to recognize stress-related features that many cancer cells share rather than relying on a single protein target. Researchers hope this approach may reduce the chance of treatment resistance while limiting damage to healthy cells. This study will help determine whether VTRU200 can be given safely and whether it shows early signs of helping people with difficult-to-treat blood cancers.
Relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS), and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy remain associated with poor clinical outcomes despite recent therapeutic advances. Although targeted therapies and immunotherapies have improved outcomes for some patients, treatment failure frequently occurs because of disease heterogeneity, antigen loss, immune escape, and treatment resistance. Therefore, novel therapeutic approaches capable of recognizing shared cancer-associated features across genetically diverse tumors are needed. VTRU200 is a first-in-class, investigational trispecific T-cell engager (TCE) designed to redirect endogenous T cells toward malignant cells through simultaneous binding of CD3 on T cells and two stress-associated tumor surface markers: aberrant high-mannose glycans and phosphatidylserine (PS). These glycan and lipid structures are enriched on many malignant cells and cells within the tumor microenvironment as a consequence of altered glycosylation, metabolic stress, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, impaired membrane asymmetry, rapid proliferation, and resistance to therapy. In contrast, these targets are minimally exposed on most normal healthy tissues, providing the rationale for selective tumor targeting. Preclinical studies demonstrated that VTRU200 binds tumor cells expressing these stress-associated surface markers and mediates potent T-cell activation and cytotoxicity across multiple AML models. In nonclinical studies, VTRU200 exhibited antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo, demonstrated minimal cytokine release relative to conventional CD3-engaging therapies, showed no detectable binding to normal human peripheral blood leukocytes or hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and did not bind an FDA-recommended panel of normal human or cynomolgus monkey tissues. Repeat-dose animal studies demonstrated a favorable therapeutic window supporting clinical evaluation. This is a first-in-human, multicenter, open-label Phase 1/2a study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of VTRU200 administered by intravenous infusion. The Phase 1 dose-escalation portion will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), if reached, and identify the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D). Dose escalation will begin with an accelerated titration design using sentinel participants at the lowest dose levels, followed by a Bayesian Optimal Interval (BOIN) design after evidence of acceptable safety. Escalation decisions will be based on predefined safety criteria and review by the Safety Review Committee. Following determination of the RP2D, the Phase 2a dose-expansion portion will further characterize the safety profile and evaluate preliminary clinical activity in disease-specific cohorts. Adult participants with R/R AML and HR-MDS will constitute the primary efficacy population, with additional exploratory cohorts enrolling participants with DLBCL following CAR T-cell therapy failure. Adolescent and pediatric participants with AML may be enrolled after establishment of an acceptable safety profile and appropriate adult exposure. Safety evaluations will include monitoring of adverse events, serious adverse events, infusion-related reactions, immune-mediated toxicities including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), clinical laboratory testing, vital signs, electrocardiograms, physical examinations, and concomitant medications. PK assessments will characterize serum concentrations of VTRU200, while immunogenicity assessments will evaluate anti-drug antibodies (ADA). PD analyses will assess biomarkers of immune activation, cytokine responses, target engagement, and changes within peripheral blood and bone marrow, where applicable. Preliminary antitumor activity will be evaluated using disease-specific response criteria, including the European LeukemiaNet (ELN) recommendations for AML, International Working Group (IWG) criteria for HR-MDS, and Lugano Classification criteria for DLBCL. Additional efficacy endpoints include measurable residual disease (MRD), duration of response, progression-free survival, overall survival, and other clinically relevant measures of disease control. This study is designed primarily to establish the safety profile, appropriate dose, and biologic activity of VTRU200 while providing an initial assessment of its clinical activity in patients with relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies for whom effective treatment options remain limited.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
108
VTRU200 is an investigational humanized trispecific T-cell engager administered by intravenous infusion. It binds CD3 on T cells and tumor associated glycans and lipids to redirect T-cell cytotoxicity toward malignant cells. Multiple dose levels will be evaluated during dose escalation to determine safety and the recommended Phase 2 dose.
Phase 1: Safety and tolerability
Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent AEs (number and percentage)
Time frame: 28 days
Phase 1: Safety and tolerability
Incidence of serious adverse events (number and percentage)
Time frame: 28 days
Phase 1: Pharmacokinetics
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1: Safety and tolerability
Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities
Time frame: 28 days
Phase 1: Determination of RP2D
Integrated assessment of safety, PK, PD and preliminary disease-specific evidence of biological activity (e.g., reduction in bone marrow blast percentage, peripheral blood blast clearance, hematologic recovery, or reduction in measurable tumor burden
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 2a: Efficacy
Adult AML: Durable CR and durable CR+CRh (ELN criteria)
Time frame: 12 months
Phase 2a: Efficacy
HR-MDS: Durable CR and CR+PR (IWG criteria)
Time frame: 12 months
Phase 2a: Efficacy
DLBCL: ORR (Lugano Classification)
Time frame: 12 months
Phase 2a- Preliminary Efficacy
Advanced solid tumors: ORR (RECIST v1.1)
Time frame: 12 months
Phase 2a: Safety and tolerability
Treatment-emergent adverse events (Incidence and percentage)
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 1: Preliminary Efficacy
Complete remission (CR) rate in AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Composite overall response rate (ORR = CR + CRh + CRi + MLFS + PR) in AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate (\<0.01%) in AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Duration of response (DoR) in AML responders
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Complete remission (CR) rate in high-risk MDS
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Overall response rate in high-risk MDS
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Duration of response (DoR) in high-risk MDS
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Overall response rate (ORR) in DLBCL
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Duration of response (DoR) in DLBCL
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
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Overall response rate (ORR) in advanced solid tumors
Time frame: 6 moths
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Disease control rate (DCR) in advanced solid tumors
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Duration of response (DoR) in advanced solid tumors
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Composite overall response rate (ORR) in pediatric AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate (\<0.01%) in pediatric AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Incidence of Anti-drug Antibodies
Incidence of Anti-drug Antibodies
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 1- Preliminary Efficacy
Complete remission (CR) rate in AML
Time frame: 6 months
Phase 2a: Safety and tolerability
Treatment-related adverse events (Incidence and percentage)
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 2a: Safety and tolerability
Serious adverse events (Incidence and percentage)
Time frame: 24 months
Phase 2a- Efficacy
Composite overall response rate (ORR = CR + CRh + CRi + MLFS + PR) in AML
Time frame: 6 months