Study of Allogeneic Blood-derived Natural Killer Cells to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability in Cancer Refractory to Conventional Therapy

Last updated: November 18, 2024
Sponsor: NKGen Biotech, Inc.
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

1

Condition

Metastatic Cancer

Neuroblastoma

Neoplasm Metastasis

Treatment

SNK02

Clinical Study ID

NCT05990920
SNK02-202
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test SNK02 in participants with pathologically confirmed cancer that is refractory to conventional therapy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is SNK02 safety and tolerable when administered weekly as an intravenous infusion

  • What is the maximum dose that is tolerated of SNK02 Participants will be administered SNK02 weekly for 8 weeks and undergo medical evaluation to provide initial clinical safety data for the treatment of cancer with allogeneic NK cells as a monotherapy treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of refractory cancer that has failed at leastprior line of conventional standard of care therapy.

  • Diagnosed with any histologically confirmed malignancy whose disease is confirmed tobe metastatic and/or unresectable for which standard curative or beneficialtreatments are no longer effective.

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.

  • ≥ 4 weeks since any prior systemic therapy (excluding corticosteroid therapy) totreat the underlying malignancy (standard or investigational).

  • ≥ 2 weeks since prior palliative radiotherapy.

  • Complete recovery to baseline or Grade 1 NCI CTCAE v5.0 from AE of prior surgery,radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, and other therapy as applicable, with exception ofgrade 2 alopecia from prior chemotherapy.

  • Adequate bone marrow function:

  • Neutrophils: ≥ 1.5 K/µL without colony-stimulating factor support

  • Platelet Count: ≥ 100 K/µL

  • Hemoglobin: ≥ 9.0 g/dL without need for hematopoietic growth factor ortransfusion support

  • No ongoing transfusion requirements

  • Adequate hepatic function:

  • Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), does not apply topatients with Gilbert's syndrome

  • Serum albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL

  • ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 × ULN, unless hepatic metastases are present then < 5 x ULN

  • Adequate renal function with creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL.

  • Coagulation: INR or aPTT ≤1.5 X ULN unless the subject is receiving anticoagulanttherapy.

  • Adequate pulmonary function as assessed by pulse oximetry (>92% oxygen saturation onroom air).

  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (i.e., all women exceptthose who are post menopause for ≥ 1 year or who have a history of hysterectomy orsurgical sterilization) and agree to use of effective contraception (hormonal orbarrier method of birth control) during study.

  • Male participants and female participants of childbearing potential who engage inheterosexual intercourse must agree to use protocol specified method(s) ofcontraception

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant and/or lactating females.

  • Life expectancy of less than three months.

  • Currently being treated by "biological therapy" as defined by the National CancerInstitute (https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/immunotherapy/bio-therapies-fact-sheet) Examples include checkpoint inhibitors, adoptive cell transfer, monoclonalantibodies, treatment vaccines, cytokines, CAR-T therapy, and natural killer (NK)cell therapy.

  • Participants that are actively positive for COVID.

  • Autoimmune disease requiring therapy; immunodeficiency, or any disease processrequiring immunosuppressive therapy, with exception to the following:

  • intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g.,intra-articular injection);

  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone orequivalent;

  • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scanpremedication).

  • Prior clinical trial requiring participant to receive an investigational drug withinfour weeks of enrollment.

  • Live vaccine within 30 days prior to enrollment.

  • Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascularaccident/stroke (< 6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (< 6 monthsprior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (≥ New York HeartAssociation Classification Class II), or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiringmedication.

  • Mental or psychological illness preventing cooperation with treatment, efficacyevaluations.

  • Participants who have undergone prior organ transplantation, including allogeneicstem-cell transplantation.

Study Design

Total Participants: 6
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: SNK02
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
August 23, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
April 12, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • Angeles Clinic and Research Institute

    Los Angeles, California 90025
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarcoma Oncology Center

    Santa Monica, California 90403
    United States

    Site Not Available

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