A Study of CD19 Targeted CAR T Cell Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B ALL) and Aggressive Mature B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B NHL)

Last updated: April 24, 2025
Sponsor: Autolus Limited
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Lymphoma, B-cell

Lymphoma

Leukemia

Treatment

AUTO1

Clinical Study ID

NCT06173518
AUTO1-PY1
2023-506307-26-00
  • Ages < 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a Phase Ib study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous T cells engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting cluster of differentiation (CD)19 in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B ALL) and r/r B cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B NHL)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

  • Male or female patients < 18 years old at screening

  • Patients with ≥ 6 kg body weight at screening

B ALL Cohort: r/r CD19-positive B ALL defined as:

  1. Primary refractory disease defined as:

  2. National Cancer Institute high risk (defined as presenting with white bloodcell count ≥ 50 × 10^9 cells/L or aged ≥ 10 years at diagnosis) patients withMRD ≥ 0.01% after first-line induction and consolidation and blinatumomab (ifallowed per country specific approvals and treatment guidelines).

  3. Refractory B ALL if BM disease ≥ 25% after first line induction andconsolidation.

  4. KMT2A rearranged infant ALL with MRD ≥ 1% after first line induction andblinatumomab (if allowed per country specific approvals and treatmentguidelines) or MRD ≥ 0.01% after first line induction and consolidation.

  5. First relapse

  6. Children's Oncology Group high risk first relapse involving BM < 36 monthsafter initial diagnosis or an isolated extramedullary relapse < 18 months afterinitial diagnosis.

  7. Patients with Down syndrome and infants with KMT2A rearranged are eligible withfirst relapse at any time.

  8. Refractory disease with MRD ≥ 0.01% after re-induction for first relapse (withor without blinatumomab, if allowed per country specific approvals andtreatment guidelines).

  9. Second or greater relapse

  10. Relapsed or refractory post-SCT: a. Relapsed or refractory disease after allogeneic transplant provided obe celinfusion occurs ≥ 3 months after SCT.

  11. Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) ALL:

  12. Any of the above with Ph+ ALL where patient is intolerant to or has failed atleast one tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or if TKI therapy is contraindicated.

B NHL Cohort: r/r CD19-positive aggressive mature B NHL defined as 1 of the following:

  1. Relapsed after one or more prior therapies (can include allogeneic and autologoushematopoietic SCT).

  2. Primary refractory (have not achieved a CR or PR after the first line of therapy)with measurable, disease by radiological criteria at screening including the B NHLsubtypes: (i) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), (ii) Burkitt's lymphoma, (iii)primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) and (iv) high-grade B-celllymphoma (not otherwise specified).

  • Karnofsky (age ≥ 10 years) or Lansky (age < 10 year) performance status score ≥ 50%.

  • In patients with B ALL, local documentation of CD19 expression on leukemicblasts in the BM, peripheral blood, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or biopsy doneno more than 30 days prior to consent. In patients treated with blinatumomab,testing should be undertaken after blinatumomab therapy has been stopped. Inpatients with mature B NHL, CD19 expression must be confirmed in a biopsy afterany CD19 targeted therapies.

  • Adequate renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function.

Exclusion

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

  • Diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia lymphoid in blast crisis.

  • History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathologyunrelated to CNS leukemia.

  • Presence of CNS-3 disease or CNS-2 disease with neurological changes at screening.

  • Presence of active or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infectionrequiring systemic antimicrobials for management.

  • Patients who had prior (< 3 months before obe-cel infusion) stem cell transplant.

  • Prior CD19 targeted therapy other than blinatumomab.

  • Patients who have experienced Grade ≥ 3 neurotoxicity following blinatumomab.

Study Design

Total Participants: 30
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: AUTO1
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
November 16, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
November 30, 2027

Study Description

This is a single-arm, open-label, multi-center, Phase Ib study to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of obe-cel administered intravenously in pediatric patients with r/r B ALL and with r/r aggressive mature B NHL. This study is designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of obe-cel.

The safety and tolerability of obe-cel in pediatric patients will be continually monitored by the Sponsor. Additionally, the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) will review the rolling safety data generated after 6 and 12 treated patients have been monitored for at least 28 days and every 6 months thereafter, and in the event any protocol defined safety stopping criteria are met. If no pre-defined safety events related to obe-cel are met, and the safety data are consistent with what has previously been observed with obe-cel, the IDMC can recommend continuing the study without or with modifications. Based on emerging data, the study may be stopped early due to excessive toxicity, i.e., certain pre-defined obe-cel-related safety events or deaths.

The study will involve consented patients going through the following sequential study periods: screening, leukapheresis, bridging as necessary, lymphodepletion, treatment evaluation, and follow-up.

Connect with a study center

  • Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona,
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Nino Jesus

    Madrid,
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

    London,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

    Manchester,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Great North Children's Hospital

    Newcastle Upon Tyne,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Methodist Children's Hospital

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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