Study of hALK.CAR T Cells for Patients with Relapsed/refractory High-risk Neuroblastoma

Last updated: March 7, 2025
Sponsor: Roberto Chiarle
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Neuroblastoma

Treatment

Autologous hALK.CAR T cells

Clinical Study ID

NCT06803875
24-392
  • Ages 12-29
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This Phase 1/2 trial aims to determine the safety and feasibility of administration of autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting the human Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) receptor in pediatric subjects with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma (NB).

The trial will be conducted in two phases:

Phase 1 will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of autologous hALK.CAR T cells using a 3+3 dose escalation design. Phase 2 will be an expansion phase to determine rates of response to hALK.CAR T cells.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 12 months and < 30 years at the time of consent. The first patient on eachdose level will need to be age ≥ 6 years old

  2. Disease Status:

  3. Patients must have histologic verification of neuroblastoma at diagnosis or atrelapse

  4. Patients must have high-risk neuroblastoma according to Children's OncologyGroup (COG) risk classification at time of study enrollment

  5. Patients must have persistent/refractory or relapsed disease for which standardcurative measures are no longer effective, as defined in the protocol

  6. Patients must have evaluable or measurable disease per the revisedInternational Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC)

  7. Adequate washout from prior treatment regimens

  8. Adequate organ function

  9. Adequate performance status defined as Lansky or Karnofsky performance score ≥50%

  10. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth controlmethods

  11. Signed informed consent

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women

  2. Patients with uncontrolled active infection

  3. Patients who are concurrently receiving other investigational agents

  4. Patients who have received prior CART-cell or other gene-modified immune-effectorcell therapy, are not eligible unless they are >8 weeks from time of infusion, havefully recovered from any associated toxicities and have documented lack ofpersistence of the product

  5. Patients with a known additional malignancy other than non-melanomatous skin canceror carcinoma in situ, unless not requiring active treatment and stable ordisease-free for at least 3 years

  6. Uncontrolled CNS metastasis

  7. CNS disorder such as cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellardisease, or autoimmune disease with CNS involvement which may impair the ability toevaluate neurotoxicity

  8. History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to compounds used in the study

  9. HIV/HBV/HCV infection

  10. Patients receiving systemic steroid therapy (physiologic replacement, inhaledsteroids and premedication for blood products are allowed)

  11. Primary immunodeficiency or history of systemic autoimmune disease requiringsystemic immunosuppression/disease modifying agents within the last 2 years

  12. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness

  13. Inability to comply with the study requirements

Study Design

Total Participants: 42
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Autologous hALK.CAR T cells
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
March 01, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2029

Study Description

This study consists of two phases. The primary objectives of Phase 1 and Phase 2 are:

Phase 1:

  • To identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of autologous hALK.CAR T cells, and the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in participants with relapsed/refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.

  • To evaluate the feasibility of manufacturing autologous hALK.CAR T cells.

Phase 2:

To estimate the complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) rates per revised International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC) of participants with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma who are treated with hALK.CAR T cells.

Connect with a study center

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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