Autologous HuCART19 T Cells Manufactured Using the CliniMACS Prodigy Platform for Pediatric B-ALL (huCART19 Prodigy)
Phase 1/2b Trial of Autologous Humanized CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells Manufactured Using the CliniMACS Prodigy Platform for the Treatment of Pediatric B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 0 Years to 29 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests how safe and effective huCART19 cells are when made with the CliniMACS Prodigy system, a newer way to make these cancer-fighting cells. It is for people ages 0–29 with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) or lymphoblastic lymphoma that has a marker called CD19 and meets the study’s treatment rules.
This study will determine the safety and efficacy of moving to a second-generation manufacturing process using the CliniMACS Prodigy platform to manufacture huCART19 cells for patients with B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL).
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Be age 0–29 and have signed informed consent to join.
- Have leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma with the CD19 marker confirmed by testing. If you had treatment targeting CD19, testing must be done afterward.
- If you have not had CAR T-cell therapy, meet the study’s rules for cancer that came back, did not respond to treatment, or cannot be treated with a donor stem cell transplant.
- If you had earlier treatment with engineered cells targeting B cells, have a poor response, cancer with CD19 that came back, or early return of B cells suggesting the treatment cells are gone.
- Cancer in the brain or spinal cord may be allowed if it responds to treatment.
- Have kidney, liver, lung, and heart function that meets the study’s rules.
- Have a score of at least 50 on a scale measuring daily activity and ability to care for yourself.
- Agree to use acceptable birth control if you can have children.
Who can't join
- Active hepatitis B or C, HIV, or an active infection that is not controlled.
- Active graft-versus-host disease, when donor cells attack your body, needing treatment that acts throughout the body.
- Use of steroids or medicines that weaken the immune system during cell collection or infusion, or likely need for them during collection or after infusion. Some steroid uses are allowed.
- Cancer in the brain or spinal cord that worsens during treatment, or spots in brain or spinal cord tissue that may raise the risk of nervous system harm.
- Being pregnant or breastfeeding.
- A history of seizures that still needs seizure medicine.
- Severe nervous system side effects called ICANS, rated grade 3 or higher, after past CAR T-cell therapy.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed Informed Informed Consent 2. Subjects with documented CD19+ ALL or Lly: a. Cohort A: Subjects with relapsed or refractory ALL or Lly who have not previously received CAR T-cell Therapy: i. 2nd or greater relapse (marrow or extramedullary) OR ii. Any relapse after allogeneic HSCT and ≥4 months from HSCT at enrollment OR iii. Refractory disease defined as having not achieved an MRD-negative (by multiparameter flow cytometry) or CSF-negative CR after ≥2 chemotherapy regimens/cycles of frontline therapy, or 1 cycle of reinduction therapy for subjects in first relapse OR iv. Newly diagnosed NCI high-risk B-ALL with induction failure, defined as a M3 bone marrow (≥25%) blasts at the end of induction chemotherapy OR v. First bone marrow relapse of B-ALL at \<36 months after initial diagnosis OR vi. First or greater CNS relapse of B-ALL vii. Ineligible for allogeneic HSCT because of at least one of the following: 1\. Comorbid disease 2. Other contraindications to HSCT conditioning regimen 3. Lack of suitable donor 4. Prior HSCT 5. Declines HSCT as the therapeutic option after documented discussion, with expected outcomes, and the role of HSCT with a BMT physician not a part of the study team. b. Cohort B: Subjects with poor response to prior B cell directed engineered cell therapy, defined as any one of the following: i. Partial response or no response to prior cell therapy ii. CD19+ relapse after prior cell therapy, defined as bone marrow blasts \> 0.01% by multiparameter flow cytometry or evidence of extramedullary disease iii. Demonstrated early (approximately 6 months from infusion) B cell recovery suggesting loss of engineered cells 3\. Subjects with prior or current history of CNS3 disease will be eligible if Central Nervous System (CNS) disease is responsive to therapy. 4\. Documentation of CD19 tumor expression in bone marrow, peripheral blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or tumor tissue by flow cytometry. If the subject has received CD19-directed therapy, flow cytometry should be obtained after this therapy to demonstrate CD19 expression. 5\. Age 0-29 years 6\. Adequate organ function. a. Serum creatinine based on age/gender b. Adequate liver function: i. ALT within 5x ULN in the absence of ALL infiltration of the liver ii. Bilirubin ≤3x the upper limit of normal iii. ALT and/or bilirubin results that exceed this range are acceptable if, in the opinion of the physician-investigator (or as confirmed by liver biopsy), the abnormalities are directly related to ALL infiltration of the liver. c. Must have a minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ Grade 1 dyspnea and \< Grade 3 hypoxia; DLCO ≥ 40% (corrected for anemia if necessary) if PFTs are clinically appropriate as determined by the investigator. d. Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction (LVSF) ≥28% or Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥45% confirmed by echocardiogram or another scan. In cases where quantitative assessment of LVSF/LVEF is not possible, a statement by the cardiologist that the ECHO shows qualitatively normal ventricular function will suffice. 7\. Adequate performance status defined as Lanksy or Karnofsky performance score ≥50 8\. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C 2. HIV infection 3. Active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring systemic therapy. 4. Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppression at the time of cell infusion or cell collection, or a condition, in the treating physician's opinion, that is likely to require steroid therapy or immunosuppression during collection or after infusion. Steroids for disease treatment at times other than cell collection or at the time of infusion are permitted. Use of physiologic replacement hydrocortisone or inhaled steroids is permitted as well. 5. CNS disease that is progressive on therapy, or with CNS parenchymal lesions that might increase the risk of CNS toxicity. 6. Subjects who are pregnant or nursing. 7. Uncontrolled active infection. 8. History of seizure disorder that requires ongoing anti-epileptic therapy. 9. If the subject has received previous CAR T cell therapies, history of grade 3 or higher ICANS following administration of a CAR T cell product.
Study sites (1)
PA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA 19104CART Nurse Navigator · Study contact · 445-942-5891 · cartnursenavigator@chop.eduMelissa Varghese, M.S. · Study contact · 8455535358 · varghesem@chop.eduMore trials in Philadelphia