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SC-DARIC33 for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory CD33+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia, PLAT-08 Study

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of SC-DARIC33 in treating patients with CD33+ acute myeloid leukemia that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). CD33 is a protein that is normally found on the surface of white blood cells. When white blood cells become cancerous, they still have CD33 protein on them. T cells are normal cells in the body that fight disease when a patient is sick. Immune system of the body teaches the T cells not to attack body's own cells. Since cancer cells come from one's own body, it is hard for T cells to recognize and kill cancer cells. Researchers can modify T cells so the T cells can recognize the CD33 protein. Once the T cells are programmed to recognize the CD33 protein on the tumor cells, they can target those cells to kill them. This trial is re-programming the T cells with a special type of receptor known as a dimerizing agent regulated immunoreceptor complex (DARIC). The DARIC T cells to be used on this trial (called SC-DARIC33) are designed to be given with a drug called rapamycin which turns the DARIC T cell on. When the DARIC T cell is on, it can recognize and kill cells that have the CD33 protein. When the rapamycin is gone from the body, the DARIC T cell is off. The DARIC T cells are still in the body in the off state, but they are not able to recognize and kill cells that have the CD33 protein. The ability to turn the DARIC T cells on and off may help control the side effects of the cells and allow the DARIC T cells to last for a longer time.