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A Study of CD8+ T Cell Imaging During Treatment in People with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial evaluates whether contrast enhanced positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) using zirconium Zr 89 crefmirlimab berdoxam is a safe and effective way to identify the immune response to treatment with membrane-bound IL-15-expressing tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes OBX-115 (OBX-115) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). CD8+ T cells are a type of white blood cell commonly found around and attached to cancer cells, and these white blood cells play an active role in the immune system’s response to cancer. Contrast enhanced PET/CT is an imaging technique that utilizes PET and CT in a single machine, in which images are enhanced by the addition of contrast agents into the body. Zirconium Zr 89 crefmirlimab berdoxam is an imaging agent (radiotracer) made from two different parts. One part is an antibody (a type of protein) called crefmirlimab that attaches to CD8+ T cells. Antibodies are made by the immune system to stick to and attack specific targets on cells. The other part (Zr 89) gives off a small amount of radiation, which “lights up” the CD8+ T cells and makes them easy to see on the PET/CT scan. Tracking the location of CD8+ T cells through zirconium Zr 89 crefmirlimab berdoxam enhanced PET/CT may be a safe and effective way to identify the immune response to OBX-115 treatment in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients.