Background:
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the deadliest form of lung cancer. Extrapulmonary
neuroendocrine cancer (EPNEC) is a similar type of cancer that develops anywhere other
than the lungs. EPNEC is also deadly. B7-H3 is a protein often found in SCLC and EPNEC
tumor cells. Researchers can modify a person s own T cells, or immune cells, to target
B7-H3. When these modified T cells are returned to the body-a treatment called B7-H3
chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy-they may help kill cancer cells.
Objective:
To test B7-H3 CAR T cell therapy in people with SCLC or EPNEC.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 years and older with SCLC or EPNEC that either did not respond or returned
after treatment.
Design:
Participants will be screened. They will have blood tests and tests of their heart
function. They will have imaging scans.
Participants will undergo apheresis: Blood will be taken from the body through a needle.
The blood will pass through a machine that separates out the T cells. The remaining blood
will be returned to the body through a different needle. The collected T cells will be
altered to make them attack cells with B7-H3.
Participants will be in the hospital for at least 15 days. They will receive chemotherapy
drugs to prepare their body for the treatment. These drugs will be given through a tube
attached to a needle inserted into a vein.
The modified T cells will be infused through a vein. Participants will remain in the
hospital until they are well enough to go home.
Follow-up visits will continue for 15 years....
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT07509034.
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United States
Maryland
Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterStatus: Active
Contact: National Cancer Institute Referral Office
Phone: 888-624-1937
Background:
- Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most lethal form of lung cancer with an average
life expectancy of 7 to 11 months.
- Extrapulmonary neuroendocrine cancers (EP-NEC) are rare and aggressive orphan
cancers that share morphological and transcriptomic similarities and potentially
therapeutic vulnerabilities with SCLC, with no standard treatments at relapse.
- Currently available therapies for patients who have disease progression after
first-line chemotherapy-immunotherapy yield limited clinical benefit. Most patients
with recurrent/refractory (R/R) SCLC or EP-NEC die within months of disease
progression.
- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells recognize and kill target-expressing tumor
cells.
- B7 homolog 3 (B7-H3, also known as CD276) is a surface molecule highly expressed in
multiple solid tumor types, including SCLC and EP-NEC, with minimal expression in
normal human tissues.
- B7-H3 targeted CAR T cells have shown preliminary evidence of safety and efficacy in
B7-H3 expressing pediatric solid tumors and brain tumors.
Objective:
- Arm 1: To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or maximum administered dose
(MAD) of autologous B7-H3 CAR T cells in participants with previously treated
recurrent/refractory (R/R) extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) or
extrapulmonary neuroendocrine cancer (EP-NEC).
- Arm 2: To determine Disease Control Rate (DCR).
Eligibility:
- Age >=18 years.
- Histologically confirmed SCLC or EP-NEC that has recurred following or refractory to
first-line therapy.
- At least 1 measurable lesion by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
(RECIST) version 1.1.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2.
Design:
- This is a Phase I dose escalation/de-escalation study evaluating autologous B7-H3
CAR T cells in participants with R/R SCLC or EP-NEC.
- Participants will undergo apheresis for T cell selection. Collected T cells will be
transduced with a lentivirus encoding the B7-H3 CAR construct. Participants will
receive a lymphodepletion regimen with the intent of enhancing the activity and
proliferation of the infused autologous B7-H3 CAR T cells.
- During study treatment, participants will have clinical assessments, laboratory
evaluations, and imaging studies for safety and response assessment. Blood and tumor
samples will be collected for correlative studies at various timepoints.
- After study treatment completion, follow-up will be performed for up to 15 years.
Lead OrganizationNational Cancer Institute
Principal InvestigatorAnish Thomas