STING: NK Cells Infusions With Irinotecan, Temozolomide, and Dinutuximab

Sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Not yet recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04211675
Collaborator
Ohio State University (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 1 study with Phase 2 expansion cohort. Phase 1 will assess the safety and tolerability of autologous expanded NK cells in combination with irinotecan, temozolomide, and dinituximab. The phase 2 of the study will estimate the response to treatment.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
31 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I-II Study of Ex-Vivo Expanded Autologous NK Cells Infusions in Combination With Irinotecan, Temozolomide, and Dinutuximab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma: The STING Trial
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Other: Treatment

The planned therapy will involve 6 cycles of 21 days each consisting of irinotecan, temozolomide, dinutuximab, and sargramostim (Cycle 1), or irinotecan, temozolomide, dinutuximab, sargramostim, and natural killer (NK) cells (Cycles 2-6). Treatment cycles will be repeated every 21 days based upon disease response and toxicity criteria. Tumor response will be assessed after Cycles 2, 4 and 6. Patients who do not experience dose-limiting toxicities and achieve complete response, partial response or stable disease may continue to receive the assigned therapy for as many cycles as are possible with the number of NK cells manufactured. Patients will be assigned an initial NK cell dose level at time of registration. If the NK cell dose is tolerated, intra-patient dose escalation will occur at cycle 4 and cycle 6.

Biological: Natural Killer Cells
NK cells dose based on patient's dose level assignment, beginning Cycle 2.

Drug: Temozolomide
Temozolomide 100mg/m2/dose PO or IV daily on Days 1-5; if given orally, must be at least one hour prior to Irinotecan. For patients whose body surface area is <0.5m2, temozolomide dosing is based on body weight in (kg), at a dose of 3.3 mg/kg/dose.
Other Names:
  • Temodar
  • Drug: Irinotecan
    Irinotecan 50mg/m2/dose IV daily on Days 1-5
    Other Names:
  • Camptosar
  • Drug: Dinutuximab
    Dinutuximab 17.5mg/m2/dose IV daily on Days 2-5

    Drug: Sargramostim
    Sargramostim 250mcg/m2/dose subcutaneous daily on Days 6-12
    Other Names:
  • Leukine
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. NK cells safety and tolerability: Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events and toxicities [12 months]

      Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events and toxicities as assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    2. Response to NK Cell treatment as determine by CT/MRI imaging [24 months]

      To estimate the response to treatment, as determined by disease status evaluated using CT/MRI scans through the measuring tool RECIST.

    3. Response to NK Cell treatment as determine by MIBG scans imaging [24 months]

      To estimate the response to treatment, as determined by disease status evaluated using MIBG scans through the Curie score system.

    4. Response to NK Cell treatment as determine by bone marrow aspiration [24 months]

      To estimate the response to treatment, as determined by disease status evaluated using bone marrow aspiration and biopsy through H&E stain. RECIST.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Toxicity Definition of NK cells [36 months]

      Toxicity will be graded using the CTCAE criteria, version 4.03. All grade 3+ toxicities will be reviewed for attribution.

    Other Outcome Measures

    1. Assessment of the phenotype of expanded NK cells for neuroblastoma patients [36 months]

      NK cell phenotypes will be measured by mass cytometry (unit of measure= % of nucleated cells)

    2. Assessment of function of expanded NK cells for neuroblastoma patients [36 months]

      NK cell functional potency will be measured as cytotoxicity by calcien- AM cytotoxicity assays (unit of measure= % of patietns with complete response (CR), very good partial response (VGPR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD) with calculated 95% confidence intervals)

    3. In vivo persistence of NK cells after adoptive transfer. [36 months]

      To assess in vivo persistence of expanded autologous NK cells after adoptive transfer by assessing NK cell number and phenotype in peripheral blood using mass cytometry.

    4. Correlation of persistence of NK cells after adoptive transfer with clinical outcomes [36 months]

      Clinical outcomes will be assessed by disease response using CT/MRI scans, I-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scans, and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    N/A to 29 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Less than 30 years of age when registered on the study.

    • Patients must have a histologic verification of neuroblastoma (NBL) or ganglioneuroblastoma or NBL cells in one marrow with elevated urine catecholamines.

    • Life expectancy >2 months, AND one of the following:

    • Recurrent disease; or

    • First episode of progressive disease (new lesion, increase in size, previous negative bone marrow) during initial multi-drug, induction myelosuppressive therapy; or

    • Primary resistant/refractory disease (partial, mixed, stable response criteria met) after completing at least 4 cycles of induction multi-drug induction chemotherapy; AND

    • One of the following:

    • Patients must have measurable or evaluable tumor defined as: a) Measurable tumor on MRI or CT obtained within 4 weeks prior to study entry; Measurable is defined as ≥ 10mm in at least one dimension AND that has positive uptake on I-123 MIBG scan ("MIBG avid") or demonstrates increased FDG uptake on 18F-FDG PET-CT or PET-MRI ("PET-avid"); OR b) Evaluable tumor by I-123 MIBG scan within 4 weeks prior to study entry, defined as positive uptake at a minimum of one site;

    • Measurable or evaluable disease ust represent recurrent disease after therapy completion or progressive disease on therapy or refractory disease during induction;

    • Patients with refractory disease that are not avid on MIBG scan and do not have increased FDG uptake on PET must have biopsy proven viable NBL;

    • New soft tissue sites that are MIBG avid or PET avid do not require biopsy as long as initial histologically-confirmed NBL diagnosis prior to current therapy

    • Patients must have progressed during or following completion of frontline therapy. Agents considered to be a part of frontline therapy would include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, autologous stem cell transplantation, retinoids, immunotherapy with anti GD2 agents, cellular therapies, or I-131 MIBG, and frontline therapy is defined as any combination of these agents defined in published regimens or current cooperative group clinical trials for the successful treatment of that cancer."Therapy may not have been received more recently than the timeframes defined below:

    • Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 14 days since completion of myelosuppressive therapy

    • Biologic: At least 7 days since completion of therapy with non-myelosuppressive biologic or retinoid

    • Radiation: At least 4 weeks since completion of radiation to any site identified as a target lesion. Palliative radiation is allowed to sites not used to measure response

    • Stem Cell Transplant (SCT): At least 6 weeks after autologous stem cell transplant or stem cell infusions as long as hematologic criteria have been met

    • 131I-MIBG Therapy: At least 6 weeks after therapeutic MIBG treatment

    • Cellular therapies: At least 6 weeks after any cellular therapy treatment (e.g., prior NK, CAR-T therapy)

    • Adequate bone marrow function, defined as:

    • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥500/microL. Patients must not have received long-acting myeloid growth factors (e.g., Neulasta) within 14 days or short-acting myeloid growth factors (e.g., Neupogen) within 7 days of study entry.

    • Platelet count ≥50,000/microL (transfusion independent for at least 1 week)

    • Adequate renal function defined as:

    • Creatinine clearance or estimated radioisotope GFR ≥70 ml/min/1.73m2 or

    • Serum creatinine < 2x upper limit of normal (ULN) based on age/gender

    • Adequate liver function defined as:

    • Total bilirubin <1.5x ULN for age AND

    • SGPT (ALT) ≤5x ULN for age (or ≤225 U/L). For purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) is 45 U/L.

    • Adequate central nervous system function defined as:

    • Patients with seizure disorders may be enrolled if seizures are well controlled on anti-convulsants

    • CNS toxicity ≤ Grade 2

    • Adequate cardiac function defined as:

    • Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by ECHO OR

    • Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by ECHO or gated radionuclide study

    • Adequate pulmonary function defined as:

    • No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, no chronic oxygen requirement, and room air pulse oximetry > 94% if there is a clinical indication for pulse oximetry

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

    • Patients with elevated catecholamines (>2x ULN) only or bone marrow disease.

    • Patients must not have received 0.5 mg/ kg/ day (prednisone equivalent) doses of systemic steroids for at least 7 days prior to enrollment.

    • Patients must not have received CYP3A4 inducer or inhibitor for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment.

    • Patients must not have been diagnosed with any other malignancy.

    • Patients must not have > Grade 2 diarrhea.

    • Patients must not have uncontrolled infection.

    • Patients with history of Grade 4 allergic reactions to anti-GD2 antibodies or reactions that required discontinuation of anti-GD2 therapy.

    • Patients with a significant illness that is not covered by the exclusion criteria or that is expected to interfere with the action of study agents or to increase the severity of the toxicities experienced from the study treatment.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    No locations specified.

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    • Ohio State University

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Mark Ranalli, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Nationwide Children's Hospital
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04211675
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • STUDY00000476
    First Posted:
    Dec 26, 2019
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 13, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2021
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 13, 2022