Clinical Trial

Disease: Relapsed or Refractory Leukaemia and Lymphoma, (NCT05037669)

Disease info:

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system. NHL is a term that's used for many different types of lymphoma that all share some of the same characteristics. NHL usually starts in lymph nodes or other lymph tissue, but it can sometimes affect the skin. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in the United States, accounting for about 4% of all cancers.

In leukaemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal levels of white blood cells. B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) is an aggressive leukaemia in which too many B-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood. B-ALL is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Note that B-ALL is also called B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia and precursor B-lymphoblastic leukaemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is another common type of B-cell lymphoma.

Relapsed refers to when a patient has received active treatment, went off treatment and then the disease came back, whereas refractory refers to disease that is progressing despite active treatment.

 

Frequency:
NHL accounts for about 4% of all cancers in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimates 80,550 people will be diagnosed with NHL in 2023. ALL accounts for less than 1% of all cancers in the U.S., with around 6,540 new cases estimated in 2023.
Official title:
Phase I Trial of Programmed Allogeneic CRISPR-edited T Cells (PACE) Gene Edited to Eliminate Endogenous TCR, HLA-class I and HLA-class II and Engineered to Express Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (PACE CART19) in Patients With Relapsed Or Refractory CD19+ Leukemia and Lymphoma
Who:

Noelle Frey, MD, Principal Investigator

Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Partners:
Locations:

Undisclosed

Study start:
Jul. 1, 2022
Enrollment:
0
Gene editing method:
CRISPR-Cas9
Type of edit:
Gene knock-out
Gene:
Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M), Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Transactivator (CIITA) and TCR-α chain (TRAC)
Delivery method:
Electroporation - Ex-vivo
Indicator
IND Enabling Pre-clinical
Phase I Safety
Phase II Safety and Dosing
Phase III Safety and Efficacy

Status: Terminated

Description

This is a Phase I trial to assess the safety and feasibility of administering pre-manufactured allogeneic T cells from healthy donors expressing CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptors lacking expression of HLA class I, HLA class II molecules and endogenous TCR through CRISPR-mediated genome-editing of beta-2 microglobulin, CIITA and T cell receptor alpha chain, respectively. These cells are called PACE CART19 cells.

Last updated: Dec. 28, 2023
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