Anti-EGFRvIII synNotch Receptor Induced Anti-EphA2/IL-13Ralpha2 CAR (E-SYNC) T Cells

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorHideho Okada, MD, PhD

About this trial

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of E-SYNC chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells after lymphodepleting chemotherapy in treating patients with EGFRvIII positive (+) glioblastoma. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory so the CAR T cells will attack cancer cells. T cells are taken from a patient's blood. Then the gene for a special receptor that binds to a certain protein on the patient's cancer cells is added to the T cells in the laboratory. The special receptor is called a chimeric antigen receptor. Large numbers of the CAR T cells are grown in the laboratory and given to the patient by infusion for treatment of certain cancers. Lymphodepleting chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine before treatment with CAR T cells may make the CAR T cells more effective.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age >= 18 years.

Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score of >=70.

Peripheral absolute neutrophil count >=1000/mm^3.

Platelet count >=100,000/mm^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment).

Disqualifiers

Exclusion Criteria for Cohort 1

Participant who has been treated with any investigational agents and chemotherapy targeting GBM <= 4 weeks prior to date of study registration. Exceptions to this include: must be >=23 days from last dose of temozolomide (TMZ) or radiotherapy, mush be >= 6 weeks from last dose of nitrosourea.

Female participants of reproductive potential who are pregnant or lactating. Female study participants of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test as part of eligibility confirmation.

Known addiction to alcohol or illicit drugs.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • E-SYNC T Cells
  • Cyclophosphamide (non-investigational)
  • Fludarabine (non-investigational)
  • Leukapheresis
  • Surgical resection

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Hideho Okada, MD, PhD

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Sponsor institution

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator