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NCT Number: NCT06337474

An Clinical Study of CD19 CAR NK Cells for the Treatment of Refractory Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia

A single arm, open-label pilot study is designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of CD19 CAR NK cells (KN5501) in patients with refractory immune thrombocytopenia. 9 patients are planned to be enrolled in the dose-escalation trial (9×10^9 cells, 13.5×10^9 cells). The primary objective of the study is to evaluation of the safety and feasibility of KN5501 for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell related autoimmune diseases. The secondary objective is to evaluate evaluation of KN5501 for the treatment of refractory immune thrombocytopenia. The exploratory objective is to evaluate expansion, persistence and ability to deplete CD19 positive B cells of KN5501 in patients with refractory immune thrombocytopenia.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

Changzhou Second People's Hospital

Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213000, China

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Wei Qin, doctor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+8618796912763

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age: ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 65 years old, male or female, subjects voluntarily participate in this clinical study and sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF);
  • Diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia (UTP) (according to American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines and International ITP Working Group);
  • Platelet count is decreased in routine blood tests at least two consecutive times, with no obvious abnormalities in the morphology of blood cells on microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears;
  • Spleen is not enlarged during screening;
  • The morphology of bone marrow cells in subjects is characterized by increased or normal megakaryocytes with impaired maturation;
  • Exclude other secondary thrombocytopenia: secondary thrombocytopenia due to autoimmune diseases, thyroid disorders, lymphoproliferative disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), aplastic anemia (AA), various malignant blood disorders, neoplastic infiltrates, chronic liver disease, hypersplenism, common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID), infections, vaccinations, etc.; thrombocytopenia; drug-induced thrombocytopenia; homozygous thrombocytopenia; thrombocytopenia during pregnancy; congenital thrombocytopenia and pseudothrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia due to consumption; drug-induced thrombocytopenia; isoimmune thrombocytopenia; thrombocytopenia in pregnancy; congenital thrombocytopenia and pseudothrombocytopenia;
  • Subjects with refractory ITP who are refractory to first-line therapeutic agents, thrombopoietic agents in second-line therapy, and rituximab, or who have had ineffective splenectomies/postoperative recurrences, and who undergo diagnostic reassessment and remain diagnosed with ITP;
  • Patients with refractory ITP: refractory to first-line therapeutic agents, thrombopoietic agents in second-line therapy, and rituximab; patients diagnosed with ITP despite unsuccessful splenectomy/postoperative recurrence on diagnostic reassessment
  • ECOG score ≤ 1;
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% and no clinically significant pericardial effusion;
  • ≥ 4 weeks after subjects received last dose treatment (Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other treatments);
  • NRT, antimalarial monotherapy, antimalarials in combination with OCS and/or immunosuppressants, combination of OCS and/or immunosuppressants.

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with known severe allergic reactions, hypersensitivity, contraindication to any medications during the trial (cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, tozumabs), or subjects with a history of severe allergic reactions;
  • Subjects with active infection receiving intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment, or received intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment within one week prior to anti-CD19 CAR NK Cell (KN5501) infusion;
  • Subjects with acquired and congenital immunodeficiency diseases;
  • Subjects with grade III or IV heart failure (NYHA classification);
  • History of epilepsy or other central nervous system (CNS) diseases;
  • History of severe herpes infections such as herpes encephalitis, ocular herpes, or diffuse herpes;
  • History of other primary malignant tumors except:

a Cured non-melanoma skin cancer by surgical excision, for example basal cell carcinoma (BCC) ; b Cured primary malignant tumors, such as cervical cancer, superficial bladder cancer, breast cancer;

  • Signs of herpes or varicella zoster virus infection (specifically varicella, zoster) within 12 weeks prior to screening; history of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrine, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urinary, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, and renal disease or other significant medical condition, other than lupus, that prevents administration of BIIB059 (as determined by the investigator)
  • Females who are pregnant, lactating, or planning a pregnancy within six months;
  • History or current diagnosis of clinically significant non-ITP-induced thrombocytopenia
  • Subjects who have received other clinical trial treatment within 3 month;
  • Any situation judged by the investigators that may increase the risk of the subjects or interfere with the clinical trial outcome.

Treatment and study plan

anti-CD19 CAR NK cells (KN5501)

Drug

Patients will receive Fludarabine (25 mg/m2 per day) and Cyclophosphamide (1000mg/m2 per day) on day -3. Doses of 9×10^9 cells, 13.5×10^9 anti-CD19 CAR NK cells (KN5501) will infused in each group using the dose-escalation strategy

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLTs)

    Time frame: within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion

    To characterize the Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) of anti-CD19 CAR NK Cells for refractory immune thrombocytopenia

  2. Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion

    To characterize the Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) of anti-CD19 CAR NK Cells for refractory immune thrombocytopenia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate of subjects

    Time frame: Time Frame: 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 40 and 52 weeks after first infusion

    Objective Response is assessed according to definitions of International ITP Working Group. Objective Response Rate is defined as proportion of patients with PLT content.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Xuzhang Lu, Doctor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-15295189493

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Rui Therapeutics Co., Ltd

Registry information

Official study title

An Exploratory Clinical Study of the Safety and Efficacy of CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor NK Cell Injections for the Treatment of Refractory Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 29, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 30, 2025

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