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NCT Number: NCT03089203

CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN Cells for Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer

This is a single center, single arm Phase I study to establish the safety and feasibility of intravenously administered lentivirally transduced dual PSMA-specific/TGFβ-resistant CAR modified autologous T cells (CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells) in patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer
  • RETIRED WITH PROTOCOL VERSION 15
  • Radiographic evidence of osseous metastatic disease and/or measurable, non-osseous metastatic disease (nodal or visceral)
  • Patients ≥ 18 years of age
  • ECOG performance status of 0 - 1
  • Adequate organ function, as defined by:
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 cc/min
  • Serum total bilirubin < 1.5x ULN
  • Serum ALT/AST < 2x ULN
  • Adequate hematologic reserve within 4 weeks of eligibility confirmation by physician-investigator as defined by:
  • Hgb > 10 g/dl
  • PLT > 100 k/ul
  • ANC > 1.5 k/ul Note: Subjects must not be transfusion dependent
  • Evidence of progressive castrate resistant prostate adenocarcinoma, as defined by:
  • Castrate levels of testosterone (< 50 ng/ml) with or without the use of androgen-deprivation therapy AND
  • Evidence of one of the following measures of progressive disease in the 12 weeks preceding eligibility confirmation by physician:

i. soft tissue progression by RECIST 1.1 criteria ii. osseous disease progression with 2 or more new lesions on bone scan (as per PCWG2 criteria) iii. increase in serum PSA of at least 25% and an absolute increase of 2 ng/ml or more from nadir (as per PCWG2 criteria)

  • Prior therapy with at least one standard initial therapy for the treatment of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (i.e. docetaxel chemotherapy, 17α lyase inhibitor, or second-generation anti-androgen therapy)
  • Provides written informed consent
  • Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods

Exclusion criteria

  • RETIRED WITH PROTOCOL V16
  • History of an active non-curative non-prostate primary malignancy within the prior 3 years
  • RETIRED WITH PROTOCOL VERSION 6
  • Subjects who require the chronic use of systemic corticosteroid therapy. Patients may be on a low dose of steroids (≤10mg equivalent of prednisone).
  • RETIRED WITH PROTOCOL V13
  • Subjects with Class III/IV cardiovascular disability according to the New York Heart Association Classification
  • Subjects with symptomatic vertebral metastases affecting spinal cord function (as determined by clinical history, physical exam, or MRI imaging)
  • Active autoimmune disease, including connective tissue disease, uveitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or multiple sclerosis; or a history of severe (as judged by the physician-investigator) autoimmune disease requiring prolonged immunosuppressive therapy
  • Patients with ongoing or active infection.
  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to study product excipients (human serum albumin, DMSO, and Dextran 40)
  • Active hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV infection.
  • Active medical condition that, in the opinion of the physician-investigator, would substantially increase the risk of uncontrollable CRS or CAR Neurotoxicity.

Treatment and study plan

CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells

Biological

autologous CAR T cells

Cyclophosphamide

Drug

300 mg/m2/day given over 3 days

Fludarabine

Drug

30 mg/m2/day given over 3 days

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of study related adverse events, laboratory toxicities and clinical events that are possibly, likely, or definitely related to study participation.

    Time frame: 15 years

    using CTCAE v 4.03

  2. Clinical feasibility is defined as the frequency of subjects enrolled on this protocol who do not receive CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells.

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Manufacturing feasibility is determined by the frequency of product release failures and the occurrence of dose failures (inability to meet target dose).

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess the clinical anti-tumor effect of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells by RECIST

    Time frame: 6 months

    RECIST 1.1 criteria for soft tissue disease

  2. Assess the clinical anti-tumor effect of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells by PCWG2

    Time frame: 6 months

    PCWG2 criteria for osseous disease

  3. Assess the clinical anti-tumor effect of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells by serum PSA measurement

    Time frame: 6 months

    serum PSA measurement

  4. Assess the clinical anti-tumor effect of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells by overal survival (OS).

    Time frame: 15 Years

  5. Assess the clinical anti-tumor effect of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN cells by number of subjects with progression free survival (PFS).

    Time frame: 15 Years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Phase I Study of CART-PSMA-TGFβRDN Cells in Patients With Advanced Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2038
Study completion
2038
First posted
Mar 24, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2026

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