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NCT Number: NCT06835140

CD123-CD16-NK Cells Immunotherapy for AML

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of CD123-CD16 bispecific antibody-modified NK cells in treating patients with CD123-positive relapsed or refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR AML). It will also assess the safety of this modified NK cell therapy.

The main questions: Does the infusion of CD123-CD16 bispecific antibody-modified NK cells induce remission in RR AML patients? What are the safety and potential adverse effects associated with the administration of these modified NK cells? Researchers will administer CD123-CD16 bispecific antibody-modified NK cells to RR AML patients and compare the outcomes to existing treatment options to determine efficacy and safety.

Participants will:

Undergo lymphocyte-depleting chemotherapy Fludarabine&Cyclophosphamide from day -5 to day -3 before NK cell infusion.

Receive intravenous infusions of modified NK cells at escalating doses:

The first three patients will receive 1×10⁷ cells/kg. The next three patients will receive 2×10⁷ cells/kg. The final three patients will receive 4×10⁷ cells/kg. Have NK cell infusions administered every 96-120 hours for a total of three infusions, with each infusion completed within 10 to 15 minutes.

Undergo dose escalation with subsequent groups only after confirming the safety of the previous dose group.

Have their vital signs (temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, etc.) monitored before and after each infusion.

Keep baseline data records during NK cell infusions. Participate in follow-up assessments to monitor disease remission and detect any adverse events.

This trial aims to provide new treatment options for RR AML patients by leveraging the targeted cytotoxic effects of CD123-CD16 bispecific antibody-modified NK cells to achieve disease remission.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Beijing, China, 100853

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Chunji Gao, M.D. & Ph.D.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yanqing Ma, M.D & Ph.D

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 13120041949

Yu Jing, M.D. & Ph.D.

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age: Between18 years and 70 years.
  • Diagnosis and Treatment History:

Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in the hospital. Has undergone multiple first-line clinical treatments and has developed resistance to current treatments. Relapse after original induction therapy failure with a predicted survival of more than three months.

  • CD123 Expression:

Flow cytometry detection shows CD123-positive AML cells.CD123 expression level is not less than 20%.

  • Hospital Examination Criteria:
  • Performance Status:

ECOG Performance Status score of 0-2 or Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score greater than 80.

  • Donor Availability:
  • Have a suitable healthy donor and agree to peripheral blood collection.

Exclusion criteria

  • Specific AML Subtype:

Diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia(APL).

  • CD123 Expression:

Flow cytometry shows CD123 negative or CD123 expression level less than 20%.

  • Prior Treatment Toxicity:

Persistent non-hematologic toxicity of grade 2 or higher related to previous treatments.

  • GVHD Requiring Immunosuppression:

Patients requiring immunosuppressants for grade II-IV acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD).

  • Recent Steroid Treatment:

Systemic steroid treatment within 7 days prior to first study drug treatment (excluding topical and inhaled corticosteroids or short-term prophylactic steroid treatment).

  • Severe Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases:

Certain cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months prior to first dose.

New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification ≥3 or uncontrolled malignant arrhythmias.Other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases deemed unsuitable by the investigator.

  • Pregnancy and Lactation:

Pregnant or breastfeeding women (the safety of this treatment for unborn babies is unknown).

For female participants, pregnancy must be confirmed negative by serum or urine pregnancy test within 48 hours before infusion.

  • Infections:

Active Hepatitis B,Hepatitis C virus infection, Peripheral blood CMV-DNA ≥500 copies/mL, HIV/AIDS infection and any uncontrolled active infection.

  • Allergic Reactions:

Allergic to immunotherapy and related drugs.

  • Neurological Diseases:

Neurological diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, primary central nervous system tumors/infections, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, severe peripheral neuropathy, etc.

Treatment and study plan

Donor-derived CD123-CD16 bispecific antibody-modified NK cells

Drug

Patients enrolled sequentially received varying doses of NK cell infusions. The first three patients received 1×10⁷ cells/kg, the next three received 2×10⁷ cells/kg, and the final three received 4×10⁷ cells/kg.

Primary outcomes

  1. ORR

    Time frame: Bone marrow aspiration assessments are conducted one week after each patient's treatment completion, followed by evaluations at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.

    Overall Response Rate

  2. CR

    Time frame: Bone marrow aspiration assessments are conducted one week after each patient's treatment completion, followed by evaluations at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.

    Complete Remission Rate

  3. AE

    Time frame: 14 days-28 days after infusion

    Adverse events related to cell reinfusion (≥ Grade 3 treatment-related organ toxicity, laboratory tests, and Grade 4 hematologic toxicity, etc.) and number of participants with treatment-related AEs assessed by CTCAE v5.0

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progressive Disease (PD)

    Time frame: 14 days-28 days after infusion

    PD parameters: content of CD123+AML cells in peripheral blood ; plasma cytokine levels at various time points;

  2. Stable Disease (SD)

    Time frame: 14 days-28 days after infusion

    the condition without significant progression nor significant reduction in AML cells after treatment. The disease is stable, with no significant change in the number of leukemia cells in peripheral blood or bone marrow assessed by IRC.

  3. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6-12moths

    the time from cell last infusion to the first assessment of tumor progression, relapse, or death for any reason

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6-12moths

    the time from cell last infusion to death for any reason

Study contacts

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

Chunji Gao, M.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 13911536256

Yanqing Ma, M.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 18201677610

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chunji Gao

Other

Collaborators

  • Chinese PLA General Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

CD123-Targeted CD16 Antibody-Modified NK Cell Immunotherapy for Refractory/Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (R/R AML)

Acronym: CD123-CD16-NK

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 19, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 25, 2025

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