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Approved for marketingNCT03153462ZUMA-9Updated Nov 8, 2023

Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Expanded Access Study

An expanded access record providing Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, Relapsed/Refractory Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma and Relapsed/Refractory Transformed Follicular Lymphoma, sponsored by Kite, A Gilead Company. Approved for marketing at 15 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-08.

Sponsored by Kite, A Gilead Company · Expanded access

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Treatment IND/protocol
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A multicenter, open-label expanded access protocol for the treatment of subjects with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Subjects who received an infusion of axicabtagene ciloleucel will complete the remainder of the 15 year follow-up assessments in a separate long-term follow-up study, KT-US-982-5968

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Conditions studied

  • Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  • Relapsed/Refractory Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma
  • Relapsed/Refractory Transformed Follicular Lymphoma
  • Relapsed/Refractory High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma
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In context

Lymphoma

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Lead sponsor

Kite, A Gilead Company is the lead sponsor of 36 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Of its 18 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 14 (78%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically confirmed large B-cell lymphoma, including the following types:

    1. DLBCL, not otherwise specified
    2. Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
    3. High-grade B-cell lymphoma
    4. DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma (transformed follicular lymphoma, or TFL)
  2. Relapsed or refractory disease, defined as one or more of the following:

    1. No response to first-line therapy (primary refractory disease); subjects who are intolerant to first-line therapy chemotherapy are excluded OR
    2. No response or relapse to second or greater lines of therapy OR
    3. Relapsed after ASCT
  3. Subjects must have received adequate prior therapy including at a minimum:

    1. anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody unless investigator determines that tumor is CD20 negative, and
    2. an anthracycline containing chemotherapy regimen;
  4. No evidence, suspicion, and/or history of central nervous system (CNS) involvement of lymphoma
  5. Age 18 or older
  6. Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  7. Absolute neutrophil count ANC ≥1000/μL
  8. Platelet count ≥75,000/μL
  9. Absolute lymphocyte count ≥100/μL
  10. Adequate renal, hepatic, pulmonary and cardiac function defined as:

    1. Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 60 mL/min
    2. Serum alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) ≤2.5 upper limit of normal (ULN)
    3. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 mg/dL, except in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome.
    4. Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 50% and no evidence of pericardial effusion within 180 days provide the subject did not receive an anthracycline based treatment or experience a cardiac event or change in performance status
    5. No clinically significant pleural effusion
    6. Baseline oxygen saturation >92% on room air
  11. Cohort 2 inclusion criteria: Subjects whose commercial manufacture of axicabtagene ciloleucel did not meet commercial release specification(s)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ (e.g. cervix, bladder, breast) or follicular lymphoma unless disease free for at least 3 years
  2. History of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT)
  3. Prior CD19 targeted therapy
  4. Prior chimeric antigen receptor therapy or other genetically modified T-cell therapy
  5. History of severe, immediate hypersensitivity reaction attributed to aminoglycosides
  6. Presence or suspicion of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection that is uncontrolled or requiring intravenous (IV) antimicrobials for management. Simple urinary tract infection (UTI) and uncomplicated bacterial pharyngitis are permitted if responding to active treatment and after consultation with the Kite Pharma Medical Monitor
  7. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acute or chronic active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. Subjects with a history of hepatitis infection must have cleared their infection as determined by standard serological and genetic testing per current Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines
  8. History or presence of primary CNS lymphoma and/or CNS disorder such as seizure disorder, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, or any autoimmune disease with CNS involvement
  9. Cohort 2 exclusion criteria: Any medical condition that, deemed by the investigator, may interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy of study treatment
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Access details

Study type
Expanded access
Access type
Treatment IND/protocol

Available treatment

  • BiologicalAxicabtagene Ciloleucel

    Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and A conditioning chemotherapy regimen of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide will be administered followed by a single infusion of CAR transduced autologous T cells administered intravenously.

    Also known as: Yescarta®

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Where to request access

15 sites
  • City of Hope
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • Stanford Cancer Institute
    Stanford, California 94305, United States
  • University of Miami Hospital and Clinics
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • The University of Kansas Hospital Investigational Drug Services
    Westwood, Kansas 66205, United States
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • University of Washington Medical Center
    Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 8, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03153462
Lead sponsor
Kite, A Gilead Company
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 15, 2017
Last update
Nov 8, 2023

Study contacts

Kite Study Director
study director · Kite, A Gilead Company
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