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HA-1H TCR T Cell for Relapsed/Persistent Hematologic Malignancies After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

A Phase 1 interventional study of MDG1021 dose 1 and MDG1021 dose 2 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes, sponsored by Medigene AG. Withdrawn at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-08.

Sponsored by Medigene AG · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Medigene transfered all rights to a new Sponsor
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a non-randomised, open-label phase I study of an investigational medicinal product (IMP) consisting of a HLA-A*02:01 restricted HA-1H T cell receptor transduced T cell (MDG1021) immunotherapy for relapsed or persistent hematologic malignancies after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The aim of the study is to determine the recommended phase II dose of MDG1021.

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This phase I is designed to assess the safety and feasibility of a HLA-A*02:01 restricted, HA-1H T cell receptor (TCR) transduced patient-derived T cell (MDG1021) immunotherapy, with secondary endpoints including preliminary efficacy, in patients with relapsed or persistent hematologic malignancies after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In the dose-escalation part of the study, at least 9 patients will be treated with MDG1021 at 3 different doses to assess the safety and the maximum tolerated dose using a standard 3+3 cohort design. Thereafter, the selected optimal MDG1021 dose will be assessed for safety and preliminary efficacy in 20 additional patients during the dose-expansion part of the study. Manufacturing feasibility will be determined. MDG1021 will be administered by single intravenous infusion.

HA-1H is exclusively expressed on cells of the hematopoietic system. If the patient's blood-cells, and thus lymphoma or leukemic cells, carry the immunogenic version of the HA-1H antigen on their surface and the donor stem cells do not, MDG1021 immunotherapy could eradicate the patient's cancer cells and allow the donor stem cells to repopulate the patient's blood forming system.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Malignant Lymphoma

Keywords

  • Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Relapsed hematologic malignancy
  • Persistent hematologic malignancy
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In context

Leukemia

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Lead sponsor

Medigene AG is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Relapsed or persistent disease is defined according to disease specific guidelines (AML, CML, MM, ALL, MDS, MPN, MF and malignant B- or T-cell lymphoma) and includes MRD positivity.
  2. Patients positive for HLA-A*02:01 according to genotyping results
  3. Patients positive for HA-1H
  4. Patients who received the allo-HSCT at least 100 days preceding the leukapheresis
  5. Patients (i.e. recipient) transplanted with a sibling or unrelated HSCT donor

    1. donor being HLA-A*02:01 positive and HA-1H negative, or
    2. a donor with a single mismatch at HLA-A*02:01, being HA-1H positive or negative
  6. Patients from whom at least 10x10\^6 donor CD8+ T cells can be harvested by leukapheresis
  7. Age ≥ 18 years, of either sex
  8. ECOG performance status 0-2.
  9. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  10. Patients must be able to understand and be willing to give signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of acute or chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) ≥ grade II
  2. Serologic evidence of acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection (i.e. positive for HBsAg or IgM anti-HBc). Positive HIV and HCV serology or active bacterial infection
  3. Medical or psychological conditions that would make the patient unsuitable candidate for cell therapy at the discretion of the investigator. Special risks to be considered:

    1. Creatinine > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) serum level
    2. Total bilirubin, ALAT, ASAT > 3.0 x ULN serum level
    3. Cardiac left ventricular ejection fraction \< 35% at rest
    4. Severe restrictive or obstructive lung disease
  4. Clinically significant and ongoing immune suppression including, but not limited to immunosuppressive agents (e.g. cyclosporine or corticosteroids (at an equivalent dose of ≥ 10 mg prednisone per day)). Inhaled steroid and physiological replacement for adrenal insufficiency is allowed
  5. Patients with a history of primary immunodeficiency
  6. Patients with a currently active second malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancers or subjects with history of prior malignancy and previously treated with a curative intent therapy less than 1 year ago
  7. Patients both with urinary outflow obstructions and on dialysis or patients for whom cyclophosphamide is contraindicated for other reasons
  8. Known or suspected hypersensitivity or intolerance to IMP, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and/or tocilizumab or to any of the excipients
  9. Participation in any clinical study \< 60 days prior to first IMP administration in case of antibodies and \< 14 days for all other IMPs
  10. Vulnerable patients and/or patients unwilling or unable to comply with procedures required in this clinical study protocol
  11. Pregnant or lactating women
  12. Women of child-bearing potential not using highly effective method(s) of birth control (i.e., with low failure rate \< 1% per year) throughout the study and/or unwilling to be tested for pregnancy. A negative serum β-hCG test is required at baseline
  13. Fertile men not agreeing to use effective contraceptive methods during the clinical study

    Exclusion criteria at time of IMP administration:

  14. Uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) disease
  15. Uncontrolled, life threatening infections or uncontrolled disseminated intravascular coagulation; however, if these problems resolve, the start of treatment can be initiated on a delayed schedule
  16. Evidence of acute or chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) ≥ grade II
  17. Unable to generate HA-1H TCR transduced T cells for transfusion (out of specification). However, if a lower than planned number of cells is available, the patient will have the option to receive the OOS HA-1H TCR transduced T cells product (cell dose must be at least the lowest dose level of D1 and will be analyzed in the safety and full analysis set populations.
  18. If not enough starting material is collected during leukapheresis, the patient will be excluded from study participation and receive best available standard therapy.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MDG1021

    Dose-escalation part of the study to investigate 3 MDG1021 doses. Dose-expansion part of the study to investigate the selected optimal MDG1021 dose.

    Drug: MDG1021 dose 1 · Drug: MDG1021 dose 2 · Drug: MDG1021 dose 3 · Drug: MDG1021 optimal dose

Interventions

  • DrugMDG1021 dose 1

    3 patients to receive dose1: target dose of 0.3x10\^6 HA-1H TCR transduced T cells/kg BW ±20% in 100 mL

  • DrugMDG1021 dose 2

    3 patients to receive dose 2: target dose of 1x10\^6 HA-1H TCR transduced T cells/kg BW ±20% in 100 mL

  • DrugMDG1021 dose 3

    3 patients to receive dose 3: target dose of 3x10\^6 HA-1H TCR transduced T cells/kg BW +20% in 100 mL

  • DrugMDG1021 optimal dose

    20 patients to receive the selected optimal dose

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and tolerability of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells: incidence and severity of adverse events

    To assess the incidence and severity of adverse events during the dose escalation part of the study according to the NCI CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: up to 28 days after T cell infusion

  2. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells

    To asses the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of MDG1021 as determined by dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)

    Time frame: up to 28 days after T cell infusion

  3. Recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells

    To asses the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of MDG1021

    Time frame: up to 28 days after T cell infusion

  4. Safety and tolerability of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells at recommended phase II dose: incidence and severity of adverse events

    To assess the incidence and severity of adverse events of MDG1021 at the RP2D during the expansion part of the study according to the NCI CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: up to 28 days after T cell infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety and tolerability (both parts of the study): incidence and severity of adverse events

    To assess the incidence and severity of AEs ≥ grade 3 (NCI CTCAE v5.0)

    Time frame: Up to 12 months after T cell infusion

  2. Overall response rate

    To assess the overall response rate defined as the proportion of patients with a best overall response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and/or their disease specific subcategories

    Time frame: Up to 12 months after T cell infusion

  3. Overall survival

    To assess the overall survival (OS) defined as the time from the date of signing the informed consent until the documented date of death.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  4. Progression free survival

    To assess the progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time from the date of signing the date of signed informed consent until progressive disease/relapse or death, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  5. Duration of response

    To assess the duration of response (DoR) defined as time from the date of the first documented response to the first documented progression of disease or death due to underlying cancer.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  6. Quality of life (EQ-5D-5L)

    The quality of life will be assessed by using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, consisting of 5 questions. Higher scores correspond to higher quality of life.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  7. Quality of life (VAS)

    The quality of life will be assessed by a visual analog scale (EuroQoL), having a range of 0 ot 100, with higher scores corresponding to better quality of life.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

Other outcomes

  1. Feasibility of manufacturing HA-1H TCR transducer T cells: proportion of patients for whom leukapheresis was feasible

    Feasibility is determined by the proportion of patients for whom leukapheresis was feasible, for whom manufacturing MDG1021 was feasible, and whom received MDG1021 by intravenous infusion

    Time frame: Up to Day 0 after T cell infusion

  2. Persistence and expansion of HA-1H transduced T cells in peripheral blood

    To evaluate the persistence (flow cytometry with tetramers evaluating the % HA-1H transduced T cells among all T cells) and expansion of HA-1H transduced T cells (as % HA-1H transduced T cells among all T cells over time) in peripheral blood

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  3. Function of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells detectable in peripheral blood

    To evaluate the function of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells detectable in peripheral blood by ELISA, measuring Interferon gamma production

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  4. Phenotype of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells detectable in peripheral blood

    To evaluate the phenotype of HA-1H TCR transduced T cells detectable in peripheral blood by flow cytometry of T cell subtypes expressed in % of all T cells

    Time frame: Up to 12 months afterT cell infusion

  5. Disappearance of recipient hematopoiesis (chimerism analysis) in the blood

    To evaluate disappearance of recipient hematopoiesis (chimerism analysis) in the blood

    Time frame: Up to 12 months after T cell infusion

  6. Disappearance of recipient hematopoiesis (chimerism analysis) in the bone marrow

    To evaluate disappearance of recipient hematopoiesis (chimerism analysis) in the bone marrow

    Time frame: Up to 3 months after T cell infusion

  7. Other explorative endpoints

    To investigate biomarkers and molecular signatures, potentially related to safety, anti-tumor activity, the mode-of-action of MDG1021 and the pathophysiology of disease

    Time frame: Up to 12 months after T infusion

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Study locations

1 site
  • Leiden University Medical Centre
    Leiden, Zuid Holland 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2021, 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
NCT04464889
Lead sponsor
Medigene AG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 9, 2020
Start date
Jul 2, 2020
Primary completion
Jul 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 8, 2021

Study contacts

Peter van Balen, MD
principal investigator · Leiden University Medical Centre
Rene Goedkoop, MD
study director · Medigene AG

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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