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RecruitingNCT05948033Updated Jul 17, 2023

CD70 Targeted CAR-T Cells in CD70 Positive Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of CD70-targeting CAR-T cells in Lymphoma, sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-17.

Sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this single-center, single-arm,prospective, open-label, phase 1/2 study, the safety and efficacy of autologous CD70 targeted chimeric antigen receptor modified T (CAR-T) cell therapy will be evaluated in patients with CD70 antigen positive Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma . In this clinical trial, at least 12 eligible patients in dose escalation period will be enrolled to receive 3 doses of CD70-CAR cell therapy according to the "3+3" principle. In dose expansion period, additional at most 21 eligible patients will be enrolled to receive CD70-CAR-T cell therapy at dose of recommended phase 2 dose(RP2D).

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CAR-T cell therapy has been identified as a breakthrough therapy in hematologic malignancies,especially anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy in the treatment of r/r B-NHL has achieved remarkable efficacy.However, relapse with CD19-negative tumor after treatment with anti-CD19 CAR-T cells has been reported in different types of B-cell lymphoid malignancies, with a percentage up to 38% in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).At present, the CAR-T cell treatment for HL is mainly confined to CD30 antigen,with an objective response rate (ORR) only 38%\~62%. Therefore, a more effective treatment strategy is needed for these patients.

CD70, the membrane-binding ligand of the CD27 (a tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily), has been reported to mediate tumour cell proliferation and be expressed on the malignant cells of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL),mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and follicular lymphomas (FL), as well as Hodgkin lymphoma, etc,but rarely on normal B cells or T cells,indicating CD70 targeted treament has emerged as potentialnovel immunotherapeutic strategy.Preclinical study demonstrated CD70-CAR-T cells represent a new therapeutic option for the treatment of patients with CD19-negative recurrence of lymphoma.Based on the preclinical data, we conduct this clinical trial in order to test the the safety profiles and anti-tumor activities of CD70-CAR-T cells in vivo. In dose escalation period, at least 12 eligible patients will be enrolled and receive 3 doses of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy (1 × 10\^6 cells/kg, 3 × 10\^6 cells/kg, 1 × 10\^7 cells/kg) according to the "3+3" principle. In dose expansion period, additional at most 21 eligible patients will be enrolled to receive CD70-CAR-T cell infusion at dose of RP2D, which is determined by data from dose escalation period, including occurrence of dose limiting toxicities(DLT), pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, efficacy and other parameters, to furtherly evaluate the safety and efficacy profiles of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Lymphoma

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Keywords

  • CD70
  • Relapsed/Refractory
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In context

Lymphoma

5,578 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma; 825 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 40 across 4,508 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

Chinese PLA General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 558 studies on the registry; 202 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients eligible for inclusion in this study had to meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Age 18-75 (inclusive);
  2. ECOG performance status ≤2 and Estimated life expectancy of more than 3 months;
  3. Patients with histologically confirmed lymphoma including the following types defined by the World Health Organization(WHO) 2016:HL,Aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma(Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,High grade B-cell lymphoma,burkitt's lymphoma,Mantle cell lymph,Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, etc.) and Indolent lymphoma(Including but not limited to follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, etc.)
  4. Relapse after treatment with ≥2 lines systemic therapy for all the above disease types. Relapse disease is defined as disease progression after last regimen. Refractory disease is defined as no CR tofirst-line therapy:

    • PD as best response to first-line therapy, or
    • SD as best response after at least 4 cycles of first-line therapy (eg, 4 cycles of R- CHOP), or
    • PR as best response after at least 6 cycles and biopsy-proven residual disease or disease progression ≤ 6 months of therapy, or
    • Refractory post-autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) i. Disease progression or relapsed less than or equal to 12 months of ASCT (must have biopsy prove recurrence in relapsed individuals) ii. If salvage therapy is given post-ASCT, the individual must have had no response to or relapsed after the last line of therapy.
    • Individuals must have received adequate prior therapy.
  5. CD70 antigen expression percentage ≥ 10%.
  6. Successful leukapheresis assessment and preculture of T cells;
  7. According to Lugano response criteria 2014, there should be at least one evaluable tumor focus. Evaluable tumor focus was defined as that with the longest diameter of intranodal focus > 1.5cm, the longest diameter of extranodal focus > 1.0cm assessed by computed tomography (CT) ormagnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  8. Functions of important organs meet the following requirements:ANC≥≥1×10\^9/L; Platelet count ≥50×10\^9/L; Hemoglobin ≥80 g/L;Serum AST and serum ALT, ≤3.0 x ULN (≤5 x ULN for patients with liver metastases); Total serum bilirubin ≤3.0 x ULN); Serum creatinine ≤1.5xULN ; Echocardiography showed left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%.Pulmonary function: oxygen saturation of blood (SaO2) ≥92% in indoor air environment.
  9. Toxicity from previous antitumor therapy ≤ grade 1 (according to CTCAE version 5.0) or to an acceptable level of inclusion/exclusion criteria (other toxicities such as alopecia and vitiligo considered by the investigator to pose no safety risk to the subject).
  10. Pregnancy tests for women of childbearing age shall be negative;Both men and women agreed to use effective contraception during treatment and during the subsequent 1 year.
  11. Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent documen.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects are being treated with either corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of enrollment.
  2. Received cytotoxic chemicals, monoclonal antibodies, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before enrollment;
  3. Pregnant, lactating, or breastfeeding females;
  4. Evidence of active uncontrolled viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection.
  5. Known positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) oracquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS);Active infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV);
  6. History of allergy or intolerance to study drug components;
  7. Prior organ allograft transplantations or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
  8. Major surgery or trauma occurred within 28 days prior to enrollment, or major side effects have not been recovered.
  9. Known brain metastases or active central nervous system(CNS) has been involved
  10. Previous or concurrent cancer within 5 years prior to treatment start except for curatively treated cervical cancer in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer, local prostate cancer after radical surgery ;
  11. Any serious underlying medical (eg, pulmonary, renal,hepatic,gastrointestinal, or neurological) or psychiatric condition or any issue that would limit compliance with study requirements;
  12. Vaccination within 30 days of study enrollment;
  13. Previously received targeting CD70 therapy;
  14. Being participating any other trials or withdraw within 4 weeks;
  15. Researchers believe that other reasons are not suitable for clinicaltrials.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CD70-targeting CAR-T cells

    Enrolled participants will be given a preconditioning regimen consisted of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide before the infusion of CD70-CAR T cells. Enrolled patients in this arm will be administered CD70-CAR T cells in 3+3 based escalation manner.

    Biological: CD70-targeting CAR-T cells

Interventions

  • BiologicalCD70-targeting CAR-T cells

    Dose escalation: Dose1 (1×10\^6 cells/kg) ,Dose 2(3×10\^6 cells/kg) ,Dose 3 (1×10\^7 cells/kg) Doseexpansion: RP2D Drug: Fludarabine Intravenous fludarabine 25-30 mg/m\^2/day on days 5, -4, and -3. Drug: Cyclophosphamide Intravenous cyclophosphamide 300-500 mg/m\^2/day on days -5, -4, and -3.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment related adverse events(AEs)

    AE is defined as any adverse medical event from the date of randomization to 12 months after CD70-CAR-T cells infusion. Among them, CRS and ICANS were graded according to American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) criteria. Other AEs were graded according to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) v5.0.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months since the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy.

  2. Incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs)

    DLT was defined as CD70-CAR-T cells-related events with onset within first 28 days following infusion: Thedevelopment of Grade (G) 3 or higher grade CRS lasting \> 2 weeks; All G4 non-hematologic toxicities.

    Time frame: Up to 28 days since the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy

  3. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)

    MTD is defined as the highest dose level of less than or equal to 2 DLT among the 6 subjects finally determined.

    Time frame: Up to 28 days since the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number and copy number of CD70-CAR-T cells

    Number and copy number of CD70-CAR-T cells are evaluated by number in peripheral blood and tumor tissue.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  2. Objective response rate (ORR)

    The incidence of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), progressive disease (PD), or unevaluable (UE) as the best response to treatment assessed by investigators and based on the Lugano 2014. assessment criterion

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Progression Free Survival is defined as the time from the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy to documented disease progression or death.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  4. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is defined as the time from CD70-CAR-T cell infusion to first assessed CR or PR by investigators and based on the Lugano 2014 assessment criterion.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  5. Duration of response (DOR)

    Duration of response is defined as the time from objective response until documented tumor progression among responders.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  6. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival is defined as the time from the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy to documented disease progression or death.

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  7. Pharmacodynamics: Peak level of cytokines in serum (phase 1 and phase 2)

    The cytokines mainly include interleukin-2 (IL-2 ), IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C reactive protein (CRP), ferritin. Peak was defined as the maximum post-baseline level of the cytokine.

    Time frame: Up to 28 days since the initiation of CD70-CAR-T cell therapy

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • China
    Beijing, Biotherapeutic Department Of Chinsese PLA Gereral Hospital, China
    Recruiting
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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 Jul 17, 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
NCT05948033
Lead sponsor
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Collaborators
UTC Therapeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Han weidong (Director of Biotherapeutic Department, Chinese PLA General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 17, 2023
Start date
Jul 15, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 17, 2023

Study contacts

Weidong Han, Ph.D
Contact
hanwdrsw@sina.com
010-66937231 ext. +86
Yang Liu, M.D
Contact
liuyang301blood@163.com
010-66939460
Yangbin Zhao, Ph.D
study director · UTC Therapeutics Inc.

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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