The phase I clinical study of CART targeting BCMA with humanized alpaca-derived single-domain antibody as antigen recognition domain.

Authors

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Lu Han

Department of Immunology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China

Lu Han , Quanli Gao , Keshu Zhou , Jian Zhou , Baijun Fang , Jishuai Zhang , Hongjian Li , Yongping Song

Organizations

Department of Immunology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China, Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China, Department of Hematology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China, Department of Hematology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China, Shenzhen Pregene Biopharma Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, China, The Shenzhen Pregene Biopharma Company, Shenzhen, China, Department of Hematology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Research Funding

Other Government Agency

Background: Several phase I clinical trials already shown Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CART) targeting BCMA has the promised effects to treat the relapsed/refractory (RR) multiple myeloma (MM), RRMM. We developed CART cells (CART-BCMA) using one single-domain antibody as recognition domain. The anti-BCMA single-domain antibody was derived from the alpaca, and humanized with the affinity of 1.14nM. The CART-BCMA use the 4-1BB and CD3ζ intracellular regions as T cell activation domain. Methods: A phase I, single arm clinical study was conducted to assess safety and efficacy of CART-BCMA. The enrolled RRMM patients had received average 10 lines of prior treatment, no matter BCMA expression level on plasma cells. Patients were subjected to a lymphodepleting regimen with Cy (300-600 mg/m2, d-5, -4) and Flu (30 mg/m2, d-5 to d-3) before CART infusion at the dose of 2-10×106 CAR+ cells/kg. The efficacy was assessed based on the IMWG Criteria, and the toxicity was graded by CTCAE 4.02. Results: As of December 31, 2018, 16 patients were infused with autologous CART-BCMA cells, and had at least 1 month of follow-up. Many patients have M protein in serum, but haven't the high percent of plasma cells in bone marrow, which are difficult to be treated by CART cells because the tumor cells are aggregated, not diffused in bone marrow. 3 patiens were diagnosed with extramedullary diseases, were evaluated as PR at D28 (tumor SPD decreasing >50%). 13 patients haven't extramedullary diseases, at D28, ORR is 84.6% (11/13); At 10 weeks, 7 patients were evaluated, ORR is 100% (sCR/CR 42.8%, VGPR 14.3% , PR 42.8% ); 5 patients reached 16 weeks, 1 relapsed, 4 kept remission. The Pt3 and Pt6 shows the CRS grade 3 or 4, other patients shows the grade 0-2 CRS, the CRS is manageable. Conclusions: Our result demonstrates the promising efficacy compared with other reported results of CART targeting BCMA, and supports further development of this anti-RRMM cellular immunotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT03661554

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Developmental Immunotherapy and Tumor Immunobiology

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Sub Track

Cellular Immmunotherapy

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03661554

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr 2535)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.2535

Abstract #

2535

Poster Bd #

179

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