Donor-derived T cells specific for tumor antigen and multiple pathogens for prevention of relapse and infection after haemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for myeloid malignancies (the INTACT trial).

Authors

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Wei Jiang

The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia

Wei Jiang , Gaurav Sutrave , Abir Bhattacharyya , Peter J. Shaw , Caroline M. Bateman , Selmir Avdic , Leighton E. Clancy , Janine Street , Elissa Atkins , Kenneth Micklethwaite , David Gottlieb , Emily Blyth

Organizations

The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia

Research Funding

Other Government Agency

Background: Disease relapse and infection cause significant morbidity and mortality after allogeneic HSCT for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplasia (MDS). Wilms’ tumour 1 (WT1) and preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME) are both commonly overexpressed in these conditions. We assessed the safety of a novel combination of tumour associated antigen (TAA) and multipathogen (MP) specific T cells administered prophylactically after HSCT in a phase 1 trial. Methods: Patients with overexpression of WT1 or PRAME by ddPCR on diagnostic tumour samples were eligible. TAA and MP specific T cells were ex vivo expanded from stem cell donors by stimulating apheresis derived mononuclear cells with tumour, viral or fungal peptides. T cells specific for CMV, EBV, Adenovirus (AdV) and Aspergillus (Asp) antigens were produced separately and pooled in equal parts into a MP product. Patients received 1 infusion of MP specific and up to 4 infusions of TAA specific T cells at 4-weekly intervals from 28 days post HSCT (cell dose 2x107/m2 per infusion). Results: Ten HSCT recipients have received a total of 38 infusions. Median age was 48 years (17-67), disease AML (n = 6) or high risk MDS (n = 4), DRI intermediate (n = 4) or high (n = 6), conditioning myeloablative (n = 8) or reduced intensity (n = 2), donor source sibling (n = 7) or matched unrelated (n = 3). Median expression of WT1 on diagnostic bone marrow was 1442 copies/104 copies ABL (0-3870), PRAME 131 copies/104 copies ABL (4-12300). Patients received WT1 (n = 4), PRAME (n = 5) or both WT1 and PRAME specific T cells (n = 1). Mean tumour antigen specificity in the TAA product was 1.4% and 13.3% of CD3+ cells for WT1 and PRAME respectively. Mean total pathogen specificity in the MP product was approximately 44% (CMV = 14.0%, EBV = 14.8% and AdV = 11.6% of CD3+ cells, Asp = 14.8% of CD4+ cells). All patients received MP specific T cells. No immediate infusion related adverse events were reported. At a median 540 days post transplant (80-1265), 8 of 10 patients remain alive and in complete disease remission. Two patients did not proceed after completing 3 of 5 infusions due to the development of graft versus host disease (GVHD); both are in remission. There were 2 deaths; one patient with progressive disease who had persistent high risk MDS pre and post HSCT, and one with multiorgan failure who had multiple post transplant complications (venoocclusive disease, sepsis, GVHD), both prior to infusion. Low level viral reactivations occurred (CMV n = 5, EBV n = 7, BKV n = 3, HHV6 n = 4, AdV n = 1), however none required treatment and there were no cases of viral tissue disease or EBV PTLD. There were no invasive fungal infections. Conclusions: Prophylactic infusions of donor derived WT1/PRAME and multipathogen specific T cells post HSCT are well tolerated and associated with low rates of infection and relapse. Clinical trial information: NCT02895412.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Acute Leukemia

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02895412

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 7039)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.7039

Abstract #

7039

Poster Bd #

270

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