NCT03526185

A Pilot Study Using Short-Term Cultured Anti-Tumor Autologous Lymphocytes

A Pilot Study Using Short-Term Cultured Anti-Tumor Autologous Lymphocytes Following a Lymphocyte Depleting Regimen in Metastatic Melanoma

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To determine the feasibility and safety of administering a regimen of TIL/IL-2, using a cell product manufactured in the Yale Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratories, in subjects with metastatic melanoma who are not responding or have progressed after receiving prior therapy with a PD-1/PD-L1 antagonist used alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4. Additionally, a second cohort of patients with metastatic melanoma who are not responding or have progressed after receiving prior therapy with a PD-1/PD-L1 antagonist alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4 will receive anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 therapy with Nivolumab and Ipilimumab.

Detailed description

The objectives of this study have been expanded since its original registration to inlcude an additional cohort of patients (now designated Cohort 1 and Cohort 2). Cohort 1 is the original group of patients described in the initial registration of the study. Cohort 1 Objectives: * To determine the feasibility and safety of administering a regimen of TIL/IL-2, using a cell product manufactured in the Yale Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratories, in subjects with metastatic melanoma who are not responding or have progressed after receiving prior therapy with a PD-1/PD-L1 antagonist used alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4. * To assess for evidence of clinical activity. * To conduct a preliminary assessment of the TCR clonotypes present in marker positive CD8+ cells (4-1BB, LAG-3, TIM-3, PD-1) versus marker-negative CD8+ T-cells early in the expansion cultures and compare to clonotypes late in the final product and in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) 1 and 2 months post infusion. Cohort 2 Objectives: * To determine the feasibility and safety of administering a regimen of TIL/IL-2, using a cell product manufactured in the Yale Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratories, followed by anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 therapy with Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma who are not responding or have progressed after receiving prior therapy with a PD-1/PD-L1 antagonist alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4. * To evaluate the efficacy of TIL/IL-2 therapy in combination with subsequent anti-PD-1 Nivolumab and anti-CTLA-4 Ipilimumab by assessing the objective response rate by immune-related RECIST (irRECIST). * To conduct a preliminary assessment of the TCR clonotypes present in marker positive CD8+ cells (e.g. 4-1BB, LAG-3, TIM-3, PD-1) versus marker-negative CD8+ T-cells early in the expansion cultures and compare to clonotypes late in the final product and in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) 1 and 2 months post infusion.

Conditions

• Metastatic Melanoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes	The regimen consists of treatment with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine,followed by infusion of up to 3x1011 lymphocytes (minimum of 1x109) expanded in vitro from subjects own resected tumor followed by the administration of aldesleukin (IL-2).
DRUG	Nivolumab and Ipilimumab	• Within 1 week post discharge subjects will be treated with Nivolumab 1 mg/kg and Ipilimumab 3 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Following this, patients will receive Nivolumab 480 mg every 4 weeks. Adjuvant Nivolumab will continue until evidence of disease progression or inability to tolerate treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-06
• Primary completion: 2020-12-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2018-05-16
• Last updated: 2022-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study