NCT07090538

GSL Synthetase Inhibitor Plus GM-CSF and/ or Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Previously Treated High-Risk Neuroblastoma.

A Single-arm Exploratory Trial of GSL Synthetase Inhibitor Plus Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) and/ or Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Advanced/Metastatic Neuroblastoma.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chinese PLA General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This exploratory clinical study will evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of combining a GSL synthase inhibitor with a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in patients with advanced or metastatic neuroblastoma. Six to eight eligible patients are expected to be treated in this clinical trial: 1) Assessing the anti-tumour effects of GSL synthase inhibitors in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors and/or GM-CSF; 2) To assess immunological or clinical predictive biomarkers of efficacy and toxicity; and 3) Detecting changes in the tumour microenvironment (TME) and the dynamics of peripheral blood immune cells after treatment with a GSL synthase inhibitor combined with GM-CSF.

Detailed description

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumour in infants and children. It is also known as an immunocold tumour due to the poor infiltration of immune cells in the tumour microenvironment. Tumour-associated macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells account for a significant proportion of neuroblastoma cases and predominantly exert a pro-tumourigenic effect due to the tumour-suppressive microenvironment. Anti-phagocytic signals expressed by tumour cells, such as CD47, inhibit the direct cytophagy of macrophages. Patients in the high-risk group are less immunogenic and therefore less responsive to immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) monotherapy than those in the low- and intermediate-risk groups. A combination of approaches may therefore be required for the immunotherapy of neuroblastoma. Aberrant expression of glycosphingolipid (GSL) synthase is a fundamental feature of most tumours and tumour microenvironments. Neurological tumours, including neuroblastoma, have been observed to exhibit elevated levels of acidic glycosphingolipids on their surfaces. A number of studies have indicated that there is an increase in the expression of GSL synthase in tumours that are resistant to chemotherapy. Eliglustat, an oral GlcCer synthase inhibitor, has been approved for the treatment of Gaucher disease type 1. Researchers have demonstrated the excellent safety and efficacy of Eliglustat in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors for treating advanced/metastatic solid tumours and relapsed/refractory haematological malignancies. For these reasons, an exploratory clinical study was designed to observe the efficacy and feasibility of GSL synthase inhibitors in combination with GM-CSF in the treatment of patients with advanced/metastatic neuroblastoma. The objective of this study was to provide a high level of evidence-based rationale for the combination treatment regimen in these patients. The investigators will administer a combination of Eliglustat and GM-CSF to six patients diagnosed with advanced or metastatic NB. The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and feasibility of Eliglustat in combination with GM-CSF in the treatment of neuroblastoma. The secondary objectives are to assess immunological or clinically predictive biomarkers of efficacy and toxicity, alterations in the tumour microenvironment, and changes in the dynamics of immune cells in the peripheral blood.

Conditions

• Neuroblastoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Eliglustat	Drug: GM-CSF + Eliglustat Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) and GSL Synthetase Inhibitor

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2027-08-31
• First posted: 2025-07-29
• Last updated: 2025-07-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China