Title

PD-1 Knockout Engineered T Cells for Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase I Clinical Trial of PD-1 Knockout Engineered T Cells Treating Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Phase

    Phase 1
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Study Participants

    12
This study will evaluate the safety of PD-1 knockout engineered T cells in treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Blood samples will also be collected for research purposes.
This is a dose-escalation study of ex-vivo knocked-out, expanded, and selected PD-1 knockout-T cells from autologous origin. Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups to determine the maximal tolerant dose. After the lower number of cycles are considered tolerant, an arm of the next higher number of cycles will be open to next patients. Biomarkers and immunological markers are collected and analyzed as well.
Study Started
Aug 26
2016
Primary Completion
Aug 20
2018
Study Completion
Mar 17
2020
Results Posted
Dec 21
2020
Last Update
Jan 12
2021

Drug Cyclophosphamide

To deplete Tregs before collecting peripheral blood

  • Other names: Cytoxan

Other PD-1 Knockout T Cells

Autologous lymphocytes are collected and PDCD1 gene is knocked out in the laboratory. Cells are selected and expanded ex vivo. Cells are infused back to the patients for treatment

A - Two cycles Experimental

Peripheral blood lymphocytes will be collected and Programmed cell death protein 1(PDCD1) gene will be knocked out by CRISPR Cas9 in the laboratory (PD-1 Knockout T cells). The lymphocytes will be selected and expanded ex vivo and infused back into patients. Cyclophosphamide at 20mg/kg single dose will be administered 3 days i.v. before cell infusion. A total of 1 x 10^7/kg PD-1 Knockout T cells will be infused in one cycle. Each cycle is divided into three administrations, with 20% infused in the first administration, 30% in the second, and the remaining 50% in the third. Patients will receive a total of two cycles of treatment.

B- Two cycles Experimental

Peripheral blood lymphocytes will be collected and Programmed cell death protein 1(PDCD1) gene will be knocked out by CRISPR Cas9 in the laboratory (PD-1 Knockout T cells). The lymphocytes will be selected and expanded ex vivo and infused back into patients. Cyclophosphamide at 20mg/kg single dose will be administered 3 days i.v. before cell infusion. A total of 2 x 10^7/kg PD-1 Knockout T cells will be infused in one cycle. Each cycle is divided into three administrations, with 20% infused in the first administration, 30% in the second, and the remaining 50% in the third. Patients will receive a total of two cycles of treatment.

C- Two cycles Experimental

Peripheral blood lymphocytes will be collected and Programmed cell death protein 1(PDCD1) gene will be knocked out by CRISPR Cas9 in the laboratory (PD-1 Knockout T cells). The lymphocytes will be selected and expanded ex vivo and infused back into patients. Cyclophosphamide at 20mg/kg single dose will be administered 3 days i.v. before cell infusion. A total of 4 x 10^7/kg PD-1 Knockout T cells will be infused in one cycle. Each cycle is divided into three administrations, with 20% infused in the first administration, 30% in the second, and the remaining 50% in the third. Patients will receive a total of two cycles of treatment.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Pathologically verified stage IV non-small cell lung cancer with measurable lesions (On CT: longest diameter of tumoral lesion >=10 mm, shorted diameter of lymph node >=15 mm; measurable lesions should not have been irradiated)
Progressed after all standard treatment
Performance score: 0-1
Expected life span: >= 6 months
Toxicities from prior treatment has resolved. Washout period is 4 weeks for chemotherapy, and 2 weeks for targeted therapy
Major organs function normally
Women at pregnant ages should be under contraception
Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Pathology is mixed type
Emergent treatment of tumor emergency is needed
Poor vasculature
Coagulopathy, or ongoing thrombolytics and/or anticoagulation
Blood-borne infectious disease, e.g. hepatitis B
History of mandatory custody because of psychosis or other psychological disease inappropriate for treatment deemed by treating physician
With other immune diseases, or chronic use of immunosuppressants or steroids
Compliance cannot be expected
Other conditions requiring exclusion deemed by physician

Summary

Pre-A Cohort

A Cohort

B Cohort

C Cohort

All Events

Event Type Organ System Event Term Pre-A Cohort A Cohort B Cohort C Cohort

Number of Participants With Adverse Events and/or Dose Limiting Toxicities as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability of Dose of PD-1 Knockout T Cells Using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0) in Patients

Pre-A Cohort

A Cohort

B Cohort

C Cohort

Number of Patients With Overall Response

Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR."

Pre-A Cohort

A Cohort

B Cohort

C Cohort

Number of Patients With Disease Control at 8 Weeks

Response will be evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 for target lesions at Week 8:Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all extranodal target lesions; Partial Response (PR) ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD) Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD; Disease control = CR +PR+SD

Pre-A Cohort

A Cohort

B Cohort

C Cohort

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions

Pre-A Cohort

11.7
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.6 to 17.7

A Cohort

8.0
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 7.3 to 8.4

B Cohort

8.1
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 7.4 to 75.7

C Cohort

6.1
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 8.1

Overall Survival (OS)

OS is defined as the time interval from date of first edited T cell infusion to the date of death due to any reason

Pre-A Cohort

47.5
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 42.6 to 52.4

A Cohort

51.4
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 13.4 to 116.0

B Cohort

32.6
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 24.4 to 97.7

C Cohort

51.6
weeks (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 21.0 to 96.7

Number of Participants With Genes Mutations in Peripheral Blood Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA)

Driver genes mutaion stauts of Participants in ctDNA from peripheral blood were assessed by next generation sequencing (NGS), to explore the positive rate of sepicif driver genes (e.g. EGFR, ALK, ROS1, etc.) and the relationship between gene mutation status and clinical response

Pre-A Cohort

A Cohort

B Cohort

C Cohort

Interleukin-6 Change in the Peripheral Blood.

Peripheral Interleukin-6 level at different timepoint (Baseline, 1 month and 3 month) was measured using rate nephelometry

Pre-A Cohort

1 month

12.9
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.5 to 24.3

3 month

18.45
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 18.45 to 18.45

baseline

10.68
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 8.98 to 12.38

A Cohort

1 month

4.37
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 2.39 to 90.17

baseline

3.27
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 2.62 to 61.87

B Cohort

1 month

23.92
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.58 to 137.1

3 month

4.03
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 4.03 to 4.03

baseline

51.97
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 8.09 to 67.09

C Cohort

1 month

14.77
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 8.48 to 26.17

3 month

12.49
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 12.49 to 12.49

baseline

10.59
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 10.28 to 11.45

Interleukin-10 Change in the Peripheral Blood.

Peripheral Interleukin-10 level at different timepoint (Baseline, 1 month and 3 month) was measured using chemiluminescence.

Pre-A Cohort

1 month

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

3 month

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

baseline

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

A Cohort

1 month

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

baseline

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

B Cohort

1 month

19.05
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 7.3 to 30.8

3 month

27.1
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 27.1 to 27.1

baseline

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

C Cohort

1 month

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

3 month

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

baseline

5.0
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.0 to 5.0

Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Change in the Peripheral Blood.

Peripheral Tumor Necrosis Factor-a level at different timepoint (Baseline, 1 month and 3 month) was measured using chemiluminescence.

Pre-A Cohort

1 month

10.68
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 7.65 to 13.7

3 month

6.97
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 6.97 to 6.97

baseline

13.84
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 7.97 to 19.7

A Cohort

1 month

7.84
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.74 to 7.92

baseline

6.07
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.61 to 8.53

B Cohort

1 month

10.4
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 4.2 to 11.9

3 month

10.9
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 10.9 to 10.9

baseline

8.89
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.3 to 8.92

C Cohort

1 month

16.4
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 6.31 to 27.7

3 month

11.7
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 11.7 to 11.7

baseline

5.06
pg/ml (Median)
95% Confidence Interval: 4.01 to 6.28

Total

12
Participants

Age, Continuous

54.5
years (Mean)
Full Range: 31.0 to 68.0

Age, Continuous

54.5
years (Median)
Full Range: 31.0 to 68.0

Age, Categorical

Race (NIH/OMB)

Region of Enrollment

Sex: Female, Male

Overall Study

Pre-A-One Cycle

A - Two Cycles

B- Two Cycles

C- Two Cycles