ALaCART-B: Acute Leukemia and Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T Cell Therapy for B-lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-80
SponsorNational University Hospital, Singapore

About this trial

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of a immunophenotype-adapted approach using CAR T-cells in patients with high-risk, refractory or relapsed B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients who are unable to tolerate standard chemotherapy due to significant toxicity as well as other comorbidities

Minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as grade ≤ 1 dyspnoea and oxygen saturation of > 95% on room air

Left ventricular systolic function ≥ 28% confirmed by echocardiogram, or left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45% confirmed by echocardiogram within 3 months of screening

Karnofsky (age ≥ 16 years) or Lansky (age < 16 years) performance status ≥ 50 at screening

Disqualifiers

Failure to meet any of the inclusion criteria.

Patients who test positive on urine pregnancy testing and are pregnant or are lactating

Concomitant genetic syndromes associated with BM failure states, such as Fanconi anaemia, Kostmann syndrome, Schwachman syndrome, or any other BM failure syndrome with the exception of Down syndrome

Prior malignancy, except carcinoma in situ of the skin or cervix treated with curative intent and no evidence of active disease

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CAR T-cell therapy

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group