Recruiting
Phase 2

CD19 CAR-T

Sponsor:

Stephan Grupp MD PhD

Code:

NCT04276870

Conditions

Pediatric and Young Adult Patientswith Hypodiploid or t(17;19) B-ALL

Infants With Very High Risk KMT2A B-ALL

Patients With Central Nervous System Relapse Who Did Not Receive Cranial Radiation or Bone Marrow Transplantation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 29

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Murine CART19

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is an open-label, four-cohort, phase 2 study to determine the efficacy of CART19 in pediatric and young adult patientswith hypodiploid (Cohort A) or t(17;19) B-ALL (Cohort B), infants with very high risk KMT2A B-ALL (Cohort C), and in patients with central nervous system (CNS) relapse who did not receive cranial radiation (XRT) or bone marrow transplantation (BMT) (Cohort D).

Conditions

Pediatric and Young Adult Patientswith Hypodiploid or t(17;19) B-ALL

Infants With Very High Risk KMT2A B-ALL

Patients With Central Nervous System Relapse Who Did Not Receive Cranial Radiation or Bone Marrow Transplantation

Study ID

NCT04276870

Start date

Mar 12, 2020

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Mar 10, 2037

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 10, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 29

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed informed consent form must be obtained prior to any study procedure.
2. Male and female patients with documented CD19+ B-ALL

a.Cohort A \& B: Patients, regardless their response to initial or relapsed B ALL therapy, with the following characteristics: i.Cohort A: Subjects with confirmation of a hypodiploid karyotype (chromosome number fewer than 45) ii.Cohort B: Subjects with cytogenetic confirmation of the chromosomal translocation t(17;19) (Cohort B) b.Cohort C: Infants w/ newly diagnosed KMT2A rearranged B-ALL classified as very high risk by the following criteria: i.Age < 3 months at diagnosis ii.Age < 6 months and WBC > 300,000x109/L at diagnosis or a poor prednisone response in induction iii.MRD positive > 0.01 (or PCR > 104) after 2 courses of standard infant ALL therapy.

c.Cohort D: Subjects in a first or greater CNS relapse, prior to therapy with cranial XRT or HSCT for the current relapse
3. Documentation of CD19 tumor expression in bone marrow, peripheral blood, CSF, or tumor tissue.
4. Age 0 to 29 years
5. Adequate organ function defined as:

1. A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Age Male Female 0 to < 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to < 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to < 10 years 1.0 1.0 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4

≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4
2. Adequate liver function:

i.ALT≤ 5 x ULN; ALT ii.Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN iii.ALT and/or bilirubin results that exceed this range are acceptable if, in the opinion of the physician-investigator (or as confirmed by liver biopsy), the abnormalities are directly related to ALL infiltration of the liver.

c.Must have a minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤ Grade 1 dyspnea and < Grade 3 hypoxia; DLCO ≥ 40% (corrected for anemia) if PFTs are clinically appropriate as determined by the physician-investigator.

d.Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction (LVSF) ≥ 28%, or Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45% by echocardiogram. In cases where quanitative assessment of LVSF/LVEF is not possible, a statement by the cardiologist that the ECHO shows qualititatively normal ventricular function wll suffice.
6. Adequate performance status defined as Lansky or Karnofsky score ≥ 50
7. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods

Exclusion Criteria:

1. For subjects with a CNS relapse, prior cranial XRT or BMT for the current relapse is an exclusion.
2. Active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C.
3. HIV Infection.
4. Active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) requiring systemic therapy.
5. Concurrent use of systemic steroids at the time of cell infusion or cell collection, or a condition, in the treating physician's opinion, that is likely to require steroid therapy during collection or after infusion. Steroids for disease treatment at times other than cell collection or at the time of infusion are permitted. Use of physiologic replacement hydrocortisone or inhaled steroids is permitted as well.
6. CNS3 disease that is progressive on therapy, or with CNS parenchymal lesions that might increase the risk of CNS toxicity.
7. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
8. Uncontrolled active infection.

Study Design

Enrollment

133 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Subjects with hypodiploid B-ALL

experimental: Subjects with t(17;19) B-ALL

experimental: Infant subjects with very high risk KMT2A B-ALL

experimental: Subjects with central nervous system (CNS) relapse

who did not receive cranial radiation (XRT) or bone marrow transplantation (BMT)

Interventions

Murine CART19

CART19 cells transduced with a lentiviral vector to express anti-CD19 scFv:41-BB:TCRζ, administered by IV injection with a planned dose of 5x106 CART19 cells/kg on day 0 with possible reinfusion/retreatment

Primary outcome measure

  • Event-free survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: One year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Stephan Grupp MD PhD

Last update posted

Mar 6, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stephan Grupp MD PhD on 2026-03-06.