Recruiting
Phase 1

CIML & Atezolizumab

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Code:

NCT07011004

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Refractory

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cytokine Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells

Atezolizumb

CIML-NK cell therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

The researchers are doing this study is to find the highest dose of cytokine-induced memory-like (CIML) natural killer (NK) cells in combination with the drug atezolizumab that causes few or mild side effects in people with relapsed/refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The researchers will also look at whether the treatment combination works against participants' cancer.

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Refractory

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse

Study ID

NCT07011004

Start date

May 30, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

May, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Disease specific inclusion criteria:

  • Subjects must have histologically confirmed acute myeloid leukemia that meets any of the following criteria:

  • Refractory to at least two attempts at prior induction therapy. An attempt is defined as either a single cycle of combination chemotherapy such as daunorubicin/anthracycline OR a single monthly cycle of a hypomethylating agent with venetoclax.
  • Patients with FLT3-ITD or -TKD mutations must have received at least one commercially available inhibitor of FLT3.
  • Patients with NPM1 mutation or rearrangements of MLL must be refractory to revumenib.
  • Patients with mutations in IDH1 or IDH2 must be refractory to at least one commercially available inhibitor of IDH1 or IDH2, respectively.
  • Relapsed AML when relapse occurred within 6 months of achieving an initial complete remission.
  • Patients must have either failed prior FDA approved agents or, in the opinion of the treating physician, have a sufficiently low probability of response to existing FDA approved agents to warrant treatment on an investigational protocol.

Other inclusion criteria:

  • Patients aged 18 through 70 years old are eligible.
  • Must have an available, haplotype mismatched related individual that meets criteria for cell donation according to the FACT guidelines.
  • Patients must have Karnofsky performance status ≥70%.
  • Adequate cardiac function as defined as a systolic LV ejection fraction ≥50% at rest and absence of New York Heart Association stage III or IV congestive heart failure.
  • Adequate pulmonary function as defined as a resting SpO2 ≥ 92% on room air at rest.
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 5 mg/dL.
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5x ULN unless thought to be disease related.
  • Estimated or measured creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min.
  • Subjects must be free from all systemic immune suppression for at least 4 weeks prior to the start of intended therapy.
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception and agreement to refrain from donating eggs, as defined below: Women must remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period.
  • Negative HIV test at screening.
  • Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening OR positive HBsAg is allowed if a negative HBcAb or a negative quantitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) (DNA < 500 IU/mL) assay are documented.
  • Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV RNA test at screening The HCV RNA test must be performed for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test.
  • For patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: Stable anticoagulant regimen for 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Timing of treatment relative to prior therapies:

  • Bridging therapy with hydrea is allowed but is required to be tapered off prior to NK infusion.
  • Any experimental biological treatments must be discontinued for at least 5 half-lives prior to initiation of study therapy.
  • Patients must be >5 half-lives from receipt of other cytotoxic or targeted therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
  • Subjects with active/uncontrolled CNS leukemia. Subjects with prior CNS disease must have no detectable evidence of CSF disease for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Subjects requiring systemic immunosuppression for any indication are excluded.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease, as defined by:

  • New York Heart Association Class II or greater congestive heart failure.
  • Myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or other arterial vascular disease within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
  • Unstable arrhythmia
  • Unstable angina
  • Subjects with isolated extramedullary disease without evidence of bone marrow involvement by immunohistochemistry.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding or intend to become pregnant during study treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment with atezolizumab.
  • Severe or uncontrolled infection prior to initiation of study treatment.
  • Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, excluding prophylactic antimicrobial agents.
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan.
  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia (ionized calcium > 1.5 mmol/L, calcium >12 mg/dL, or corrected calcium greater than ULN)
  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjögren syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis, with the following exceptions:

  • Patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism who are on thyroid-replacement hormone are eligible for the study.
  • Patients with controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus who are on an insulin regimen are eligible for the study.
  • Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are excluded) are eligible for the study provided all following conditions are met:

  • Rash must cover < 10% of body surface area.
  • Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low-potency topical corticosteroids.
  • There has been no occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition requiring psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation, methotrexate, retinoids, biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high-potency or oral corticosteroids within the previous 12 months.
  • Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently)
  • Persons who do not meet the age and organ function criteria specified above.
  • History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation.

Donor Inclusion Criteria:

  • Donors must be eligible for apheresis according to standard FACT guidelines.
  • Donors must not have an HLA genotype reactive against anti-HLA antibodies in the recipient.

Study Design

Enrollment

18 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cytokine Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells Combined with Atezolizumb

Pre-conditioning chemotherapy will consist of a standard lymphodepleting regimen including fludarabine 25 mg/m2 IV daily x 5 on days -6 to - 2 and cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg IV x 2 on days -5 and -4 prior to the infusion of the CIML-NK cells. Standard MSKCC supportive care guidelines for infusion of chemotherapy including cyclophosphamide will be employed. On the day of infusion subjects will receive a single dose of atezolizumab IV over 60 minutes IV. Subjects will receive subcutaneous recombinant human IL-2 (rh-IL2) every other day x 6 doses beginning on day 0 via subcutaneous injection.

Interventions

Cytokine Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells

Subjects will receive subcutaneous recombinant human IL-2 (rh-IL2) every other day x 6 doses beginning on day 0 via subcutaneous injection.

Atezolizumb

Single dose of Atezolizumab IV over 60 minutes IV.

CIML-NK cell therapy

CIML-NK cell therapy as an intravenous (IV) infusion

Primary outcome measure

  • The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mark Geyer, MD

646-608-3745

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)

Recruiting

Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited protocol activities)

Recruiting

Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

Memorial Sloan Kettering West Harrison (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Mark Geyer, MD

646-608-3745

Principal Investigator:

Brian Shaffer, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)

Recruiting

Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553

Contacts

Brian Shaffer, MD

646-608-2091

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Last update posted

Jun 17, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Atezolizumab
  • CIML-NK (Cytokine Induced Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells)
  • 24-356

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on 2026-06-17.