Recruiting
Phase 1

CART123 & Ruxolitinib

Sponsor:

Stephan Grupp MD PhD

Code:

NCT07464951

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 29

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Anti-CD123 LV redirected T cells (CART123)

Ruxolitinib (JAKAVI®)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of CART123 cells either alone or when combined with ruxolitinib in pediatric and young adult subjects with relapsed or refractory AML. Subjects will be enrolled into one of two treatment cohorts: subjects who will receive CART123 alone (Cohort A) or subjects who will receive CART123 in combination with ruxolitinib (Cohort B).

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Study ID

NCT07464951

Start date

May 14, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

May 14, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 14, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 29

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1\. Age at time of consent: Cohort A: 0-29 years. Cohort B: 1-29 years (Note: the first subject at each dose level of Cohort B must be ≥12 years old)
  • 2\. Subjects with AML in second or greater relapse, post-transplant relapse, or with chemotherapy-refractory disease. Specifically:

1. Second or greater relapse defined as bone marrow flow cytometric confirmation of myeloid leukemia of at least 0.1% or development of extramedullary disease by imaging or biopsy after second documented complete remission; OR
2. Any detectable disease post-allogeneic transplant with bone marrow flow cytometric confirmation of myeloid leukemia of at least 0.1% or development of extramedullary disease by imaging or biopsy; OR
3. Refractory disease, defined as: Persistent bone marrow involvement with ≥0.1% disease by flow cytometry or persistent extramedullary disease by imaging or biopsy after two courses of induction chemotherapy for patients at initial presentation, ≥ 0.1% bone marrow disease by flow cytometry or persistent extramedullary disease by imaging or biopsy after one course of induction chemotherapy for patients who have relapsed after previously achieving a CR , and ≥ 0.1% bone marrow disease by flow cytometry or persistent extramedullary disease by imaging or biopsy after one course of AML-directed chemotherapy for those with myeloid lineage switch.
  • 3\. Subjects must have an identified stem cell donor with the ability to proceed rapidly to transplant following CART123 treatment if indicated.
  • 4\. Adequate organ function defined as:

1. Serum creatinine based on age/gender.
2. Adequate liver function: ALT ≤ 500 U/L, Bilirubin ≤3x the upper limit of normal, and 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 AML infiltration of the liver.
3. Must have a minimum level of pulmonary reserve defined as ≤Grade 1 dyspnea and <Grade 3 hypoxia; DLCO ≥ 40% (corrected for anemia if necessary) if PFTs are clinically appropriate as determined by the treating investigator.
4. Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction (LVSF) ≥ 28% or Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45% confirmed by echocardiogram or another scan.
  • 5\. Adequate performance status defined as Lansky or Karnofsky performance score ≥ 50.
  • 6\. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use acceptable birth control methods.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1\. Active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C
  • 2\. HIV infection
  • 3\. Active acute or chronic GVHD requiring systemic therapy
  • 4\. Concurrent use of systemic steroids or immunosuppression 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 or immunosuppression 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.
  • 5\. CNS disease that is progressive on therapy, or with CNS parenchymal lesions that might increase the risk of CNS toxicity.
  • 6\. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) subjects.
  • 7\. Uncontrolled active infection

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cohort A

In Cohort A, the treatment regimen will consist of lymphodepleting chemotherapy followed by CART123 infusion with planned dose escalation. Subjects enrolled on Cohort A will receive a standard regimen of fludarabine (30 mg/m2/day x 4 days) and cyclophosphamide (500 mg/m2/day x 2 days).

experimental: Cohort B

In Cohort B, the treatment regimen will consist of lymphodepleting chemotherapy and ruxolitinib followed by a fixed dose of CART123 cells and age and body surface area-adjusted dose of ruxolitinib. Subjects enrolled on Cohort B will receive the regimen fludarabine (30 mg/m2/day x 4 days) and cyclophosphamide (1000 mg/m2/day x 3 days).

Interventions

Anti-CD123 LV redirected T cells (CART123)

CART123 cells: lentivirally transduced T cells expressing anti-CD123 chimeric antigen receptors expressing tandem TCRζ and 4-1BB (TCRζ /4-1BB) costimulatory domains.

Ruxolitinib (JAKAVI®)

Ruxolitinib: an orally administered janus-activated kinase (JAK) inhibitor that selectively inhibits JAK1 and JAK2.

Primary outcome measure

  • Evaluate the Safety of CART123 [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
  • Safety of CART123 in combination with Ruxolitinib [ Time Frame: 5 Years ]
  • Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose of CART123 [ Time Frame: 5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cell Therapy Nurse Navigator

445-942-5891CARTNurseNavigator@chop.edu

Melissa Varghese

varghesem@chop.edu

Locations

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Melissa Varghese, MS

varghesem@chop.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Stephan Grupp MD PhD

Last update posted

Jul 7, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • CART
  • AML
  • CART123
  • Leukemia
  • Ruxolitinib

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stephan Grupp MD PhD on 2026-07-07.