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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B694, a Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express MSLN and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression


2024-04-03


2028-06


2029-06


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Study Overview

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B694, a Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express MSLN and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

The goal of this study is to test A2B694, an autologous logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T-cell product in subjects with solid tumors including colorectal cancer (CRC), pancreatic cancer (PANC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ovarian cancer (OVCA), mesothelioma (MESO), and other solid tumors that express MSLN and have lost HLA-A*02 expression. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Phase 1: What is the recommended dose of A2B694 that is safe for patients Phase 2: Does the recommended dose of A2B694 kill the solid tumor cells and protect the patient's healthy cells Participants will be required to perform study procedures and assessments, and will also receive the following study treatments: Enrollment and Apheresis in BASECAMP-1 (NCT04981119) Preconditioning Lymphodepletion (PCLD) Regimen A2B694 Tmod CAR T cells at the assigned dose

This is a seamless phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label study that enrolls adults with recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic (considered non-curative) CRC, NSCLC, PANC, OVCA, MESO or other solid tumors with MSLN expression. Subjects must be germline HLA-A*02 heterozygous, with tumors that express MSLN and have lost HLA-A*02 expression. The purpose of Phase 1 of this study is to determine the safety and the optimal dose of A2B694 (after PCLD) in participants with solid tumor disease. The purpose of Phase 2 of this study is to determine the further safety and efficacy (how well it treats the solid tumor disease) of A2B694. The treatment available for these cancers and other solid tumors can be toxic, debilitating, and fatal. In the recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic setting, the intent of standard of care treatment is typically palliative rather than curative, and has not changed significantly in several decades. A2 Bio hypothesizes that A2B694 Tmod CAR T-cell therapy will enable the killing of tumor target cells (those cells that express MSLN and have LOH for HLA-A*02 protein). Additionally, normal healthy cells that maintain HLA-A*02 expression and co-express MSLN (eg, lung tissue) will not be targeted due to the blocker portion of the Tmod CAR T cell that acts as a self-regulated safety switch that protects normal tissue from damage. A2 Bio believes this will provide a therapeutic safety window compared to previous solid tumor targeting therapies. This hypothesis will be explored in the study. Participants for this study must enroll and have their T cells collected (apheresis) in the pre-screening BASECAMP-1 study (NCT04981119). T cells are collected, processed and stored for each participant. Upon disease progression the participant may screen for this study (EVEREST-2) and the participant's T cells are manufactured and then infused following PCLD regimen. There is no time requirement between the studies, and patients may go directly from BASECAMP-1 to EVEREST-2 based on their own disease course.

  • Solid Tumor, Adult
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • NSCLC
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NSCLC, Recurrent
  • Non-Small Cell Squamous Lung Cancer
  • Pancreas Cancer
  • Pancreatic Neoplasm
  • Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
  • CRC
  • Colon Cancer
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Mesothelioma
  • Mesothelioma, Malignant
  • Ovary Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • MESOM
  • BIOLOGICAL: A2B694
  • DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: xT CDx with HLA-LOH Assay
  • A2B694-101

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates Results Reporting Dates Study Record Updates

2023-09-18  

N/A  

2025-03-06  

2023-09-21  

N/A  

2025-03-10  

2023-09-25  

N/A  

2025-03  

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

Primary Purpose:
Treatment


Allocation:
Na


Interventional Model:
Single Group


Masking:
None


Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: A2B694

Patients receive Preconditioning Lymphodepletion (PCLD) Regimen followed by a single dose of A2B694 intravenously on day 0

BIOLOGICAL: A2B694

  • Autologous logic-gated Tmod CAR T cells

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: xT CDx with HLA-LOH Assay

  • An investigational next generation sequencing (NGS) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Phase 1: Rate of adverse events and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) by dose levelAdverse Events and toxicity will be evaluated according to the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version (CTCAE) 5.0 (or current version). Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) events will be graded according to the criteria described in the current protocol.From the time of Informed consent until 24 months (2 years) post A2B694 infusion
Phase 1: Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)The RP2D will be identified utilizing a BOIN study design in addition to considering safety and biomarker analysis.21 days post A2B694 infusion
Phase 2: The Overall Response Rate (ORR) for patientsThe ORR will be evaluated per RECIST v1.1 and assessed by independent central review.24 months post A2B694 infusion
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Persistence of A2B694Number of A2B694 Tmod CAR T cells present in patients treated with A2B694 as assessed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (or similar method) on participant blood samplesup to 24 months post A2B694 infusion
Cytokine analysisCytokine levels such as interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients treated with A2B694 assessed by cytokine analysis on participant blood samplesup to 24 months post A2B694 infusion

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Name: Clinical Trials

Phone Number: 310-431-9180

Email: ClinicalTrials@a2bio.com

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person’s general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:
ALL

Sexes Eligible for Study:
18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    Inclusion Criteria:
    Key Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Appropriately enrolled in the BASECAMP-1 A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. study, with tissue demonstrating LOH of HLA-A*02 by NGS (whenever possible from the primary site), successful apheresis and PBMC processing, and with sufficient stored cells available for Tmod CAR T-cell therapy 2. Histologically confirmed recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic CRC, NSCLC, PANC, OVCA, MESO, or other solid tumors with MSLN expression. Measurable disease is required with lesions of >1.0 cm by CT. 3. Received previous required therapy for the appropriate solid tumor disease as described in the protocol 4. Has adequate organ function as described in the protocol 5. ECOG performance status of 0 to 1 6. Life expectancy of ≥3 months 7. Willing to comply with study schedule of assessments including long term safety follow up
    Key Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Has disease that is suitable for local therapy or able to receive standard of care therapy that is therapeutic and not palliative 2. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant 3. Prior solid organ transplant 4. MESO with pleural involvement extending into the peritoneum 5. Cancer therapy within 3 weeks or 3 half lives of A2B694 infusion 6. Radiotherapy within 28 days of A2B694 infusion 7. Unstable angina, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, or any other significant cardiac disease within the last 6 months 8. Any new symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) or a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within 3 months of enrollment. Therapeutic dosing of anticoagulants is allowed for history of PE or DVT if greater than 3 months from time of enrollment, and adequately treated 9. History of interstitial lung disease including drug-induced interstitial lung disease and radiation pneumonitis that requires treatment with prolonged steroids or other immune suppressive agents within 1 year 10. Requires supplemental home oxygen 11. Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding 12. Subjects, both male and female, of childbearing potential who are not willing to practice birth control from the time of consent through 6 months post infusion of A2B694

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

  • Tempus AI

  • STUDY_DIRECTOR: John Welch, MD, PhD, A2 Biotherapeutics

Publications

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General Publications

  • Hamburger AE, DiAndreth B, Cui J, Daris ME, Munguia ML, Deshmukh K, Mock JY, Asuelime GE, Lim ED, Kreke MR, Tokatlian T, Kamb A. Engineered T cells directed at tumors with defined allelic loss. Mol Immunol. 2020 Dec;128:298-310. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
  • Hwang MS, Mog BJ, Douglass J, Pearlman AH, Hsiue EH, Paul S, DiNapoli SR, Konig MF, Pardoll DM, Gabelli SB, Bettegowda C, Papadopoulos N, Vogelstein B, Zhou S, Kinzler KW. Targeting loss of heterozygosity for cancer-specific immunotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 23;118(12):e2022410118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2022410118.
  • Beroukhim R, Mermel CH, Porter D, Wei G, Raychaudhuri S, Donovan J, Barretina J, Boehm JS, Dobson J, Urashima M, Mc Henry KT, Pinchback RM, Ligon AH, Cho YJ, Haery L, Greulich H, Reich M, Winckler W, Lawrence MS, Weir BA, Tanaka KE, Chiang DY, Bass AJ, Loo A, Hoffman C, Prensner J, Liefeld T, Gao Q, Yecies D, Signoretti S, Maher E, Kaye FJ, Sasaki H, Tepper JE, Fletcher JA, Tabernero J, Baselga J, Tsao MS, Demichelis F, Rubin MA, Janne PA, Daly MJ, Nucera C, Levine RL, Ebert BL, Gabriel S, Rustgi AK, Antonescu CR, Ladanyi M, Letai A, Garraway LA, Loda M, Beer DG, True LD, Okamoto A, Pomeroy SL, Singer S, Golub TR, Lander ES, Getz G, Sellers WR, Meyerson M. The landscape of somatic copy-number alteration across human cancers. Nature. 2010 Feb 18;463(7283):899-905. doi: 10.1038/nature08822.
  • Tokatlian T, Asuelime GE, Mock JY, DiAndreth B, Sharma S, Toledo Warshaviak D, Daris ME, Bolanos K, Luna BL, Naradikian MS, Deshmukh K, Hamburger AE, Kamb A. Mesothelin-specific CAR-T cell therapy that incorporates an HLA-gated safety mechanism selectively kills tumor cells. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 Jan;10(1):e003826. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003826.