RECRUITING

Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes for EBV-positive Lymphoma, GRALE

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Subjects have a type of lymph gland disease called Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or T/NK-lymphoproliferative disease or severe chronic active Epstein Barr Virus (CAEBV) which has come back, is at risk of coming back, or has not gone away after treatment, including the best treatment we know for these diseases. Some of these patients show signs of virus that is called Epstein Barr virus (EBV) that causes mononucleosis or glandular fever ("mono" or the "kissing disease") before or at the time of their diagnosis. EBV is found in the cancer cells of up to half the patients with HD and NHL, suggesting that it may play a role in causing Lymphoma. The cancer cells and some immune system cells infected by EBV are able to hide from the body's immune system and escape destruction. We want to see if special white blood cells, called GRALE T cells, that have been trained to kill EBV infected cells can survive in the blood and affect the tumor. We have used this sort of therapy to treat a different type of cancer called post transplant lymphoma. In this type of cancer the tumor cells have 9 proteins made by EBV on their surface. We grew T cells in the lab that recognized all 9 proteins and were able to successfully prevent and treat post transplant lymphoma. However, in HD and NHL, T/NK-lymphoproliferative disease, and CAEBV, the tumor cells and B cells only express 4 EBV proteins. In a previous study, we made T cells that recognized all 9 proteins and gave them to patients with HD. Some patients had a partial response to this therapy but no patients had a complete response. We then did follow up studies where we made T cells that recognized the 2 EBV proteins seen in patients with lymphoma, T/NK-lymphoproliferative disease and CAEBV. We have treated over 50 people on those studies. About 60% of those patients who had disease at the time they got the cells had responses including some patients with complete responses. This study will expand on those results and we will try and make the T cells in the lab in a simpler faster way. These cells are called GRALE T cells. These GRALE T cells are an investigational product not approved by the FDA. The purpose of this study is to find the largest safe dose of LMP-specific cytotoxic GRALE T cells created using this new manufacturing technique. We will learn what the side effects are and to see whether this therapy might help patients with HD or NHL or EBV associated T/NK-lymphoproliferative disease or CAEBV.

Official Title

Administration of Rapidly Generated EBV-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes To Patients With EBV-Positive Lymphoma

Quick Facts

Study Start:2013-01-14
Study Completion:2026-07-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT01555892

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:Not specified
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Helen E Heslop, MD
CONTACT
832-824-4662
hheslop@bcm.edu
Vicky Torrano
CONTACT
832-824-7821
vxtorran@txch.org

Principal Investigator

Helen E Heslop, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Baylor College of Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030
United States
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

  • Helen E Heslop, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor College of Medicine

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

Study Start Date2013-01-14
Study Completion Date2026-07-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2013-01-14
Study Completion Date2026-07-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • EBV
  • Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Lymphoma Relapse
  • Autologous or Syngeneic Stem Cell Transplant
  • T/NK-lymphoproliferative disease
  • LMP
  • BARF1
  • EBNA1

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Lymphoproliferative Disease
  • Lymphoma