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RNA Lipid Particles Targeting Pediatric Recurrent Intracranial Malignancies and Other systEmic Solid Tumors

Description

The Investigators have demonstrated in preclinical studies that RNA liposomes activate APCs, induce antigen-specific T cell immunity, and can supplant DCs in a cell therapy model for HGG and have shown feasibility and activity of this approach in preclinical models and in canine patients with a spontaneous malignant glioma. In one arm of this study, we will investigate the safety and immunologic activity of RNA-LP vaccines in pediatric patients with recurrent pHGG. The investigators have also shown that intravenous administration of tumor mRNA loaded lipid particles (LPs) localizes primarily to lung, transfect antigen presenting cells (APCs) and lead to an activated T cell response for induction of anti-tumor immunity. In contrast to other formulations, RNA-LPs recruit multiple arms of the immune system (i.e. innate/adaptive), and remodel the systemic/intratumoral immune milieu, which remain potent barriers for vaccine, cellular, and checkpoint inhibiting immunotherapies. After only a single RNA-LP vaccine, the bulk of systemic and intratumoral dendritic cells (DCs) in mice display an activated phenotype; these activated DCs (harvested from tumors) expand antigen specific T cell immunity. In immunologically resistant pulmonary osteosacroma murine tumor models (i.e. K7M2), RNA-LPs induce robust anti-tumor efficacy in settings where immune checkpoint inhibitors (i.e. anti-PD-L1 therapy) do not confer therapeutic benefit. The investigators have already demonstrated safety of RNA-LPs in acute/chronic murine toxicity studies, and in client-owned canine trial. In this study, we will investigate the manufacturing feasibility, safety and immunologic activity of RNA-LP vaccine in patients with recurrent pulmonary or unresectable osteosarcoma and recurrent pHGG.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The Investigators have demonstrated in preclinical studies that RNA liposomes activate APCs, induce antigen-specific T cell immunity, and can supplant DCs in a cell therapy model for HGG and have shown feasibility and activity of this approach in preclinical models and in canine patients with a spontaneous malignant glioma. In one arm of this study, we will investigate the safety and immunologic activity of RNA-LP vaccines in pediatric patients with recurrent pHGG. The investigators have also shown that intravenous administration of tumor mRNA loaded lipid particles (LPs) localizes primarily to lung, transfect antigen presenting cells (APCs) and lead to an activated T cell response for induction of anti-tumor immunity. In contrast to other formulations, RNA-LPs recruit multiple arms of the immune system (i.e. innate/adaptive), and remodel the systemic/intratumoral immune milieu, which remain potent barriers for vaccine, cellular, and checkpoint inhibiting immunotherapies. After only a single RNA-LP vaccine, the bulk of systemic and intratumoral dendritic cells (DCs) in mice display an activated phenotype; these activated DCs (harvested from tumors) expand antigen specific T cell immunity. In immunologically resistant pulmonary osteosacroma murine tumor models (i.e. K7M2), RNA-LPs induce robust anti-tumor efficacy in settings where immune checkpoint inhibitors (i.e. anti-PD-L1 therapy) do not confer therapeutic benefit. The investigators have already demonstrated safety of RNA-LPs in acute/chronic murine toxicity studies, and in client-owned canine trial. In this study, we will investigate the manufacturing feasibility, safety and immunologic activity of RNA-LP vaccine in patients with recurrent pulmonary or unresectable osteosarcoma and recurrent pHGG.

RNA PRIME - RNA Lipid Particles Targeting Pediatric Recurrent Intracranial Malignancies and Other systEmic Solid Tumors

RNA Lipid Particles Targeting Pediatric Recurrent Intracranial Malignancies and Other systEmic Solid Tumors

Condition
Recurrent Pulmonary Osteosarcoma
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Gainesville

UF Health, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients with M+ disease without gliomatosis cerebri (see definition under exclusion criteria) ARE eligible.
  • * Recurrent pHGG involving the midline structures other than those intrinsically located within the pons ARE eligible.
  • * Patients with mismatch repair deficient (MMRD) tumors refractory to immune checkpoint inhibitors ARE eligible.
  • * Participants who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
  • * Participants with post-surgical neurological deficits should have deficits that are stable for a minimum of 2 week prior to enrollment.
  • * Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive: ≥ 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy. If questions, the agent and duration can be discussed with the study chair.
  • * Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or ANC counts): ≥ 14 days after the last dose of agent. If questions, the agent and duration can be discussed with the study chair.
  • * Antibodies: ≥ 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to Grade ≤ 1.
  • * Corticosteroids: All systemically administered corticosteroids must be stable or decreasing for ≥ 1 week prior to enrollment, with a maximum dexamethasone dose of 2.8 mg/m2/day. Corticosteroid physiologic replacement therapy for management of pituitary/adrenal axis insufficiency and/or topical administration (e.g. inhaled or dermatologic) is allowed.
  • * Hematopoietic growth factors: ≥14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or ≥7 days for short-acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur.
  • * Interleukins, Interferons, and Cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): ≥ 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon, or cytokines.
  • * Stem cell infusions (with or without TBI):
  • * Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: ≥ 30 days.
  • * Cellular Therapy: ≥ 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
  • * XRT/External Beam Irradiation, including Protons: ≥ 90 days after local XRT unless recurrence is a new enhancement on MRI outside the radiation treatment field; ≥ 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to ≥ 50% of the pelvis.
  • * Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody): ≥ 42 days after systematically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy.
  • * Other therapeutic clinical trials: ≥ 14 days after last dose of investigational agent, unless otherwise defined above.
  • * Prior use of RNA-LP therapy: Patients must not have received prior exposure to pp65-directed therapy or any RNA-LP therapy.
  • * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/µl
  • * Platelets ≥ 100,000/µl (transfusion-independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • * Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (transfusion-independent, defined as not receiving packed red blood cell transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • * A creatinine based on age/gender
  • * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2
  • * Total bilirubin ≤ 3x institutional upper limits of normal for age
  • * ALT ≤ 5x institutional upper limits of normal for age
  • * AST ≤ 5x institutional upper limits of normal for age Adequate pulmonary function defined as baseline pulse oximetry of at least 92% on room air.
  • * Women of childbearing potential must agree to use of at least 2 forms of acceptable contraceptive methods or abstinence to avoid pregnancy throughout the study and for at least 24 weeks after the last dose of study drug.
  • * Men with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use of at least 2 forms of acceptable contraceptive methods or abstinence throughout the study and should avoid conceiving children for at least 24 weeks following the last dose of study drug.

Ages Eligible for Study

3 Years to 39 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Florida,

John Ligon, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Florida

Study Record Dates

2035-10