About this trial

This is a Phase 1b/2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous T cells engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting cluster of differentiation (CD)19 in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B ALL) and r/r B cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B NHL).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

< 18 years old at screening

≥ 6 kg body weight at screening

Karnofsky (age ≥ 10 years) or Lansky (age < 10 year) performance status score ≥ 50%.

In participants with B ALL, local documentation of CD19 expression on leukemic blasts in the BM, peripheral blood, or cerebrospinal fluid or biopsy done no more than 30 days prior to consent.

Disqualifiers

Diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia in lymphoid blast crisis.

History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology unrelated to CNS leukemia.

Presence of active or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection requiring systemic antimicrobials for management.

Received prior (< 3 months before obe cel infusion) stem cell transplantation.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AUTO1

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

8
Spain
Hospital Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Spain
Hospital Nino Jesus Madrid Spain
United Kingdom
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust London United Kingdom
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Manchester United Kingdom

Sponsors and collaborators

Autolus Limited

Lead sponsor