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Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine +escalating doses of CISH inactivated TIL + high-dose aldesleukin

Non-myeloablative, lymphodepleting preparative regimen of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine + MTD of CISH inactivated TIL

Day -6 and Day -5: Cyclophosphamide 60 mg/kg/dose as a 2 hour intravenous infusion with Mesna 15 mg/kg/dose, 1st dose prior to Cyclophosphamide infusion then at 3,6,9 and 12 hours later.

Day -7 to Day -3 : Fludarabine 25 mg/m\^2/dose as a 1 hour intravenous infusion per institutional guidelines once a day for 5 doses beginning on Day -7. Fludarabine will be started approximately 1 to 2 hours after the cyclophosphamide on Day -6 and Day -5.

Day 0 : Each bag of autologous CISH inactivated TIL for infusion will be administered intravenously (IV) on the Patient Care Unit over 10-20 minutes at assigned dose level.

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL)

Days 1-4 : Aldesleukin at 720,000 U/kg as an intravenous infusion, every 8 -12 hours but, no more than 24 hours apart as tolerated for up to 6 doses.

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office

Dr. Emil Lou, MD, PhD

Emil Lou, MD, PhD

A clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of genetically-engineered, neoantigen-specific Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) in which the intracellular immune checkpoint CISH has been inhibited using CRISPR gene editing for the treatment of Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Cancer.

Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) have shown efficacy in certain cancers, principally in melanoma. Efficacy in more common solid tumors has been demonstrated via the selection of cancer neoantigen-specific TIL. Combination cell surface checkpoint inhibitor therapy has also been employed in an attempt to enhance the efficacy of these cell therapies. Genetic engineering of T cells to further increase anti-tumor activity is now possible.

CISH (Cytokine-induced SH2 protein) is a novel intra-cellular immune checkpoint and an important negative regulator of T-cell signaling and function. The inhibition of CISH in mouse anti-tumor lymphocytes results in a marked increase in the ability of these lymphocytes to mediate tumor regression following administration to tumor bearing mice.

Additionally, data in genetically-engineered, neoantigen-specific human T cells in which CISH was inhibited, showed enhanced TCR functional avidity and increased ability of these T cells to detect cancer specific mutations and mount robust polyfunctional cytokine immune responses against their cognate cancer antigens. Thus, these T cells appear to have a significant advantage in inducing anti-tumor responses compared to wild-type anti-tumor lymphocytes.

The researchers have developed and optimized a CRISPR/Cas9 based strategy for precise and efficient genetic engineering in primary human T-cells without sacrificing cell viability or function, allowing for inhibition of a heretofore undruggable intracellular checkpoint.

Thus, in this protocol, the researchers propose to inhibit the gene encoding the intracellular checkpoint target CISH in lymphocytes from patients with metastatic cancers that are selected for anti-tumor activity in order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of genetically engineered T cell therapy for solid tumors in the setting of novel checkpoint inhibition.

A Study of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers Treated With Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Which the Gene Encoding the Intracellular Immune Checkpoint CISH Is Inhibited Using CRISPR Genetic Engineering

A Phase I/II Trial in Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Epithelial Cancer Administering Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Which the Gene Encoding CISH Was Inactivated Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System

Highest dose at which less than or equal to 1 of 6 patients experienced a DLT or the highest dose level studied if DLTs are not observed at any of the dose levels

Changes in the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement) of the tumor lesions and the shortest diameter in the case of malignant lymph nodes are used in the RECIST v1.1 criteria

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) of patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers treated using the autologous lymphocytes

Overall Survival (OS) of patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers treated using the autologous lymphocytes

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Intima Bioscience, Inc.

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for gastrointestinal epithelial cancer