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Brief Title: A Phase I Trial of Autologous CLL B Cells Transduced to Express Chimeric CD154 (ISF35)
Official Title: A Phase I Trial of Autologous CLL B Cells Transduced to Express Chimeric CD154 (ISF35)
Study ID: NCT00779883
Brief Summary: The study is a Phase I, dose-escalating, non-randomized, single institution clinical trial assessing the safety and efficacy of autologous Ad-ISF35-transduced CLL B cells administered as a single intravenous infusion in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Detailed Description: Memgen's first TNF family derived product, ISF35, is a gene that encodes a recombinant protein molecule that binds and activates human CD40+ B lymphocytes that are found on a vast majority of malignant leukemias and lymphomas. In this clinical trial, ISF35 will be introduced into the patients' CLL cells ex vivo using a replication-defective adenovirus Ad5 encoding the ISF35 cDNA transgene. After this ex vivo manipulation, the modified leukemia cells will be extensively washed and the amount of remaining free virus is measured before the cells are reinfused into the patient. Following ex vivo transduction, the CLL cells expressing ISF35 activate a therapeutic immune response directed against the target leukemia cells. This ascending-dose trial will be divided into three dosing cohorts to determine the existence of a maximum tolerated dose. Patients will be followed for 12 months after ISF35 administration or until initiation of another treatment.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: William G. Wierda, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR