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Autologous T Cells Transduced With Retroviral Vectors Expressing TCRs for Participant-specific Neoantigens in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Background: Blood cancers (such as leukemias) can be hard to treat, especially if they have mutations in the TP53 or RAS genes. These mutations can cause the cancer cells to create substances called neoepitopes. Researchers want to test a method of treating blood cancers by altering a person s T cells (a type of immune cell) to target neoepitopes. Objective: To test the use of neoepitope-specific T cells in people with blood cancers Eligibility: People aged 18 to 75 years with any of 9 blood cancers. Design: Participants will have a bone marrow biopsy: A sample of soft tissue will be removed from inside a pelvic bone. This is needed to confirm their diagnosis and the TP53 and RAS mutations in their cancer cells. They will also have a skin biopsy to look for these mutations in other tissue. Participants will undergo apheresis: Blood will be taken from their body through a vein. The blood will pass through a machine that separates out the T cells. The remaining blood will be returned to the body through a different vein. The T cells will be grown to become neoepitope-specific T cells. Participants receive drugs for 3 days to prepare their body for the treatment. The modified T cells will be given through a tube inserted into a vein. Participants will need to remain in the clinic at least 7 days after treatment. Participants will have 8 follow-up visits in the first year after treatment. They will have 6 more visits over the next 4 years. Long-term follow-up will go on for 10 more years.

A Phase 1/2 Study of Enzomenib (DSP-5336) in Patients With Acute Leukemia (Horizen-1)

A phase 1/2 dose escalation / dose expansion study of Enzomenib (DSP-5336) in patients with acute leukemia.

CD34+ Transplants for Leukemia and Lymphoma

This study will evaluate whether processing blood stem cell transplants using an investigational device (the CliniMACS system) results in less complications for patients undergoing transplant for treatment of a blood malignancy (cancer) or blood disorder.

Effectiveness and Safety of InO±DLI for Relapsed B-ALL/LBL After Allo-HSCT

B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL)/Lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) is a hematological malignancy caused by malignant transformation and clonal expansion of B-lineage precursor cells. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remains a potential curable therapy for ALL, especially for high-risk ALL patients. However, post-HSCT recurrence is the primary cause of transplant failure and salvage treatment option for this patient population are very limited. Current data showed that the CR rate and overall survival (OS) in adults with ALL who relapse after transplantation are as low as 30% and 25%, respectively, and the prognosis is extremely dismal. Some researchers have successfully salvage treated relapsed B-ALL patients after transplantation with donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI), but the response rate of DLI alone is usually less than 10%, with increased risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD). In the immunotherapy era, the introduction of immuno-designed therapies like bispecific antibody constructs, antibody conjugates, as well as chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, have immensely broadened the treatment landscape of relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-ALL. Inotuzumab ozogamicin (InO) is a CD22-targeted monoclonal antibody conjugated to the cytotoxic antibiotic calicheamicin. Based on the pivotal Phase III INO-VATE clinical trial published in N Engl J Med in 2016, compared to standard chemotherapy, 73% (64/88) of r/r B-ALL patients treated with InO achieved CR/CRi in the first cycle. Superior CR duration, OS and relapse free survival (RFS) was also observed in the InO group. Subgroup analysis showed that the treatment benefits were consistent for patients who relapsed after allo-HSCT. Moreover, a single-center retrospective study attempted to salvage treat relapsed B-ALL patients after transplantation with combined InO and DLI, results showed that six out of eight patients achieved CR after the first InO course and 75% of patients obtained MRD negativity after the second course, which is quite satisfactory. Therefore, we designed a Phase II clinical study of InO combined with or without DLI in patients with recurrent acute B-ALL/LBL after allo-HSCT, with expectation to increase CR rate and improve long-term survival.