Safety and Activity Study of PSCA-Targeted CAR-T Cells (BPX-601) in Subjects With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02744287 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 20, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 26, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Metastatic Prostate Cancer Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Biological: BPX-601 Drug: Rimiducid | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
The goal of this study is to characterize the feasibility, safety, and clinical activity of PSCA-specific CAR-T cells, BPX-601, administered with rimiducid to subjects with previously treated, PSCA-positive advanced solid tumors (pancreatic or prostate). BPX-601 CAR-T cells are genetically engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target the PSCA antigen and a rimiducid-inducible signaling domain which functions as a molecular "go-switch" to enhance activation and proliferation.
Phase 1: Cell dose escalation to identify the maximum dose of BPX-601 administered with single or repeat doses of rimiducid (fixed dose of 0.4 mg/kg per infusion).
Phase 2: Indication-specific dose expansion to assess the safety, pharmacodynamics (including BPX-601 persistence), and clinical activity at the recommended dose identified in Phase 1 in various PSCA-expressing solid tumors.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 151 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1/2 Feasibility, Safety, and Activity Study of PSCA-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Engineered T Cells (BPX-601) in Subjects With Previously Treated Advanced Solid Tumors |
Study Start Date : | November 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1: Phase 1 Dose Escalation
Participants with advanced pancreatic or prostate cancer will receive an intravenous infusion of BPX-601 followed by one or more intravenous infusions of rimiducid. Dose escalation of BPX-601 will continue until the recommended cell dose level is reached.
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Biological: BPX-601
Autologous T cells genetically modified with retrovirus vector containing PSCA-specific CAR and an inducible MyD88/Cluster Designation (CD)40 (iMC) co-stimulatory domain Drug: Rimiducid Dimerizer infusion to activate the iMC of the BPX-601 cells for improved proliferation and persistence
Other Name: AP1903 |
Experimental: Arm 2: Phase 2 Dose Expansion
Participants with advanced pancreatic or prostate cancer will receive an intravenous infusion of BPX-601 at the recommended cell dose level followed by one or more intravenous infusions of rimiducid.
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Biological: BPX-601
Autologous T cells genetically modified with retrovirus vector containing PSCA-specific CAR and an inducible MyD88/Cluster Designation (CD)40 (iMC) co-stimulatory domain Drug: Rimiducid Dimerizer infusion to activate the iMC of the BPX-601 cells for improved proliferation and persistence
Other Name: AP1903 |
- Dose Limiting Toxicity [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after first rimiducid infusion (i.e., Day 35) ]Incidence of dose limiting toxicity
- Treatment emergent adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs) [ Time Frame: 180 days after BPX-601 treatment up to 15 years ]Number of participants with adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs) assessed for severity using NCI CTCAE v4.03
- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) [ Time Frame: through Phase 1 completion, up to 5 years ]Identify the optimal dose of BPX-601 with rimiducid for Phase 2
- Pharmacodynamics (PD) of BPX-601 [ Time Frame: up to 1 year after treatment ]Change from baseline in pharmacodynamic blood biomarkers - markers of BPX-601 CAR-T cells
- Antitumor activity of BPX-601 [ Time Frame: From the time of BPX-601 cell infusion until confirmed disease progression or death due to any cause, the start of new anticancer therapy, or withdrawal, whichever comes first, as assessed for up to 5 years after the last subject has been enrolled ]Percentage of subjects with objective response determined by the investigator according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 or the Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Metastatic pancreatic cancer with tumor progression within 6 months of the most recent anti-cancer treatment and documented positive tumor expression of PSCA, and prior treatment with first or second-line therapy; or,
- Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), with progressive disease per PCWG3 criteria during or following the direct prior line of therapy.
- Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 at baseline; subjects with mCRPC with bone only metastases must have measurable PSA.
- Age ≥18 years.
- Life expectancy > 12 weeks.
- ECOG 0-1
- Adequate organ function.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pancreatic cancer with islet cell neoplasms or symptomatic/untreated coagulopathy.
- Prostate cancer with unstable bone lesions or symptomatic/untreated coagulopathy, or history of > Grade 2 hematuria within the previous 6 months.
- Prior CAR T cell or other genetically-modified T cell therapy. Prior treatment with an immune-based therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, including cancer vaccine therapies are allowable.
- Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system metastases.
- Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Participant requires chronic, systemic steroid therapy.
- Severe intercurrent infection.
- Known HIV positivity.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02744287
Contact: BPX-601 Study Team | 832-384-1100 | 012mail@bellicum.com |
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Responsible Party: | Bellicum Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02744287 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BP-012 |
First Posted: | April 20, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 26, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
prostate stem cell antigen BPX-601 AP1903 CAR-T PSCA-CAR castration-resistant prostate cancer |
rimiducid pancreatic cancer PSCA CRPC mCRPC PDAC |
Prostatic Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Prostatic Diseases |
Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Digestive System Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |