18F-F-AraG PET Imaging to Evaluate Immunological Response to CAR T Cell Therapy in Lymphoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05096234 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 27, 2021
Last Update Posted : October 27, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Drug: [ 18F]F-AraG PET | Phase 2 |
Primary Objectives:
* Explore the relationship of change in [18F]F-AraG PET signal following CAR T cell treatment with changes in T cell infiltration in tumor biopsies.
Exploratory Analyses:
- Explore the relationship of change in [18F]F-AraG PET signal in tumor lesions following CAR T cell treatment with clinical benefit rate (defined as Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) + stable disease (SD) ≥ 3 months) using RECISTv1.1 criteria
- Correlate the change in [18F]F-AraG PET signal in tumor lesions following CAR T cell therapy with maximum grade of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity experienced.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 6 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Pilot Study of [18F]F-AraG PET Imaging to Evaluate Immunological Response to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Therapy in Lymphoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 28, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: [18F]F-AraG PET
Subjects will undergo PET imaging at the following time points:
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Drug: [ 18F]F-AraG PET
Dose: 5 mCi (±10%) Mode of Administration: Intravenous (IV)
Other Name: [ 18F]F-AraG (2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-9-β-D- arabinofuranosylguanine; trade name VisAcT) |
- Primary outcome measure [ Time Frame: values obtained on Day 0 and Day 4 (± 2 days) ]Spearman correlation between changes in SUV in [18F]F-AraG signal on PET imaging to changes in T-cell infiltrates in biopsy samples
- First exploratory outcome measure [ Time Frame: ≥ 3 months ]correlation between changes in SUV [18F]F-AraG signal on PET imaging to the observed clinical benefit rate using RECISTv1.1 criteria.
- Second exploratory outcome measure [ Time Frame: ≥ 3 months ]Correlation between changes in [18F]F-AraG signal to the frequency and grade of two common CAR T cell toxicities, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity, if observed in this study population.

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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:
- Age ≥ 18 years old
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Histologically confirmed aggressive B cell NHL including the following types defined by WHO 2008:
- DLBCL not otherwise specified; T cell/histiocyte rich large B cell lymphoma; DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation; Epstein Barr virus (EBV)+ DLBCL of the elderly; OR
- primary mediastinal (thymic) large B cell lymphoma
- transformation of follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia to DLBCL will also be included
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Measurable disease by PET imaging (as defined by Cheson (2014)), that meets all the following criteria:
- At least one measureable lesion away from head & neck, liver, kidneys, GI tract and bladder
- At least one biopsy-accessible lesion or lymph node.
- Express willingness to undergo low risk FNA or core biopsy of subcutaneous accessible lesion or lymph node.
- Scheduled to receive commercial or research CAR T cell therapy with axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta ®) as part of anticancer therapy.
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Adequate renal and hepatic function, defined as:
- Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 60 mL/min or Cr < 1.6 mg/dL
- Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, except in cases of Gilbert's syndrome
- Able to give informed consent. Subjects unable to give informed consent will not be eligible for this study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Subjects with significant GI disease involvement by PET imaging
- In the investigator's judgment, have any medical condition likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy, be unable to tolerate additional radiation, or be unlikely to complete all protocol-required visits and procedures.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05096234
Contact: Maria Iglesias | 650-723-4247 | mariaigl@stanford.edu |
United States, California | |
Stanford University, School of Medicine | Recruiting |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
Contact: Maria Iglesias mariaigl@stanford.edu | |
Principal Investigator: David Miklos |
Principal Investigator: | David Miklos, MD, PhD | Stanford University |
Responsible Party: | David Miklos, Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy), Stanford University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05096234 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB-56655 CCT5038 ( Other Identifier: OnCore ) |
First Posted: | October 27, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 27, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 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 |
Lymphoma Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders |
Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |