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3451 GPRC5D-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy CT071 for the Treatment of Refractory/Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts
Session: 704. Cellular Immunotherapies: Early Phase Clinical Trials and Toxicities: Poster II
Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways:
Research, Clinical trials, Adult, Clinical Research, Plasma Cell Disorders, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell Therapies, Diseases, Treatment Considerations, Biological therapies, Lymphoid Malignancies, Study Population, Human
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Juan Du, MD, PhD1, Lina Jin2*, Sinan Gu1*, Jing Lu1*, Haiyan He2*, Qianqi Ruan1*, Wanting Qiang2*, Xiaoqiang Fan2*, Jin Liu2*, Xingxing Meng3*, Nishanthan Rajakumaraswamy3*, Deng Chen3* and Zonghai Li3*

1Department of Hematology, Myeloma & Lymphoma Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
2Department of Hematology, Myeloma & Lymphoma Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
3CARsgen Therapeutics Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China

Introduction

Despite significant progress in the therapeutic landscape for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), the disease remains incurable. G protein-coupled receptor, class C, group 5, member D (GPRC5D) has emerged as a promising target, even for those who are refractory to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) CAR T cell therapies. CT071 is a fully human GPRC5D-targeting autologous CAR T cell product manufactured using an expedited CARcelerateTM platform which shortens the manufacturing process to around 30 hours resulting in shorter vein-to-vein time.

Aims

In this first-in-human, single-arm, open-label exploratory clinical trial, we evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of CT071 in patients with RRMM (NCT05838131).

Methods

Patients with RRMM who had previously received ≥ 3 prior lines of therapy (LOT) or patients who experienced progression or lack of response having been treated with a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent or those who were double class-refractory, all with ECOG score of 0-2 were enrolled. CT071 was administered as a single infusion at doses of 1.0×105 or 3.0×105 CAR-positive T cells/ kg using i3+3 design for dose-escalation and expansion.

Results

As of June 21, 2024, a total of 17 patients had been dosed with CT071, including 8 patients at 1.0×105 cells/kg and 9 patients at 3.0×105 cells/kg with a median follow-up of 6.0 months (range 1.0 to 11.2). The median age for the cohort was 63.0 years (range 37 to 72) and 64.7% were male. Twelve (70.6%) subjects had high-risk cytogenetics, 4 (23.5%) had extramedullary disease (EMD), and 16 (94.1 %) were at R-ISS stage II or III. The median prior LOT was 5 (range: 1, 12); 16 (94.1%) patients were double-class refractory, 11 (64.7%) were triple-class refractory, 4 (23.5%) were penta-drug refractory, 9 (52.9%) had prior autologous stem cell transplant, and 4 (23.5%) had prior CAR T therapies targeting BCMA or BCMA/CD19. Only 1 patient required bridging therapy before administration of CT071.

A total of 11 patients (64.7%) experienced cytokine release syndrome (CRS), all at Grade 1 (n=8) or 2 (n=3). The median duration of CRS was 3 days (range 2 to 8), and all recovered. No immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) was observed. No dose limiting toxicity (DLT) occurred. The most common Grade 3 or 4 AEs were hematological toxicities, including lymphopenia (100%), leukopenia (88.2%), neutropenia (76.5%), thrombocytopenia (52.9%), and anemia (47.1%). Onychomadesis occurred in 4 patients (23.5%) and skin rash occurred in 1 patient (5.9%), all Grade 1.

The overall response rate (ORR) was 94.1% (16/17), and the stringent complete response (sCR) rate was 52.9% (9/17). Notably, 7 patients achieved complete response or better at week 4. One patient with stable disease (SD) demonstrated ongoing tumor shrinkage of a large EMD (125 mm×99 mm at baseline) with 38.2% decrease at week 26, along with 93.0% decrease in serum M protein from baseline. All 4 patients with previous exposure to BCMA or BCMA/CD19 CAR T achieved responses (2 sCR and 2 partial response). Fifteen out of 17 patients achieved MRD negativity at 10−6 threshold.

Conclusion

Preliminary results from this study of CT071 demonstrate a promising safety profile with compelling clinical response in RRMM patients including those with prior BCMA or BCMA/CD19 CAR T exposure.

Disclosures: Meng: CARsgen Therapeutics Co. Ltd.: Current Employment. Rajakumaraswamy: CARsgen Therapeutics Co. Ltd.: Current Employment. Chen: CARsgen Therapeutics Co. Ltd.: Current Employment. Li: CARsgen Therapeutics Co. Ltd.: Current Employment.

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