A Phase 1 study evaluating SC291, a hypoimmune allogeneic CD19-directed CAR T cell therapy, in relapsed and/or refractory B-cell malignancies (ARDENT)

IRB Number: STU00220439
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05878184
PI Name: Reem Karmali, MD
Eligibility Criteria:
Diagnosis of NHL (WHO 2016 criteria) or CLL (iwCLL criteria), including: Large B cell lymphoma, including diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified (including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma), primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma, high-grade B cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma Grade 3B, Follicular lymphoma, Marginal zone lymphoma, Mantle cell lymphoma, CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

  • Relapsed/refractory disease after at least 2 regimens per standard of care or after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).
  • Subjects with bulky disease will be allowed in dose expansion but not dose escalation.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Exclusion: Prior CD19-directed therapy including CD19-directed CAR T cell treatment or other CD19-directed antibody or cell therapy (e.g., NK cell). (Part 2 dose expansion only – prior approved CD19-directed CAR T cell therapy required).

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Principal Investigator

Reem Karmali, MD

Reem Karmali, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology


An Adaptive Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel versus Standard of Care Therapy as First-Line Therapy in Subjects with High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma (ZUMA-23)

IRB Number: STU00219827
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05605899
PI Name: Reem Karmali, MD
Eligibility Criteria:
Histologically confirmed LBCL, High-risk disease (IPI of 4 or 5), Ann Arbor III or IV, ECOG 0-2, measurable disease, has received only 1 cycle of R-chemotherapy, no prior treatment for LBCL other than 1 cycle of R-chemotherapy.

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Principal Investigator

Reem Karmali, MD

Reem Karmali, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology


A Multicenter Phase 1 Study of AIC100 CAR T Cells in Relapsed and/or Refractory Advanced Thyroid Cancer and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (Drug 19-12021154)

IRB Number: STU00218807
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04420754
PI Name: Jochen Lorch, MD
Eligibility Criteria:

  • Patients must have thyroid cancer that expresses ICAM-1 gene
  • Measurable disease by PET/CT or CT
  • ECOG performance status of 0-2
  • Life expectancy greater than 8 weeks
  • Cannot have prior treatment with investigational gene therapy or CAR T cell therapy
  • Cannot have evidence of another malignancy within 2 years prior to Screening

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Principal Investigator

Jochen H. Lorch, MD

Jochen H. Lorch, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology


Phase I, open label, multicenter, dose escalation study of YTB323 in adult patients with CLL/SLL and DLBCL

IRB Number: STU00215546
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03960840
PI Name:  Shira Dinner, MD
Eligibility Criteria:

  • ALL: r/r CD19-positive ALL with morphologic disease in the bone marrow (≥ 5% blasts) and including at least 1 of the following: After allogeneic HSCT, After 2 or more lines of treatment, primary refractory disease, first relapse occurring within 12 months from first remission, or Patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL must have failed at least 2 different tyrosine kinase inhibitors
  • Cannot have an allogeneic HSCT within 12 weeks prior to screening Prior CD19-directed therapy (with the exception of blinatumomab for patients with ALL)
  • Cannot have a prior administration of a genetically modified cellular product

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Principal Investigator

Shira N. Dinner, MD

Shira N. Dinner, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology


A multi-center single arm Phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of genetically engineered autologous cells expressing anti-CD20 and anti-CD19 specific chimeric antigen receptor in subjects with relapsed and/or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma

IRB Number: STU00214654
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04792489
PI Name:  Reem Karmali, MD
Eligibility Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed DLBCL or associated subtype
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after 2 or more lines of chemotherapy including rituximab and anthracycline and either having failed autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT), or being ineligible for or not consenting to ASCT
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  • Measurable disease according to Lugano criteria
  • No clinical suspicion of central nervous system lymphoma

For more information, read the study details on clinicaltrials.gov.

Principal Investigator

Reem Karmali, MD

Reem Karmali, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology


Phase II, Single-arm, Open-label, Multicenter study Evaluating the Efficacy of Adjunctive Zanubrutinib and CAR T-cell therapy in Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

IRB Number: STU00215064
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05202782
PI Name: Reem Karmali, MD
Eligibility Criteria:

  • Inclusion Criteria
    • Patients must have a histo-pathologically confirmed diagnosis of an aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or transformed indolent B-cell lymphoma that is recurrent or refractory to standard therapy with plan to proceed with standard of care (SOC) CAR Tcell therapy.
    • Patients must have measurable disease per Lugano Criteria (2014) (Appendix E)
    • Patients must exhibit an ECOG performance status of 0-2.
    • Patients must have a life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks.
  • Exclusion Criteria
    • Patients with evidence of active disease in the central nervous system (CNS)
    • Patients with HIV
    • Pregnant and nursing mothers
    • Patients unable to swallow oral medication

For more information, read the study details on clinicaltrials.gov.

Principal Investigator

Reem Karmali, MD

Reem Karmali, MD

Primary Specialty: Hematology and Medical Oncology