Phase I Clinical Trial of Autologous B7-H3 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells (B7-H3CART) in Children and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumor Expressing B7-H3 Target

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Sponsor: Crystal Mackall, MD (other)

Phase: 1

Start date: July 11, 2024

Planned enrollment: 41

Trial ID: NCT06500819
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chevron Show for: B7-H3 CAR-T (B7-H3CART, B7-H3-CAR T Cells, TX103, 4SCAR-276, anti-B7-H3 CAR T cells)

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Goal: Evaluate feasibility of manufacturing autologous B7-H3 CAR T cells and establish safety, MTD/RP2D, and preliminary antitumor activity of a single intravenous dose in pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory B7-H3–expressing solid tumors.

Patients: Children and young adults aged 2–30 years (first three treated: 12–30) with histologically confirmed relapsed/refractory solid tumors including neuroblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and Wilms tumor after standard therapies. Measurable or evaluable disease required during dose escalation; measurable disease required in expansion (neuroblastoma may be MIBG-positive only). Archival tissue or willingness to biopsy for B7-H3 expression analysis, though positivity is not required. Adequate performance status and organ function; key exclusions include uncontrolled infection, active HIV/hepatitis with viremia, significant recent cardiac disease, untreated brain metastases, need for systemic immunosuppression, pregnancy, and inability to comply with study procedures.

Design: Phase 1, single-arm, open-label, standard 3+3 dose-escalation with planned expansion; allocation not applicable. Primary focus on manufacturing feasibility and safety/MTD of a single IV CAR-T infusion following lymphodepletion.

Treatments: All participants receive lymphodepleting chemotherapy with fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day IV on days −5 to −2 and cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2/day IV on days −5 to −3, followed by a single IV infusion of autologous B7-H3CART on day 0. B7-H3CART is an autologous T-cell product engineered with a lentiviral vector (Ef1a-CAR276) to express a CAR targeting CD276 (B7-H3), a checkpoint-related protein broadly overexpressed on pediatric and adult solid tumors with limited normal tissue expression. Early clinical experience with B7-H3 CAR-T in other programs, particularly in pediatric CNS tumors using locoregional delivery, has shown manageable safety and signals of activity, while IV administration in solid tumors remains investigational and is being defined in this study.

Outcomes: Primary: feasibility of manufacturing B7-H3CART with the specified platform; safety and determination of MTD/RP2D for single-dose IV B7-H3CART. Secondary: preliminary clinical response and additional safety characterization at the MTD/RP2D. Time frame for primary and secondary endpoints is up to 2 years.

Burden on patient: High. Participants undergo leukapheresis for autologous T-cell manufacturing, pre-infusion screening and baseline assessments, lymphodepleting chemotherapy requiring multiple consecutive infusion days, and a day-0 CAR-T infusion with intensive early safety monitoring for cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, cytopenias, and infections. Archival tumor tissue must be available or a new biopsy may be required for B7-H3 expression analysis. Expect frequent clinic visits, laboratory monitoring, and imaging to assess response over 2 years, along with potential hospitalization around infusion. Travel burden may be substantial given the specialized center and close follow-up schedule typical for first-in-human cellular therapy trials.

Last updated: Oct 2025

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

[email protected] / 650-497-8953

Status: Recruiting