MAGE-C2 TCR T Cell Trial to Treat Melanoma and Head and Neck Cancer

Summary

Single-centre, first-in-man phase I/II trial to demonstrate safety and efficacy of MAGE-C2/HLA-A2 TCR T cells (MC2 TCR T cells) in advanced melanoma (MEL) and head-and-neck carcinoma (HNSCC).

Timeline

Start

2020-10-20

Primary completion

2024-12-20

Completion

2027-10-20

Publications

• Results Eisenhauer EA, Therasse P, Bogaerts J, Schwartz LH, Sargent D, Ford R, Dancey J, Arbuck S, Gwyther S, Mooney M, Rubinstein L, Shankar L, Dodd L, Kaplan R, Lacombe D, Verweij J. New response evaluation criteria in solid tumours: revised RECIST guideline (version 1.1). Eur J Cancer. 2009 Jan;45(2):228-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.026.
• Results Lamers CH, van Steenbergen-Langeveld S, van Brakel M, Groot-van Ruijven CM, van Elzakker PM, van Krimpen B, Sleijfer S, Debets R. T cell receptor-engineered T cells to treat solid tumors: T cell processing toward optimal T cell fitness. Hum Gene Ther Methods. 2014 Dec;25(6):345-57. doi: 10.1089/hgtb.2014.051.
• Results Kunert A, van Brakel M, van Steenbergen-Langeveld S, da Silva M, Coulie PG, Lamers C, Sleijfer S, Debets R. MAGE-C2-Specific TCRs Combined with Epigenetic Drug-Enhanced Antigenicity Yield Robust and Tumor-Selective T Cell Responses. J Immunol. 2016 Sep 15;197(6):2541-52. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502024. Epub 2016 Aug 3.
• Results Kunert A, Obenaus M, Lamers CHJ, Blankenstein T, Debets R. T-cell Receptors for Clinical Therapy: In Vitro Assessment of Toxicity Risk. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Oct 15;23(20):6012-6020. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-1012. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

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