A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B395, an Allogeneic Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express EGFR and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

Description

This is a seamless phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label study that enrolls adults with recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic (considered non-curative) CRC, NSCLC, HNSCC, TNBC, RCC, or other solid tumors with EGFR expression. Subjects must be germline HLA-A*02 heterozygous, with tumors that express EGFR and have lost HLA-A*02 expression. The purpose of Phase 1 of this study is to determine the safety and the optimal dose of A2B395 (after PCLD) in participants with solid tumor disease. The purpose of Phase 2 of this study is to determine the further safety and efficacy (how well it treats the solid tumor disease) of A2B395.

The treatment available for these cancers and other solid tumors can be toxic, debilitating, and fatal. In the recurrent unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic setting, the intent of standard of care treatment is typically palliative rather than curative, and has not changed significantly in several decades. A2 Bio hypothesizes that A2B395 Tmod CAR T-cell therapy will enable the killing of tumor target cells (those cells that express EGFR and have loss of heterozygosity [LOH] for the HLA-A*02 protein). Additionally, normal healthy cells that maintain HLA-A*02 expression and co-express EGFR (eg, skin tissue) will not be targeted due to the blocker portion of the Tmod CAR T cell that acts as a self-regulated safety switch that protects normal tissue from damage. Furthermore, the blocker portion of the Tmod CAR T cell will act as a safety switch to protect normal tissue from graft versus host disease (GvHD) that could be caused by an allogeneic CAR T cell. A2 Bio intends this to provide a wider therapeutic safety window compared to previous solid tumor targeting therapies. This hypothesis will be explored in the study.

Participants for this study must enroll and have confirmation of LOH in the pre-screening BASECAMP-1 study (NCT04981119). Upon disease progression the participant may screen for this study (DENALI-1). There is no time requirement between the studies, and patients may go directly from BASECAMP-1 to DENALI-1 based on their own disease course.