NKTR-255 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma & Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04136756 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : October 23, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 14, 2022
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Patients will receive intravenous (IV) NKTR-255 in 21 or 28 day treatment cycles. During the Part 1 dose escalation portion of the trial, patients will either receive NKTR-255 as monotherapy, NKTR-255 administered as a doublet with daratumumab subcutaneous (DARZALEX FASPRO TM), or NKTR-255 administered as a doublet with rituximab. After determination of the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of NKTR-255, NKTR-255 will be evaluated in Part 2. During the Part 2 dose expansion portion of the trial, patients will either receive NKTR-255 as monotherapy, NKTR-255 administered as a doublet with daratumumab subcutaneous (DARZALEX FASPRO TM), or NKTR-255 administered as a doublet with rituximab.
This is a Phase 1 study to evaluate safety and tolerability of NKTR-255 alone and in combination with daratumumab or rituximab.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Myeloma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Drug: NKTR-255 Drug: NKTR-255 Q21 Drug: Rituximab Drug: Daratumumab | Phase 1 |
NKTR-255 is a cytokine that is designed to regulate T and natural killer cell activation, proliferation and promote their anti-tumor effects.
This is a Phase 1, open-label, multi-center, dose escalation, dose expansion, safety follow-up, and survival follow-up of NKTR-255 as a single agent and NKTR-255 in combination with DARZALEX FASPRO TM or rituximab. Study treatment is defined as any investigational treatment(s) or marketed product(s), intended to be administered to a study patient according to the study enrollment.
Part 1 will enroll relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) patients. In Part 2, Cohort A will enroll NHL patients who have progressed on a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) product, Cohort B will enroll MM patients who previously received daratumumab and other anti-CD38 therapies to receive NKTR-255 alone and/or in combination with daratumumab, and Cohort C will enroll indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (iNHL) patients who previously received rituximab and other therapies to receive NKTR-255 alone and/or in combination with rituximab.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 118 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1, Open-label, Multi-center, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of NKTR-255 in Relapsed or Refractory Hematological Malignancies |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 7, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose Escalation
Evaluation of NKTR-255 as:
This phase will help to determine the RP2D of NKTR-255 |
Drug: NKTR-255
NKTR-255 administered by IV infusion every 21 or 28 days to establish safety and tolerability Drug: Rituximab Rituximab administered intravenously at specified dose on specified days
Other Name: RITUXAN(R) Drug: Daratumumab Daratumumab administered subcutaneously at specified dose on specified days
Other Name: DARZALEX FASPRO(TM) |
Experimental: Dose Expansion Cohort A
Evaluation of RP2D of NKTR-255 as monotherapy in patients with NHL relapsed after CAR-T
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Drug: NKTR-255
NKTR-255 administered by IV infusion every 21 or 28 days to establish safety and tolerability |
Experimental: Dose Expansion Cohort B
Evaluation of RP2D of NKTR-255 as monotherapy and in combination with SC daratumumab in patients with R/R MM
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Drug: NKTR-255
NKTR-255 administered by IV infusion every 21 or 28 days to establish safety and tolerability Drug: Daratumumab Daratumumab administered subcutaneously at specified dose on specified days
Other Name: DARZALEX FASPRO(TM) |
Experimental: Dose Expansion Cohort C
Evaluation of RP2D of NKTR-255 as monotherapy and in combination with rituximab in patients with R/R iNHL
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Drug: NKTR-255 Q21
NKTR-255 administered by IV infusion every 21 days to establish safety and tolerability Drug: Rituximab Rituximab administered intravenously at specified dose on specified days
Other Name: RITUXAN(R) |
- Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events of NKTR-255 as a single agent [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 6 months ]Safety and tolerability of NKTR-255 as evaluated by incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs), drug-related Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), AEs leading to discontinuation, deaths, clinical laboratory abnormalities per CTCAE v5.
- Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events of NKTR-255 with daratumumab SC [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 1 year ]Safety and tolerability of NKTR-255 in combination with daratumumab as evaluated by incidence of drug-related AEs, SAEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, deaths, clinical laboratory abnormalities per CTCAE v5
- Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events of NKTR-255 with rituximab [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 1 year ]Safety and tolerability of NKTR-255 in combination with rituximab as evaluated by incidence of drug-related AEs, SAEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, deaths, clinical laboratory abnormalities per CTCAE v5
- Evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of NKTR-255 as a single agent [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 6 months ]
- Evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of NKTR-255 in combination with daratumumab SC [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 1 year ]
- Evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of NKTR-255 in combination with rituximab [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected average of 1 year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have relapsed or refractory MM or NHL with no available therapies that would confer clinical benefit for their primary disease.
- For MM patients, measurable relapsed or refractory MM as defined by the IMWG Criteria (Kumar, 2016) following treatment with at least 3 lines of therapy with no other available treatment that would confer benefit.
- For NHL patients, measurable or detectable disease according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) and the Lugano Classification. Extranodal NHL disease that is measurable by fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging only is allowed.
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73 m2.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≤ 2
Patient has the following laboratory test results during Screening:
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) or absolute granulocyte count (AGC) ≥ 1000/µL
- Platelets ≥ 30,000/µL
- Hemoglobin ≥ 8g/dL
- Absolute lymphocytes ≥ 500/µL
- Leukocytes ≥ 3000/µL
Patients are eligible who also meet all the following criteria in these cohorts of Part 2:
NKTR-255 Monotherapy NHL Group Only:
- Patients with NHL who received a commercially approved CD19 CAR-T product and had PD. The first dose of NKTR-255 will be administered within 30 days of the PD.
NKTR-255 with Daratumumab MM Group Only :
- Patients with MM must have had previous exposure to proteasome inhibitor, immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), and anti-CD38 therapy.
- Patients who previously received daratumumab or other anti-CD38 therapies must have at least 3 months washout.
NKTR-255 with Rituximab Group iNHL Group Only:
- Patients with relapsed or refractory iNHL who previously progressed during or following 1 or more prior systemic rituximab-containing (or another treatment with an anti-CD20 antibody-containing) regimens for lymphoma.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have an active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease.
- Any treatment-related neurotoxicity or cytokine release syndrome (CRS) prior to enrollment into the study should return to baseline before NKTR-255 treatment.
- Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement with NHL.
- Patients who have been previously treated with prior interleukin-2 or interleukin-15.
- Patients who received daratumumab or other anti-CD38 therapies previously must have 3 months washout.
NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04136756
United States, Arizona | |
Western Regional Medical Center - CTCA | |
Goodyear, Arizona, United States, 85338 | |
United States, California | |
City of Hope | |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
University of California, San Francisco | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |
United States, Florida | |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455 | |
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
New York Medical College | |
Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University Health System | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705 | |
United States, Texas | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
United States, Virginia | |
Virginia Cancer Specialists | |
Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031 | |
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109 |
Study Director: | Study Director | Nektar Therapeutics |
Responsible Party: | Nektar Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04136756 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
18-255-02 |
First Posted: | October 23, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 14, 2022 |
Last Verified: | September 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
NKTR-255 relapsed refractory CAR-T daratumumab subcutaneous (sc) interleukin-15 (IL-15) |
MM NHL indolent rituximab Truxima® |
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