Bispecific T Cell Engager BRiTE for Patients With Grade IV Malignant Glioma (BRiTE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04903795 |
Recruitment Status :
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First Posted : May 27, 2021
Last Update Posted : June 27, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Malignant Glioma Glioblastoma | Drug: hEGFRvIII-CD3 (BRiTE) Biological: Activated Cell Therapy | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 18 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I Study of hEGFRvIII-CD3 Bi-scFv (BRiTE) in Patients With WHO Grade IV Malignant Glioma |
Estimated Study Start Date : | May 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: hEGFRvIII-CD3 (BRiTE) with and without peripheral autologous T-cell (ACT) infusion
Four escalating doses of BRiTE are planned: #1: 57.0 ng/kg, #2: 570.0 ng/kg, #3: 5700.0 ng/kg, and #4: 57000.0 ng/kg. With the second injection of BRiTE, patients will each receive 3 x 10^7 T-cells per kg.
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Drug: hEGFRvIII-CD3 (BRiTE)
Bispecific T cell engager possessing one effector binding arm specific for the epsilon subunit of CD3 (a signaling molecule complex associated with the T cell receptor on T cells) while the opposing target-binding arm is directed against the hEGFRvIII epitope that is differentially expressed on the surface of tumor cells
Other Name: BRiTE Biological: Activated Cell Therapy Autologous activated human T cells obtained via leukapheresis
Other Name: ACT |
- Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) [ Time Frame: Begins when first BRiTE injection is given and goes through 28 days after the 2nd BRiTE injection ]Proportion of patients with DLT within each dose level
- Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 7 weeks ]ORR per modified Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Criteria (RANO)
- Pharmacokinetic (PK) of BRiTe observed during the first injection of BRiTE as measured by time (in minutes) [ Time Frame: 96 hours post BRiTE injection ]Time for the concentration of BRITE to reach half of the level initially administered
- Pharmacokinetic (PK) of BRiTe administered with ACT as measured by time (in minutes) [ Time Frame: 96 hours post BRiTE injection ]Time for the concentration of BRITE to reach half of the level initially administered

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years old
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Pathologically documented supratentorial WHO grade IV malignant glioma with an EGFRvIII mutation confirmed by Caris (at most recent diagnosis)
- If patient is newly diagnosed, the patient must have completed standard of care radiation therapy (3 or 6 week courses are accepted) with or without temozolomide. i. Patients with methylated MGMT promoter status need to initiate or complete 6 cycles of adjuvant temozolomide to be eligible. ii. Patients with an unmethylated MGMT promoter status do not need to initiate or complete adjuvant temozolomide to be eligible
- If patient is at first progression, the patient must have radiographic evidence of progression and completed a standard of care regimen of radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy and initiated adjuvant chemotherapy. Note: Imaging must be completed within 14 days of enrollment.
- Patients who progress during XRT or within 4 weeks after completion of XRT are not eligible.
- Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) ≥ 70%
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- Creatinine ≤ 1.2 x normal range
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
- Total bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN (Exception: Patient has known Gilbert's Syndrome or patient has suspected Gilbert's Syndrome, for which additional lab testing of direct and/or indirect bilirubin supports this diagnosis. In these instances, a total bilirubin of ≤ 3.0 x ULN is acceptable.))
- For women of childbearing potential: negative serum pregnancy test within 1 week of 1st BRiTE injection.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant of breastfeeding
- History or evidence of central nervous system bleeding as defined by stroke or intraocular bleed (including embolic stroke) not associated with any antitumor surgery within 6 months before enrollment
- Known hypersensitivity to immunoglobulins or to any other component of the BRiTE
- Prior malignancy (other than in situ cancer) unless treated with curative intent and without evidence of disease for > 2 years before screening
- Infection requiring intravenous antibiotics that was completed < 1 week of study enrollment (day 1) with the exemption of prophylactic antibiotics for long line insertion or biopsy
- Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Known active hepatitis B or C infection
- Toxicities from prior antitumor therapy have not resolved to CTCAE version 5 grade 1 (with the exception of adverse events reflecting myelosuppression such as neutropenia, anemia, or thrombocytopenia), or to levels dictated in the eligibility criteria. Exceptions include: alopecia or toxicities from prior antitumor therapy that are considered irreversible (defined as having been present and stable for > 2 months) are allowed if they are not otherwise described in the exclusion criteria
- Patients on corticosteroids ≥ 2 mg dexamethasone daily or equivalent within 14 days of 1st BRiTE injection
- Females of reproductive potential and males who are unwilling to practice an acceptable method(s) of effective birth control while on study through 1 week (5 half-lives) after receiving the last dose of study drug

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04903795
Contact: Mustafa Khasraw, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRACP | 9196845301 | dukebrain1@dm.duke.edu | |
Contact: Stevie Threatt, BA | 9196845301 | dukebrain1@dm.duke.edu |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University Medical Center | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
Contact: Mustafa Khasraw, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRACP 9196845301 dukebrain1@dm.duke.edu | |
Contact: Stevie Threatt, BA 9196845301 dukebrain1@dm.duke.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Mustafa Khasraw, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRACP |
Principal Investigator: | Mustafa Khasraw, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRACP | Duke University |
Responsible Party: | Duke University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04903795 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Pro00108079 |
First Posted: | May 27, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 27, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 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 |
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