Phase 1/1b Safety Study of Prgn-3006 Ultracar-T in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory CD33-Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Higher Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Introduction: Therapeutic options for relapsed/refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and hypomethylating agent (HMA) failure higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are limited with a median overall survival of < 6 months. Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of B-cell malignancies, significant challenges exist in myeloid CAR development. PRGN-3006 UltraCAR-T are engineered using non-viral gene delivery to simultaneously express CD33 CAR, membrane bound IL-15 (mbIL15) and kill switch to be effective against AML with improved safety profile. UltraCAR-T cells are manufactured at medical center's cGMP facility using autologous T cells in < 48 hours without ex vivo expansion.