Clinical trial · Interventional
Spearhead 1 Study in Subjects With Advanced Synovial Sarcoma or Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma
A Phase 2 Single Arm Open-Label Clinical Trial of ADP-A2M4 SPEAR™ T Cells in Subjects With Advanced Synovial Sarcoma or Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma
NCT04044768CI-TRIAL-00123932active not recruitingPhase 2Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a study to investigate the efficacy and safety of ADP-A2M4 in HLA-A\*02 eligible and MAGE-A4 positive subjects with metastatic or inoperable (advanced) Synovial Sarcoma (Cohort 1, 2 and 3 ) or MRCLS (Cohort 1) .
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myxoid Liposarcoma | Myxoid Liposarcoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Synovial Sarcoma | Synovial Sarcoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| afamitresgene autoleucel (previously ADP-A2M4) | Genetic | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Autologous genetically modified afamitresgene autoleucel (previously ADP-A2M4) SPEAR™ T cells
- interventionNames
- Genetic: afamitresgene autoleucel (previously ADP-A2M4)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Response Rate (ORR) (Cohort 1)
- timeFrame
- From T-cell infusion until disease progression/recurrence as of data cut off (up to 2 years). Response was assessed at Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, and Week 24, and every 2 months +/- 28 days until confirmed disease progression.
- description
- Percentage of participants with confirmed tumor response (complete \[CR\] or partial \[PR\] response) to treatment as assessed using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 by Independent Radiologist review (Cohort 1)
Secondary outcomes (13)
- measure
- Adverse Events (AE) Including Serious Adverse Events (SAE), SAE, and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) (Cohort 1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 10 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Key Inclusion Criteria * Age ≥16 (10 years at selected sites) and \<=75 years * Diagnosis of advanced synovial sarcoma (Cohort 1, Cohort 2 and Cohort 3) or myxoid liposarcoma / myxoid round cell liposarcoma (Cohort 1 only) confirmed by cytogenetics. * Previously received either an anthracycline or ifosfamide containing regimen. * Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 prior to lymphodepletion * HLA-A\*02:01, HLA-A\*02:02, HLA-A\*02:03 or HLA-A\*02:06 positive * Tumor shows MAGE-A4 expression confirmed by central laboratory. North America Only (United States and Canada): Tumor (either an archival specimen or a fresh biopsy) shows MAGE-A4 expression of ≥1+ staining in ≥10% of the cells by immunohistochemistry. * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or1. For subjects aged ≥10 to ≥16 years old: Lansky Score ≥60%. • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%. Note: other protocol defined Inclusion criteria may apply Key Exclusion Criteria: * HLA-A\*02:05 in either allele * Received or plans to receive the following therapy/treatment prior to leukapheresis or lymphodepleting chemotherapy: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) (e.g. pazopanib), Immune therapy (including monoclonal antibody therapy, checkpoint inhibitors,), Anti-cancer Vaccine, Gene therapy using an integrating vector (subjects who have received a gene therapy using a lentiviral vector may be eligible for the study), Corticosteroids or any other immunosuppressive therapy, Investigational treatment or interventional clinical trial, Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, Radiotherapy to the target lesions, Major surgery * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to fludarabine, cyclophosphamide or other agents used in the study. * History of autoimmune or immune mediated disease * Symptomatic CNS metastases including leptomeningeal disease. * Other prior malignancy that is not considered by the Investigator to be in complete remission * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness * Active infection with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human T cell leukemia virus * Pregnant or breastfeeding Note: other protocol defined Exclusion criteria may apply.
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDD'Angelo SP, Araujo DM, Abdul Razak AR, Agulnik M, Attia S, Blay JY, Carrasco Garcia I, Charlson JA, Choy E, Demetri GD, Druta M, Forcade E, Ganjoo KN, Glod J, Keedy VL, Le Cesne A, Liebner DA, Moreno V, Pollack SM, Schuetze SM, Schwartz GK, Strauss SJ, Tap WD, Thistlethwaite F, Valverde Morales CM, Wagner MJ, Wilky BA, McAlpine C, Hudson L, Navenot JM, Wang T, Bai J, Rafail S, Wang R, Sun A, Fernandes L, Van Winkle E, Elefant E, Lunt C, Norry E, Williams D, Biswas S, Van Tine BA. Afamitresgene autoleucel for advanced synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (SPEARHEAD-1): an international, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2024 Apr 13;403(10435):1460-1471. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00319-2. Epub 2024 Mar 27. PMID 38554725
- DERIVEDSanderson JP, Crowley DJ, Wiedermann GE, Quinn LL, Crossland KL, Tunbridge HM, Cornforth TV, Barnes CS, Ahmed T, Howe K, Saini M, Abbott RJ, Anderson VE, Tavano B, Maroto M, Gerry AB. Preclinical evaluation of an affinity-enhanced MAGE-A4-specific T-cell receptor for adoptive T-cell therapy. Oncoimmunology. 2019 Nov 24;9(1):1682381. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2019.1682381. eCollection 2020. PMID 32002290