Poster C Linical Nk Generation Ash 2009 Js

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Adoptive transfer of CD34+ derived NK cells in poor-prognosis AML patients Glycostem ® clinical grade NK cell generation system provides sufficient numbers of functional NK cells from UCB CD34+ cells Process is transferred into a GCP standard operating procedure. Clinical protocol (phase I/II) has been designed for testing safety and toxicity NK cells as Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) for AML patients in non transplantation setting Escalating doses will be applied in KIR-ligand mismatched setting GBGM ® can be purchased via www.clearcelltechnologies.com Effective NK cell differentiation from umbilical cord blood (UCB) derived CD34+ cells using GBGM ® Ex-vivo generated NK cells are devoid of T- and B cells and express specific NK cell antigens Stroma-free cell culture system for optimal NK cell generation Clinical Scale Generation of Functional Human Natural Killer Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood CD34-Positive Cells for Immunotherapy Jan Spanholtz , Marleen Tordoir, Carel Trilsbeek, Jos Paardekooper, Diana Eissens, Arnold van der Meer, Irma Joosten, Theo de Witte, Nicolaas Schaap, Frank Preijers and Harry Dolstra Department of Internal Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands mailto: [email protected] Clinical grade NK cell cultures provide sufficient numbers of functional NK cells which efficiently lyse various primary AML tumor cells Efficient CD34+ cell enrichment from cryopreserved UCB units using the CliniMACS system Efficient NK cell production from cryopreserved UCB units using various bioreactors CD56 content 99%±1% using GBGM ® 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1 2 3 4 5 week Fold expansion total cells Medium1 (n=3) Medium 2 (n=3) GBGM ® (n=3) Percentage CD56+ cells A B * 0 20 40 60 80 100 3 4 5 week * Medium1 (n=3) Medium 2 (n=3) GBGM ® (n=3) Cell expansion ~50,000 fold using GBGM ® expansion differentiation 1 GBGM ® + human serum (HS) SCF, Flt3L, IL-7, TPO Clinical grade Heparin (GAGs) CD34+ cells Day 0 -9 Day 9 -14 Expansion medium: Differentiation medium 2: SCF, IL-7, IL-2, IL-15 NK progenitors Mature NK cells STEP 1 STEP 2 differentiation 2 Day 14 -35 Differentiation medium 1: SCF, IL-7, Flt3L, IL-15 Clinical grade Heparin (GAGs) Low - dose cytokine cocktail Low - dose cytokine cocktail Low - dose cytokine cocktail GBGM ® + HS • GBGM ® + HS Novel GMP grade Glycostem Basal Growth Medium (GBGM ® ) www.glycostem.nl Clinical scale generation of allogeneic NK cell products CliniMACS selection CD34 selection Washing & volume reduction NK cell generation + Umbilical cord blood Product release UCB unit Results thawing Results CD34 CliniMACS UCB Volume (ml) NC (x10 6 ) CD34 (%) Recovery (%) CD34 (%) CD34 (x10 6 ) Recovery (%) 1 80 368 0.88 76 52 1.5 50 2 69 469 0.92 69 77 2.0 53 3 75 653 0.47 62 70 2.3 73 4 70 819 1.04 78 92 6.3 73 5 53 583 0.36 56 54 1.7 76 6 74 829 0.30 68 65 1.7 79 7 71 440 0.45 88 64 1.7 82 8 53 403 0.49 68 73 1.4 69 9 80 248 1.04 69 88 1.3 72 range 53 - 80 248 - 819 0.3 – 1.04 56 - 88 52 - 92 1.3 – 6.3 50 - 82 0 500 1000 1500 2000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0109 bag CB0209 bag CB0309 bag 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0109 plate CB0209 plate CB0309 plate 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0109 bag CB0209 bag CB0309 bag 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0109 plate CB0209 plate CB0309 plate 0 2000 4000 6000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0709 wave CB0709 plate 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 week CB0709 wave CB0709 plate Fold expansion Fold expansion Fold expansion NK cells (%) NK cells (%) NK cells (%) 0 0 5 95 0 0 9 91 0 4 96 0 CD3 CD19 CD15 SSC CD14 CD38 CD56 CD45 NK cells per experiment CD34+ cells fold expansion CD56+ (%) NK cells experiment CB0109 1.7x10 6 1770 63 1.9x10 9 static bag CB0209 1.4x10 6 759 80 8.6x10 8 static bag CB0309 1.3x10 6 1291 70 1.2x10 9 static bag CB0709 0,81x10 6 2861 95 2.2x10 9 bioreactor 0 20 40 60 80 100 AML1 AML2 AML3 AML4 AML5 K562 KG1a day2 day3 day1 specific lysis (%) NK cell products are analyzed for purity, showing no contamination with T- or B cells (A). The NK cell phenotype was determined by 10-color flowcytometry using the Gallios Flow Cytometer and the Kaluza software (B). A B The final NK cell products were analyzed for functionality in a CFSE based cytotoxicity assay for 18h with a 2:1 effector:target ratio. Clinical protocol (phase I/II study) AML patient >65 years treated with remission-induction chemotherapy HLA – haploidendical donor sibling orchild >18 years HLA and KIR typing KIR-ligand incompatibility Complete remission (<5% blasts in bone marrow) Consolidation chemotherapy Non-myeloablative immunosuppression Flu 30 mg/m 2 and Cy 1200 mg/m 2 at day -6, -5, -4, -3 CD34 selection(BM or UCB) NK cellinfusions(escalatingdoses) I. 3x10 6 NK cells/kg (3 patients) II.10x10 6 NK cells/kg (3 patients) III. 3x10 7 NK cells/kg (3 patients) IV.10x10 7 NK cells/kg (3 patients) Evaluation for Toxicity, NK cell survival and expansion, disease status, GVL effect Two-step protocol ex vivo NK cellexpansion (3x10 8 -1x10 10 NK cells) UCB banks Control experiments in plates Experiments in static bags Experiments in bioreactors

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Adoptive transfer of CD34+ derived NK cells in poor-prognosis AML patients

Glycostem® clinical grade NK cell generation system provides sufficient numbers of functional NK cells from UCB CD34+ cells

Process is transferred into a GCP standard operating procedure. Clinical protocol (phase I/II) has been designed for testing safety and toxicity NK cells as Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) for AML patients in non transplantation setting Escalating doses will be applied in KIR-ligand mismatched setting

GBGM® can be purchased via www.clearcelltechnologies.com

Effective NK cell differentiation from umbilical cord blood (UCB) derived CD34+ cells using GBGM®

Ex-vivo generated NK cells are devoid of T- and B cells and express specific NK cell antigens

Stroma-free cell culture system for optimal NK cell generation

Clinical Scale Generation of Functional Human Natural Killer Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood CD34-Positive Cells for Immunotherapy

Jan Spanholtz, Marleen Tordoir, Carel Trilsbeek, Jos Paardekooper, Diana Eissens, Arnold van der Meer, Irma Joosten, Theo de Witte, Nicolaas Schaap, Frank Preijers and Harry Dolstra

Department of Internal Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlandsmailto: [email protected]

Clinical grade NK cell cultures provide sufficient numbers of functional NK cells which efficiently lyse various primary AML tumor cells

Efficient CD34+ cell enrichment from cryopreserved UCB units using the CliniMACS system

Efficient NK cell production from cryopreserved UCB units using various bioreactors

CD56 content 99%±1%

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Novel GMP gradeGlycostem Basal Growth Medium (GBGM®)

www.glycostem.nl

Clinical scale generation of allogeneic NK cell products

CliniMACS selection

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Washing &volume reductionNK cell generation

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UCB unit Results thawing Results CD34 CliniMACS

UCB Volume (ml) NC (x106) CD34 (%) Recovery (%) CD34 (%) CD34 (x106) Recovery (%)

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3 75 653 0.47 62 70 2.3 73

4 70 819 1.04 78 92 6.3 73

5 53 583 0.36 56 54 1.7 76

6 74 829 0.30 68 65 1.7 79

7 71 440 0.45 88 64 1.7 82

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9 80 248 1.04 69 88 1.3 72

range 53 - 80 248 - 819 0.3 – 1.04 56 - 88 52 - 92 1.3 – 6.3 50 - 82

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T- or B cells (A).

The NK cell phenotype was determined

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Gallios Flow Cytometer and the Kaluza

software (B).

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The final NK cell products were

analyzed for functionality in a

CFSE based cytotoxicity assay

for 18h with a 2:1 effector:target

ratio.

Clinical protocol (phase I/II study)AML patient >65 years

treated with remission-induction chemotherapyHLA – haploidendical donor

sibling orchild >18 years

HLA and KIR typing

KIR-ligand incompatibility

Complete remission(<5% blasts in bone marrow)

Consolidationchemotherapy

Non-myeloablative immunosuppressionFlu 30 mg/m2 and Cy 1200 mg/m2 at day -6, -5, -4, -3

CD34 selection(BM or UCB)

NK cell infusions(escalatingdoses)I. 3x106 NK cells/kg (3 patients)II.10x106 NK cells/kg (3 patients)III. 3x107 NK cells/kg (3 patients)IV.10x107 NK cells/kg (3 patients)

Evaluation forToxicity, NK cell survival and expansion, disease status, GVL effect

Two-step protocolex vivo NK cellexpansion(3x108 -1x1010 NK cells)

UCB banks

Control experiments in plates

Experiments in static bags

Experiments in bioreactors