Clinical Trial: T Cell Receptor Immunotherapy for Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional



Official Title: A Phase II Study Using Autologous Young Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) Derived From Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Non-Myeloablative Lymphocyte Depleting Preparative Regimen

Brief Summary:

Background:

The NCI Surgery Branch has developed an experimental therapy that involves taking white blood cells from patients' tumors, growing them in the laboratory in large numbers, and then giving the cells back to the patient. These cells are called Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes, or TIL and we have given this type of treatment to over 100 patients. In this study, we are selecting a specific subset of white blood cells from the tumor that we think are the most effective in fighting tumors and will use only these cells in making the tumor fighting cells.

Objective:

The purpose of this study is to see if these specifically selected tumor fighting cells can cause non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors to shrink and to see if this treatment is safe.

Eligibility:

- Adults age 18-70 with NSCLC who have a tumor that can be safely removed.

Design:

  • Work up stage: Patients will be seen as an outpatient at the NIH clinical Center and undergo a history and physical examination, scans, x-rays, lab tests, and other tests as needed
  • Surgery: If the patients meet all of the requirements for the study they will undergo surgery to remove a tumor that can be used to grow the TIL product.
  • Leukapheresis: Patients may undergo leukapheresis to obtain additional white blood cells. {Leukapheresis is a common procedure, which removes only the white blood cells from the patient.}
  • Treatment: Once their cells have grown, the patients will be admitted to the hospital