BAFF CAR-T Cells (LMY-922) for Treatment of Refractory Hematologic Malignancies

Therapy with chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells has demonstrated activity against refractory hematologic malignancies, however not all tumors respond or remain in response to CD19 targeted CAR-T cells. We posit that CAR-T cells expressing BAFF (BAFF CAR-T cells) can become another strategy to treat refractory hematologic malignancies, even after relapse following cluster of differentiation antigen 19 (CD19) targeting CAR-T treatment. This phase 1 study will evaluate safe dose and provide initial signal of the activity of BAFF CAR-T cells against refractory hematologic malignancies using a single lymphodepletion regimen and using a BAFF CAR-T cell manufacturing process.

Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Male or female 18-75 years of age. 2. Patient with: a. NHL: Histologically confirmed B cell NHL (including but not limited to diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma, MCL, marginal zone lymphoma (MZL)) i. Relapsed after 2 or more lines of therapy, or ii. Have disease refractory to prior chemotherapy (defined as progressive disease or stable disease lasting ≤ 6 months, as best response to most recent chemotherapy regimen; or disease progression, or recurrence ≤ 12 months after prior autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), and iii. Measurable disease per Lugano Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma or b. CLL: histologically confirmed CLL i. Relapsed after 2 or more lines of therapy ii. Previous therapies prescribed must have included a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor and a B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) inhibitor, iii. Measurable disease and active disease: Active disease as defined by the iwCLL criteria, meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1. Evidence of progressive marrow failure as manifested by the development of, or worsening of, anemia and/or thrombocytopenia. Cutoff levels of Hb \