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ArticleCancers2025

First-in-Human Study of MDG1011, a TCR-T Therapy Directed Against HLA-A*02:01-Restricted PRAME Antigen for High-Risk Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms.

Simone Thomas, Martin Wermke, Vladan Vučinić, Eva Wagner-Drouet, Andreas Mackensen, Robert Zeiser, Gesine Bug, Michael Schmitt, Wolfgang Herr, Petra U Prinz and 8 more

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Simone ThomasDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Internal Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Martin WermkeNational Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4844-4087
Vladan VučinićDepartment of Hematology, Cell Therapy and Hemostaseology, University Leipzig Medical Center, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8398-285X
Eva Wagner-DrouetDepartment of Haematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Andreas MackensenBavarian Center for Cancer Research (BZKF), 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Robert ZeiserDepartment of Medicine I, Hematology, Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplantation, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-3393
Gesine BugDepartment of Medicine 2, University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany.
Michael SchmittInternal Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1579-1509
Wolfgang HerrDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Internal Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Petra U PrinzMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Maja BürdekMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1819-2122
Silke RaffegerstMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Anna TafuriMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Christiane GeigerMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Kirsty CrameMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
René GoedkoopMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Kai PinkernellMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Dolores J SchendelMedigene AG, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesMDG1011 is a Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME)-specific autologous T cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapy for HLA-A*02:01-positive patients. Data from the first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial, CD-TCR-001, are reported here regarding treatment feasibility, safety, tolerability, and clinical activity of MDG1011 in patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and multiple myeloma (MM).

methodsNine of thirteen enrolled patients received MDG1011 at dose levels ranging from 0.1 to 5 × 10

resultsThe treatment was well tolerated. No dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed, and the most common serious adverse events were associated with lymphodepleting chemotherapy and/or disease progression. Various parameters, such as measurable clinical responses in two patients, the occurrence of CRS in two additional patients, and reductions in PRAME mRNA levels in bone marrow (BM) or peripheral blood (PB) in seven patients, served as signs of the clinical and biological activity of MDG1011 TCR-T therapy.

conclusionsPatients enrolled in the phase 1 part of CD-TCR-001 displayed signs of potential clinical and biological activity of MDG1011 among the small number of patients studied. Advanced disease stage and rapid progression in the r/r AML patients limited clinical impact. The acceptable safety profile of MDG1011 merits further investigation of this TCR-T therapy, potentially in patients at an earlier stage of their disease and with lower tumor burden.

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AMLhematological malignanciesMDSMMphase I clinical trialPRAMET cell receptorTCR-T therapy

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PMID41008812
PMCPMC12468345

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