This investigator-initiated trial will be conducted by the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network, a program funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, that is managed by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in its role as the CITN Central Operations and Statistical Center.
Kaposi Sarcoma is an angioproliferative tumor associated with infection by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus.
The identification of a viral etiology of KS helped explain the long-observed association between KS and immunosuppression, specifically CD4+ T cell lymphopenia, commonly seen with HIV infection. IL-7 plays an important role in T cell development and proliferation.
In chronic uncontrolled HIV infection, physiologic doses of IL-7 are unable to prevent CD4+ lymphopenia.
Furthermore, lymphopenia-inducing insults that may occur in the treatment of KS with anti-neoplastic or radiation treatment could result in a prolonged CD4+ T cell depletion.
HIV-related KS accounts for greater than 80% of KS in the United States and increases the risk of death by at least two-fold in these patients.
NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) is the only clinical-stage long-acting human IL-7, and is being developed for oncologic and immunologic indications, in which T cell amplification and enhanced functionality may provide clinical benefit.
IL-7 is a fundamental cytokine for naïve and memory T cell development and for sustaining immune response to chronic antigens (as in cancer) or foreign antigens (as in infectious diseases). In clinical trials to date, NT-I7 has exhibited favorable PK/PD and safety profiles, both as a monotherapy and in combination with other anticancer treatments.
NT-I7 is being studied in multiple clinical trials in solid tumors and as a vaccine adjuvant. Studies are being planned for testing in hematologic malignancies, additional solid tumors and other immunology-focused indications.
NeoImmuneTech, Inc. is a clinical-stage T cell-focused biopharmaceutical company, dedicated to expanding the horizon of immuno-oncology and enhancing immunity to infectious diseases.
NIT is led by the scientific founder and inventor of NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa).
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