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Recruiting EARLY_Phase 1 NCT06375161

NCT06375161 Anti-CD19-CAR-T Cells in Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Tumor Patients.

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NCT ID NCT06375161
Status Recruiting
Phase EARLY_Phase 1
Sponsor Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
Condition B Cell Malignancies
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 12 participants
Start Date 2023-12-11
Primary Completion 2025-12-10

Eligibility & Interventions

Sex All sexes
Min Age 18 Weeks
Max Age 70 Weeks
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Interventions
anti-CD19-CAR-T cells

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What to Expect as a Participant

You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.

Phase 1 is the earliest stage of human testing — safety and dosage are the primary focus. Visits are frequent and medical supervision is intensive. You will be among the first people to receive this treatment.

This trial targets 12 participants in total. It began in 2023-12-11 with a primary completion date of 2025-12-10.

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Brief Summary

This study is a single-center, open-label, single-dose clinical trial of anti-CD19-CAR-T cell therapy in relapsed/refractory B-cell tumor patients after Qinglin pre-treatment. In this study phase, a traditional "3+3" trial design is employed for dose escalation.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntary participation in the clinical trial; the individual or legal guardian fully understands and consents to the study by signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF); willing and able to comply with all trial procedures. 2. Age between 18-70 years. 3. Patients who are refractory or relapsed after current standard treatments (including allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation), and not suitable for other treatment options such as a second hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 1. Relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is defined as one of the following: \- Primary refractory disease \- First relapse if the first remission was ≤12 months * Relapse or refractory disease after two or more lines of systemic therapy * Relapse or refractory disease after allogeneic transplantation, provided that at least 100 days have elapsed since transplantation at the time of enrollment, and no immunosuppressive drugs have been used for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment, except for low-dose steroids (≤5 mg prednisone or equivalent). 2. Subjects with Ph+ B-cell ALL who are intolerant or ineligible for treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), or have relapsed/refractory disease after receiving at least two different TKI treatments, are eligible. 3. Relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is defined as one of the following: 1. No response to first-line treatment (primary refractory disease); excluding subjects intolerant to first-line chemotherapy - PD as the best response to first-line treatment - Best response after at least 4 cycles of first-line treatment (such as 4 cycles of RCHOP) is SD, and the duration of SD after the last dose does not exceed 6 months. 2. No response to second-line or subsequent treatments - PD as the best response to the most recent treatment regimen - Best response after at least 2 cycles of last-line treatment is SD, and the duration of SD after the last dose does not exceed 6 months. 3. Refractory after ASCT \- Disease progression or relapse ≤12 months post-ASCT (relapse must be confirmed by biopsy). * If salvage therapy is given post-ASCT, subjects must have had no response or relapse after the last-line treatment. 4. Bone marrow smear reports showing tumor cells ≥5% in ALL patients. 5. Patients with refractory or relapsed NHL meet one of the following subtypes: 1\) DLBCL-NOS. 2) Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL). 3) Transformed follicular lymphoma (TFL), previously treated with follicular lymphoma chemotherapy, subsequently transformed into refractory disease after DLBCL. 4\) Mantle cell lymphoma. 5) High-grade B-cell lymphoma. 6) CLL/SLL. (6) ECOG performance status ≤2. (7) Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. (8) Adequate venous access (for single collection) and no other contraindications to blood cell separation. (9) Laboratory test results at screening must meet the following requirements, and subjects must not have received colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF/PEG-CSF) within 2 weeks prior to hematological assessment (except for low-dose steroids): 1\) Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0×10\^9/L, ALL eligibility to be determined by the investigator. 2\) Hemoglobin ≥60 g/L (without red blood cell transfusion within 14 days). 3) Platelets ≥50×10\^9/L, ALL eligibility to be determined by the investigator. 4) Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 0.5×10\^9/L; if insufficient, and T-cell proportion is high in the lymphocyte subset, the investigator can discuss with the sponsor. 5\) Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN). 6) Aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤2.5× ULN. 7) Creatinine \<1.5× ULN and creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/minute. (10) Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥45%, echocardiography (ECHO) confirms no clinically significant pericardial effusion (except for trace or physiological), and electrocardiography results have no clinical significance. (11) Baseline oxygen saturation in room air \>92%. (12) Women of childbearing potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancy tests (women who have undergone surgical sterilization or have been postmenopausal for at least 2 years are not considered women of childbearing potential). Exclusion Criteria: (1) ALL with central nervous system abnormalities, excluding clinically evident neurological changes CNS-2 and CNS-3. 1\) CNS-3 disease, defined as detectable tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with ≥5 WBCs per mm3, with or without neurological changes. 2\) CNS-2 disease, defined as detectable tumor cells in the CSF, with \<5 WBCs per mm3, and neurological changes. Note: Subjects with CNS-1 (no tumor cells detected in CSF) and CNS-2 with no clinically evident neurological changes are eligible for this study. (2) Evidence of central nervous system lymphoma on brain MRI; active primary central nervous system DLBCL, unless the central nervous system involvement has been effectively treated (i.e., participants are asymptomatic), and \>4 weeks have elapsed since local treatment before enrollment. (3) Active central nervous system diseases such as epilepsy, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar diseases, or any autoimmune diseases involving the central nervous system. (4) History of or concurrent malignancies other than CD19+ malignancies. (5) Clinically significant cardiac diseases, or arrhythmias not controlled by medication. (6) Presence or suspicion of uncontrolled fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infections, or requiring intravenous antibiotic therapy; simple urinary tract infections and uncomplicated bacterial pharyngitis are allowed if responsive to treatment and after consultation with the sponsor's medical monitor. (7) Hepatitis B (positive for hepatitis B surface antigen and/or positive for hepatitis B core antibody with hepatitis B DNA \>1000 copies/ml) and hepatitis C (positive for hepatitis C antibody); syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. (8) Presence of any indwelling catheter or drainage tube (such as percutaneous nephrostomy tube, indwelling Foley catheter, bile drainage tube, or pleural/peritoneal/pericardial catheter); use of dedicated central venous access devices such as Port-A-Cath® or Hickman® catheters is allowed. (9) Prior medication: 1. CD19-targeted therapy. 2. Use of chlorambucil or cladribine within 3 months prior to enrollment, or use of PEG-asparaginase within 3 weeks prior to enrollment. 3. Injection of live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 4. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 28 days prior to enrollment. 5. Any drugs used for GVHD treatment within 4 weeks prior to enrollment (such as calcineurin inhibitors, methotrexate, mycophenolate, rapamycin, or salidroside), or use of immunosuppressive antibodies (such as anti-CD20, anti-tumor necrosis factor, anti-interleukin-6, or anti-interleukin-6 receptor) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 6. Immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive therapy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment (such as interferon-alpha, interferon-beta, IL-2, enoxaparin, efalizumab, alemtuzumab, tacrolimus, or mycophenolate). 7. Any systemic inhibitory/stimulatory immune checkpoint molecule therapy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment (e.g., ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, OX40 agonists, 4-1BB agonists, etc.). 8. Use of systemic cytotoxic drugs within 2 weeks prior to enrollment, including daily or weekly low-dose maintenance chemotherapy (such as cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, bendamustine, chlorambucil, or mephalan, vincristine, etc.). 9. Long-acting growth factors within 14 days prior to single collection (such as pegfilgrastim) or short-acting growth factors within 5 days prior to single collection or drugs used for cell mobilization (such as G-CSF/PEG-CSF, plerixafor). 10. Receipt of radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to enrollment. 11. Must avoid pharmacological doses of corticosteroids (\>5 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) and other immunosuppressive drugs within 7 days prior to single collection. 12. Use of venetoclax (BCL-2 inhibitor) within 4 days prior to single collection. 13. Short-acting targeted therapies (such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors) within 72 hours prior to single collection. 14. Use of idelalisib (oral PI3Kδ inhibitor) within 2 days prior to single collection. 15. Use of lenalidomide within 1 day prior to single collection. (10) Active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) using CIBMTR acute GVHD grading system ≥ grade 2 or requiring systemic steroids greater than physiological doses. (11) History of autoimmune diseases in the past 2 years (such as Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus) resulting in end-organ damage or requiring systemic immunos uppressive/disease-modifying therapy. (12) History of myocardial infarction, cardiac vascular surgery or stent implantation, unstable angina, or other clinically significant cardiac diseases within 12 months prior to enrollment. (13) History of genetic syndromes associated with bone marrow failure, such as Fanconi anemia, Costello syndrome, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, etc. (14) Symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism requiring systemic anticoagulation within the past 6 months. Subjects need to be on prophylactic anticoagulation. (15) Past or present concurrent malignancies (excluding skin basal cell carcinoma, breast/cervical carcinoma in situ, and other malignancies that have not been treated and effectively controlled in the past five years). (16) Use of other investigational medicinal products within 30 days prior to screening. (17) Pregnant or lactating women of childbearing age, due to potential risks of chemotherapy to the fetus or infant. Women who have undergone surgical sterilization or have been postmenopausal for at least 2 years are not considered of childbearing potential. (18) Subjects unwilling to practice contraception from the agreement to treatment completion of conditional chemotherapy or CAR T infusion within 12 months (whichever is longer). (19) Any medical conditions that may interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the study treatment. (20) Subjects unlikely, in the investigator's judgment, to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, including follow-up, or comply with study requirements. (21) Previous use of any CAR-T cell products or other genetically modified T cell therapies.

Contact & Investigator

Central Contact

Aibin Liang

✉ lab7182@tongji.edu.cn

📞 +86 21 6611 1019

Principal Investigator

Aibin Liang

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join the NCT06375161 clinical trial?

This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Weeks or older, up to 70 Weeks, studying B Cell Malignancies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.

What phase is the NCT06375161 trial and what does that mean for participants?

Phase 1 trials are the first stage of human testing. The primary goal is to assess safety and determine appropriate dosage levels. Participants are closely monitored. These trials typically involve a small number of volunteers.

Is NCT06375161 currently recruiting?

Yes, NCT06375161 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at lab7182@tongji.edu.cn for enrollment information.

Where is the NCT06375161 trial being conducted?

This trial is being conducted at Shanghai, China.

Who is sponsoring the NCT06375161 clinical trial?

NCT06375161 is sponsored by Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine. The principal investigator is Aibin Liang at Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine. The trial plans to enroll 12 participants.

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