Experimental CAR T-Cell therapy targets tough lymphoma

NCT ID NCT03590574

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-phase trial tested a new treatment called AUTO4 for people with a type of T-cell lymphoma that had come back or not responded to prior therapy. AUTO4 is a CAR T-cell therapy designed to recognize and attack cancer cells carrying a specific marker called TRBC1. The study aimed to check safety and find the right dose, but it was stopped early after enrolling only 20 participants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

AUTO4 (a CAR T-cell therapy targeting TRBC1)

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could offer a new treatment option for people with certain types of T-cell lymphoma that have not responded to standard therapies.

What could go wrong

This was a very early (Phase 1/2) trial with only 20 participants, and it was terminated, so results are limited. CAR T-cell therapies can cause severe side effects like cytokine release syndrome.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anaplastic large cell lymphoma angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Freeman Hospital, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  • Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital

    Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London, United Kingdom

  • Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

    Barcelona, Spain