Engineered immune cells take on stomach cancer in early trial

NCT ID NCT06623396

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-phase trial is testing a new type of immunotherapy called CAR T-cells for people with a specific kind of stomach and esophageal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. The treatment involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, modifying them in a lab to target a protein called mesothelin on cancer cells, and then infusing them directly into the abdomen. The main goal is to see if the treatment is safe and to find the best dose, with 18 participants expected to enroll.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

M28z1XXPD1DNR CAR T-cells (a type of immune cell therapy)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced esophagogastric cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen.

What could go wrong

This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 18 participants, so it is primarily testing safety, not effectiveness. The therapy may cause serious side effects or not work at all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus breast neoplasm diabetes mellitus esophageal adenocarcinoma gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma peritoneal carcinomatosis peritoneal neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

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    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)

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    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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