Cord blood cells join forces with targeted drug to hunt down hidden colon cancer

NCT ID NCT05040568

First seen Jan 28, 2026 · Last updated May 11, 2026 · Updated 10 times

Summary

This early-phase study tested a new immunotherapy approach in 15 colon cancer patients who had completed standard treatments but still had tiny traces of cancer DNA in their blood (minimal residual disease). The treatment combined specially activated cord blood natural killer (CB-NK) cells with the targeted drug cetuximab. The goal was to see if this combination could eliminate those remaining cancer cells and prevent the cancer from coming back.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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