Engineered immune cells take aim at Hard-to-Treat cancers

NCT ID NCT07297160

First seen Jan 04, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 27 times

Summary

This early-phase trial tests a new type of immunotherapy called CAR T cells that are designed to recognize and attack cancer cells with a protein called CD70. The study includes 88 patients with lymphoma, myeloma, or certain solid tumors (like kidney cancer or sarcoma) that have returned or not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to find a safe dose and understand side effects, while also checking if the treatment can shrink tumors.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • The Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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What this could mean

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

Active substance

CD70-targeting CAR T cells (anti-CD70 chimeric antigen receptor T cells)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for patients with certain blood cancers and solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.

What could go wrong

This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 88 participants, so it is too soon to know if the treatment is effective. There may be serious side effects, and the therapy is not yet FDA-approved.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm kidney cancer lymphoma plasma cell neoplasm sarcoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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