Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat kidney cancer

NCT ID NCT07645690

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-phase trial is testing a new type of immune cell therapy called CLEAR CAR-T (ET-970) in 30 people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that has not responded to at least two prior treatments. The therapy uses donor immune cells engineered to target a protein called CD70 on cancer cells. The main goals are to check safety and see if the treatment can shrink tumors.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

CLEAR CAR-T cell injection (ET-970) - an engineered immune cell therapy targeting CD70

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced kidney cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.

What could go wrong

This is a very early, small trial (30 people) focused on safety. The therapy may not shrink tumors or could cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

clear cell renal carcinoma Clear-cell metastatic renal cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Biotherapeutic Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, China

  • Biotherapeutic Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, China

    Contact

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  • Urology Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital

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    Beijing, China

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