CRISPR gene editing takes on blood cancers: new trial tests donor immune cells
NCT ID NCT05643742
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new treatment called CTX112 for people with B-cell cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that have not responded to standard therapy or have returned. CTX112 uses CRISPR gene editing to modify immune cells from a healthy donor, making them target and kill cancer cells. The trial has two phases: first to find the safest dose, then to see how well it works in up to 120 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CTX112 (CRISPR-edited immune cells from a donor)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat B-cell cancers that have come back or not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 120 participants, so the treatment may not work or could cause serious side effects. It is not yet proven safe or effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years. 2. Refractory or relapsed B cell malignancy. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1. 4. Adequate renal, liver, cardiac and pulmonary organ function. 5. Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects must agree to use acceptable method(s) of contraception from enrollment through at least 12 months after CTX112 infusion. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). 2. Active or history of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by malignancy. 3. History of a seizure disorder, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, or any autoimmune disease with CNS involvement. 4. Presence of bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that is uncontrolled or requires IV anti-infectives. 5. Active HIV, hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection. 6. Previous or concurrent malignancy in the last 3 years (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer and other cancers deemed by the investigator and medical monitor to be of low likelihood for recurrence). 7. Concurrent systemic treatment with an anticancer biologic (e.g., monoclonal antibody) within 30 days prior to CTX112 infusion or with a nonbiological anticancer drug within 14 days prior to CTX112 infusion. 8. Primary immunodeficiency disorder or active autoimmune disease requiring steroids and/or other immunosuppressive therapy. 9. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
7 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Alfred Health
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Royal Prince Alfred
RECRUITINGCamperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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SCRI
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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University of Kansas
RECRUITINGWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Washington University
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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