Immune cells engineered to fight lymphoma enter human testing
NCT ID NCT07073833
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called IBR900, made from natural killer (NK) cells, for people with a type of blood cancer called CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back or not responded to prior therapy. The study has two parts: first, finding the safest dose of IBR900 alone, then testing it combined with a standard antibody drug (rituximab). The goal is to see if this cell therapy is safe and shows signs of shrinking tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IBR900 cell injection (NK cells) and rituximab (CD20 antibody)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for patients with hard-to-treat B-cell lymphoma that has not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 40 participants, so safety and dosing are still being determined. The treatment may not work for everyone and could cause side effects.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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