15-Year study tracks hidden risks of CAR-T cancer therapy

NCT ID NCT02445222

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study follows 1,400 people who previously received CAR-T cell therapy for cancer. Researchers will monitor them for 15 years to check for delayed side effects like new cancers, infections, or immune disorders. The goal is to understand the long-term safety of this gene-based treatment.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Lentiviral-based CAR-T cell therapy
What this could lead to
If successful, this study will confirm the long-term safety of CAR-T therapy, helping doctors better understand risks and benefits for future patients.
What could go wrong
This is a follow-up study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly help participants. It may find rare or unexpected side effects over 15 years.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Children s Mercy Hospital

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    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospital SC

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    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

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    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

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    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States

  • Cinn Children Hosp Medical Center

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    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States

  • City of Hope National Medical Center

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    Duarte, California, 91010 3000, United States

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Duke Unversity Medical Center

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    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Duke Unversity Medical Center SC - CTL019B2205J

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Emory University School of Medicine-Winship Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Emory University School of Medicine/Winship Cancer Institute

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    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

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    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center SC

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    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    COMPLETED

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    WITHDRAWN

    Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Herston, QLD 4006, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    WITHDRAWN

    Linz, 4020, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Salzburg, 5020, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Vienna, A 1090, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 1C3, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Beijing, 100036, China

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Helsinki, 00029, Finland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Paris, 75019, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Paris, 75475, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Villejuif, 94800, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93053, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Ulm, 89081, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Chaïdári, 124 62, Greece

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Monza, MB, 20900, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Milan, MI, 20132, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Milan, MI, 20133, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Rozzano, MI, 20089, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Roma, RM, 00165, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Roma, RM, 00168, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060 8648, Japan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Sendai, Miyagi, 980 8574, Japan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    WITHDRAWN

    Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 104 0045, Japan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Kyoto, 606 8507, Japan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    COMPLETED

    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    COMPLETED

    Utrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    WITHDRAWN

    Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Oslo, 0310, Norway

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Oslo, 0424, Norway

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Singapore, 119074, Singapore

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Singapore, 169608, Singapore

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Seoul, 03080, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Seoul, 03722, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Seoul, 05505, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Seoul, 06351, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Esplugues, Barcelona, 08950, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Salamanca, Castille and León, 37007, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Barcelona, 08041, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Madrid, 28009, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

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    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

  • Ohio ST Compr Cancer Ctr James Hosp

    RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Oregon Health Sciences University

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Stanford, California, 94304, United States

  • The Childrens Hosp of Philadelphia

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UCLA Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • UTSW/Children's Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Uni Of Michigan Health System

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Uni of Chi Medi Ctr Hema and Onco

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Chicago Medical Center, Hematology & Oncology

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center SC

    RECRUITING

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • University of Michigan

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-2800, United States

  • University of Michigan Health System SC CTL019

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    WITHDRAWN

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University of Utah Clinical Trials Office

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

  • University of Utah Clinical Trials Office

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

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  • Wayne State University-Karmanos Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medical College

    WITHDRAWN

    New York, New York, 10065, United States