Last-Resort cancer therapy made available to patients with no other options

NCT ID NCT03601442

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

Summary

This program provides early access to CTL019, a cell therapy that reprograms a patient's own immune cells to attack cancer. It is for people with lymphoma or leukemia who have no other treatment choices and cannot join a clinical trial. The goal is to offer a potential benefit when standard options are exhausted.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

CTL019 (tisagenlecleucel), a type of cell therapy that uses a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer

What this could lead to

If successful, this program could offer a lifeline to patients with serious blood cancers who have run out of standard treatments.

What could go wrong

This is not a clinical trial but an early-access program, so data on safety and effectiveness is limited. The therapy may not work for everyone and carries risks like severe immune reactions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute lymphoblastic leukemia diffuse large B-cell lymphoma leukemia lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

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