Immune cells take on childhood cancer in early trial

NCT ID NCT02573896

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-phase trial tests whether giving children with relapsed neuroblastoma their own expanded natural killer (NK) cells along with the drug dinutuximab is safe and feasible. Some children may also receive lenalidomide. The study involves 13 participants aged up to 30 years and aims to find the best dose of NK cells while monitoring side effects.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Natural killer (NK) cells, dinutuximab, and lenalidomide

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for children with hard-to-treat neuroblastoma that has come back.

What could go wrong

This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 13 participants, so it is mainly testing safety and dosing. It may not lead to a proven treatment, and side effects could be serious.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neuroblastoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • C.S Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027-0700, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4318, United States

  • Childrens Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States

  • Cook Children's Healthcare System

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States