Single-Dose gene therapy aims to reprogram immune cells against tough leukemia
NCT ID NCT07696481
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a single injection of PID23, a gene therapy that instructs a patient's own immune cells to attack leukemia cells. It targets three markers (CD19, BCMA, and CD70) on cancer cells. The study enrolls up to 18 people aged 3 to 75 with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia who have few treatment options. The main goals are to check safety and find the best dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PID23 Injection (in vivo CAR-T therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat acute leukemia who have few alternatives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (up to 18 people) focused on safety. The therapy may not work, and side effects like cytokine release syndrome or nerve problems are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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3 to 75 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient or legal guardian voluntarily signs the informed consent form (ICF), demonstrating understanding of the study purpose and procedures, and willingness to participate. 2. Age 3 to 75 years, inclusive, male or female. 3. Diagnosis of relapsed or refractory acute leukemia per guideline criteria: Relapsed: reappearance of leukemic cells in peripheral blood or bone marrow blasts ≥5% after achieving complete remission (CR); Refractory: failure to achieve CR after 2 courses of standard induction chemotherapy; relapse within 12 months after consolidation/intensification therapy; relapse after 12 months with no response to conventional chemotherapy; 2 or more relapses; extramedullary leukemia relapse or persistence; relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 4.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2. 5.Life expectancy ≥12 weeks. 6.Bone marrow morphology showing ≥5% primitive/immature lymphocytes (blasts). 7.Tumor cells positive for CD19, BCMA, or CD70 expression by flow cytometry. 8.Adequate major organ function, defined as: 1. Cardiac: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40% by echocardiogram; 2. Renal: serum creatinine ≤2.0× upper limit of normal (ULN), or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); 3. Hepatic: ALT and AST ≤3.0×ULN (≤5.0×ULN if with liver involvement); total bilirubin ≤2.0×ULN (≤3.0×ULN for Gilbert's syndrome); 4. Pulmonary: oxygen saturation ≥92% on room air; 5. Hematologic: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0×10⁹/L, platelets ≥50×10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥80 g/L (with bone marrow involvement, ANC ≥0.5×10⁹/L, platelets ≥20×10⁹/L permitted) - assessments allowed after transfusion or hematopoietic growth factor support. 9\. For women of childbearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test; all participants agree to use reliable (non-rhythm) contraceptive methods from ICF signing through 1 year post-PID23 infusion. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with CAR-T or other genetically modified cell therapies, unless the investigator determines that safety risks have been adequately excluded. 2. Received the following anti-tumor therapies prior to PID23 infusion: Chemotherapy or molecular targeted therapy within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) (excluding conditioning chemotherapy and intrathecal chemotherapy; intrathecal therapy must be stopped ≥1 week prior to PID23 infusion); Radiotherapy to non-hematopoietic sites within 7 days; Radiotherapy to hematopoietic sites within 14 days. 3. Any of the following cardiac conditions: (1) New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure; (2) Myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) within 6 months prior to enrollment; (3) Clinically significant ventricular arrhythmia, or unexplained syncope (excluding vasovagal or dehydration-related); (3) History of severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. 4.Active or uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy within 1 week prior to screening. 5.Grade 2-4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD within 4 weeks prior to screening. 6.Cerebrovascular accident or seizure within 6 months prior to screening. 7.Deep vein or arterial thrombosis event within 6 months prior to screening. 8.Active malignancy other than acute leukemia (excluding: inactive disease with treatment completed \>2 years; adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal/squamous cell skin carcinoma, localized prostate cancer post-curative surgery, ductal carcinoma in situ post-curative surgery). 9.Received (attenuated) live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to screening. 10.Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the patient unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, China
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