Supercharged t cells take on childhood cancers

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Procurement Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of GPC3-positive\* solid tumors (as determined by immunohistochemistry with an extent score of \>=Grade 2 \[\>25% positive tumor cells\] and an intensity score of \>= 2 \[scale 0-4\]). * Age ≥ 1 year and ≤ 21 years * Life expectancy of ≥ 16 weeks * Lansky or Karnofsky score ≥60% * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A, B or C (for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only * Child-Pugh-Turcotte score \<7 (for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only) * Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient/guardian. Patient/guardian given copy of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products OR presence of human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) prior to enrollment (only patients who have received prior therapy with murine antibodies) * History of organ transplantation * Known HIV positivity * Active bacterial, fungal or viral infection (except Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus infections) * Actively progressing CNS metastases Treatment Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 1 year and ≤ 21 years * Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A, B or C (for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only) * Lansky or Karnofsky score ≥ 60% * Child-Pugh-Turcotte score \< 7 (for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only) * Adequate organ function: * Creatinine clearance as estimated by Cockcroft Gault or Schwartz ≥ 60 ml/min * serum AST\< 5 times ULN * total bilirubin \< 3 times ULN for age * INR ≤1.7 (for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma only) * absolute neutrophil count \> 500/microliter * platelet count \> 25,000/microliter (can be transfused but must be at that level prior to treatment) * Hgb ≥7.0 g/dl (can be transfused but must be at that level prior to treatment) * pulse oximetry \>90% on room air * Refractory or relapsed disease after treatment with up- front therapy and at least one salvage treatment cycle * Recovered from acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy and investigational agents before entering this study * Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods for 3 months after the T-cell infusion. * Informed consent explained to, understood by and signed by patient/ guardian. Patient/guardian given copy of informed consent Exclusion Criteria * Pregnancy or lactation * Uncontrolled infection * Systemic steroid treatment (greater than or equal to 0.5 mg prednisone equivalent/kg/day, dose adjustment or discontinuation of medication must occur at least 24 hours prior to CAR T cell infusion) * Known HIV positivity * Active bacterial, fungal or viral infection (except Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus infections) * History of organ transplantation * History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products OR presence of human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) prior to enrollment (only patients who have received prior therapy with murine antibodies) * Actively progressing CNS metastases