Supercharged immune cells take on solid tumors in early trial
NCT ID NCT07479667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new type of immune cell therapy called armored dendritic cells in 8 people with solid cancers like pancreatic or colorectal cancer. Participants have already had surgery and at least 4 rounds of chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and tolerable, and to measure immune responses. The study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Armored dendritic cell injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to help the immune system fight remaining cancer cells after standard treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 8 people, so it is mainly checking safety, not effectiveness. The treatment may not work or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 80 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: * Aged 18 to 80 years, body weight ≥ 40 kg; male or female, no gender restriction; * ECOG performance status score of 0 to 1; * Histopathologically confirmed solid tumors including pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), gastric cancer and other such malignancies; * Having undergone R0 or R1 resection with completion of at least 4 cycles of standard postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy; * Positive expression for at least one of TERT, P53, KRAS and Survivin; * Sufficient venous access with no contraindications to peripheral blood mononuclear cell collection; * Adequate organ and bone marrow function: * a) Platelet count ≥ 90×10⁹/L; * b) Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (no blood transfusion or erythropoietin dependence within 7 days); * c) Mononuclear cell count ≥ 1.0×10⁹/L; * d) International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); * e) Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); * f) Aminotransferases (AST, ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); * g) Total bilirubin ≤ 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN); * h) Cardiac function: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% as assessed by echocardiography within 1 month prior to enrollment; * Able to understand the study requirements and considerations and provide informed consent to participate in the clinical study in accordance with the study requirements * Subjects agree to use effective contraceptive measures for at least 6 months following dendritic cell (DC) injection. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; * Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or syphilis antibody; positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), positive for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) or hepatitis B e antibody (anti-HBe) with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA copy number above the lower limit of detection (LLOD) or ≥ 1000 copies/mL; or hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA copy number above the LLOD; * Prior treatment with any dendritic cell (DC) or other immune cell therapy; * History of hypersensitivity to immunotherapy and related drugs, or history of severe allergic reactions; * Uncontrolled active infection; * Subjects with active autoimmune disease receiving relevant treatment; subjects with organ transplantation who are still on immunosuppressive agents; or subjects requiring long-term use of immunosuppressive agents (\> 15 mg/day prednisone or equivalent glucocorticoid dose) and who have used them within 4 weeks prior to screening; * Presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases and clinically significant CNS diseases; * Received systemic anti-tumor therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening; * Presence of residual lesions or unremoved foci on screening examinations (post-adjuvant chemotherapy / post-surgery), with imaging indicating local recurrence or confirmed distant metastasis; * History of other active malignancies within 5 years (excluding cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, etc.); * Clinically significant major cardiovascular diseases including: * a) Symptomatic congestive heart failure * b) Unstable angina pectoris * c) Severe arrhythmia requiring pharmacotherapy * d) Uncontrolled hypertension * e) Myocardial infarction or ventricular arrhythmia within 6 months prior to screening; * Any other conditions deemed by the investigator to render the subject ineligible for participation in the clinical study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Mengchao Tumor Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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