New immune cell therapy aims to prevent leukemia return after transplant
NCT ID NCT06704152
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new cell therapy called BSB-1001 in 38 adults with high-risk blood cancers (AML, ALL, or MDS) who are getting a stem cell transplant. BSB-1001 is made from donor immune cells that are modified to attack a specific marker on cancer cells. The goal is to see if it is safe and can prevent the cancer from coming back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BSB-1001 (a type of immune cell therapy that targets a specific protein on cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help prevent blood cancers from coming back after a stem cell transplant, offering a new option for patients with hard-to-treat leukemia or MDS.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 38 participants, so it may not work as hoped. Risks include serious side effects like graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or other immune reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2026
- 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 70 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. Male or female patients, ages 18 - 70 years inclusive, undergoing alloHCT. 2. Any of the following high-risk hematologic malignancies: 1. AML diagnosed which has been treated with at least two lines of therapy\* Refractory or relapsed (CR, CRh or CRi,), including myeloblasts up to 25% OR MRD positive OR persistent disease-defining cytogenetic abnormality OR MRD-negative, but with high-risk disease For patients in remission meeting criteria a, consolidation regimens would be considered another line of therapy of eligibility purposes 2. ALL which has been with abnormal lymphoblasts ≥5% and up to 25% in bone marrow OR persistent disease-defining cytogenetic abnormality or MRD positive 3. MDS after at least one line of therapy, which includes hypomethylating agent(s) and must be high or very high risk by Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R), monosomy, or complex karyotype or TP53 mutation. 4. In the expansion phase AML patients diagnosed which has been treated with at least two lines of therapy, and refractory or relapsed (CR, CRh or CRi,), including myeloblasts up to 25% OR MRD positive OR persistent disease-defining cytogenetic abnormality OR MRD-negative, but with high- risk disease 3. HLA-A\*02:01 AND HA-1 positive (either H/H or H/R). 4. Suitable for one of the approved conditioning regimens as defined in the protocol. 5. Patient must have an identified donor that is HA 1-negative with 10/10 matched related or unrelated donor Exclusion Criteria: 1. Weight \> 100 kg. 2. Prior history of allogeneic stem cell transplantation 3. Prior history of autologous stem cell transplantation within 1 year prior to the planned dosing of BSB-1001 (day 0) 4. Previous genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor T Cell therapy (CAR-T), approved or investigational, within 2 years of screening, with the exception of patients with ALL previously treated with an autologous CAR-T product. 5. Treatment with other investigational agents within 5 half-lives of the planned dosing of BSB-1001 (day 0). 6. History of treatment with checkpoint inhibitor therapy within 3 months of transplantation. 7. Other malignancy with life expectancy \< 1year. 8. Pregnant or lactating women. 9. Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections at time of enrollment. 10. Past or current viral infections as defined in the protocol. 11. CNS involvement refractory to intrathecal chemotherapy and/or standard cranial- spinal radiation. 12 Karnofsky Performance Score \< 60%. 13\. Inadequate organ function as defined in protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Washington University at St Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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