New cell therapy trial targets Hard-to-Treat heart amyloidosis
NCT ID NCT07504289
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new treatment for people with a rare disease called light-chain cardiac amyloidosis that has come back or not responded to other treatments. The treatment uses specially engineered immune cells (CAR-NK cells) from donated umbilical cord blood to target and attack the harmful proteins in the heart. The trial will enroll 36 adults aged 18-75 and will check for safety and how well the therapy works over 28 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CAR-NK cells (immune cells engineered to target BCMA and CD19 proteins)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safer, faster-to-make cell therapy option for patients with this rare and serious heart condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 36 participants, so results are preliminary. There are risks of serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome or nerve toxicity.
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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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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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18 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. Voluntarily participate in this study and sign the informed consent form. 2. Aged 18 to 75 years, of either sex. 3. Pathologically confirmed amyloidosis, with positive Congo red staining of tissue specimens, green birefringent material observed under polarizing microscope, or characteristic electron microscopic findings. 4. Presence of measurable light chain amyloidosis lesions meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1)Serum M-protein ≥ 0.5 g/dL (detected by routine serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation electrophoresis). 2)Abnormal κ/λ ratio, with the difference between involved and uninvolved free light chains (dFLC) ≥ 50 mg/L. 5\. Confirmed cardiac involvement by amyloidosis, meeting at least one of the following criteria; extramyocardial organ involvement is permitted: 1. Echocardiography: Mean ventricular wall thickness \> 12 mm with no other identifiable cardiac etiologies. 2. Elevated NT-ProBNP level (\> 332 ng/L) without concomitant renal failure or atrial fibrillation. 6\. Having received at least one course of first-line therapy based on bortezomib or CD38 monoclonal antibody with suboptimal hematological response, meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1. Failure to achieve partial response (PR) after 1 treatment cycle. 2. Failure to achieve very good partial response (VGPR) after 2 treatment cycles. 7. Estimated overall survival ≥ 12 weeks. 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 to 3. 9\. Sufficient organ function reserve excluding the heart, meeting all the following criteria: 1. Peripheral blood neutrophil count ≥ 1000/μL, hemoglobin ≥ 7 g/dL, platelet count ≥ 50,000/μL; red blood cell or platelet transfusion is permitted within 1 week prior to screening. 2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × upper normal limit (UNL). 3. Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × UNL. 4. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 20 mL/min/1.73 m², calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula. 5. Baseline oxygen saturation \> 92% in a natural indoor air environment. 10. A prior history of one hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is permitted. 11\. At least 3 weeks have elapsed since the completion of approved therapeutic interventions for AL cardiac amyloidosis (e.g., systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy) prior to the administration of the study drug. 12\. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to adopt effective contraceptive measures during the trial period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. NT-ProBNP ≥ 8500 ng/L; 2. Heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IIIB or IV ; 3. Heart failure judged by the investigator to be caused by ischemic heart disease (e.g., a previous myocardial infarction with documented elevated cardiac enzymes and electrocardiographic changes) or uncorrected valvular heart disease, rather than primarily by AL amyloidosis; 4. Hospitalization for unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to the first dose, or percutaneous coronary intervention with recent stent implantation within 6 months, or coronary artery bypass grafting within 6 months; 5. For subjects with congestive heart failure, hospitalization for cardiovascular-related diseases within 4 weeks prior to screening; 6. Baseline corrected QT interval by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 500 milliseconds on a 12-lead electrocardiogram at screening. Subjects with a permanent pacemaker implanted may be enrolled regardless of their calculated QTc interval; 7. Supine systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg, or symptomatic orthostatic hypotension (defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure \> 20 mmHg upon standing despite pharmacotherapy (e.g., midodrine, fludrocortisone) and no hypovolemia); 8. A history of hypersensitivity to any component of the cellular product; 9. A history of other malignant neoplasms; 10. Receipt of BCMA-targeted therapy, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, and cellular therapy, within 3 months prior to screening; 11. Receipt of gene therapy within 3 months prior to screening; 12. Active infections requiring treatment (excluding uncomplicated urinary tract infections and bacterial pharyngitis); prophylactic antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal therapy is permitted, however; 13. Subjects infected with hepatitis B (HBsAg-positive with HBV-DNA \< 10³ copies/mL is not an exclusion criterion) or hepatitis C virus (including virus carriers), syphilis, and other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, including but not limited to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 14. Unresolved toxicities from prior antineoplastic therapy (toxicities per CTCAE Version 5.0 not recovered to ≤ Grade 1, except for fatigue, anorexia, and alopecia); 15. Subjects with a history of epilepsy or other central nervous system diseases; 16. Lactating women who are unwilling to discontinue breastfeeding; 17. Any other condition that the investigator deems may increase the risk to the subject or interfere with the trial results.
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