Engineered immune cells injected directly into prostate tumors: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT07240857
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), a type that no longer responds to standard hormone therapy. Researchers are injecting specially engineered immune cells (CAR-T cells) directly into the prostate or tumor site, after a short course of chemotherapy. The study will enroll 18 people to check if the treatment is safe and whether it can lower PSA levels, a marker of prostate cancer activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ACT#001-PSMA CAR-T cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (18 people) focused mainly on safety. The treatment may not shrink tumors or improve survival, and there are risks from chemotherapy and CAR-T cell side effects.
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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.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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 years and older
- 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. understanding of this study and voluntarily signs the informed consent form; 2. Aged ≥ 18 years; 3. Expected survival time of at least 3 months; 4. non-metastatic CRPC (nmCRPC) (local recurrence) or metastatic CRPC (mCRPC); 5. continue GnRH analog therapy; 6. at least one evaluable lesion per RECIST 1.1; 7. Has received at least one type of novel endocrine therapy; 8. PSMA positive expression rate \> 10%; 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1; 10. Well organ function 11. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \> 50%; 12. Oxygen saturation \> 92% without oxygen supplementation; 13. agree to use effective contraceptive measures Exclusion Criteria 1. Presence of brain metastasis; 2. Organ transplantation or pending organ transplantation; 3. Uncontrolled large-volume serous cavity effusions; 4. A history of autoimmune diseases; 5. A history of receiving other cell therapies or genetically modified cell therapies (e.g., TCR-T therapy, CAR-T therapy); 6. A history of receiving any PSMA-targeted therapy; 7. Requirement for steroid therapy (except for physiological replacement therapy); 8. A history of receiving immunotherapies; 9. A history of clinically significant central nervous system (CNS) diseases (either past or present at screening); (12) A history of other untreated malignant tumors; (13) Participants with severe cardiovascular diseases; (14) Active infectious diseases; (15) Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection; (16) Active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (17) Intolerance or allergy to cyclophosphamide or fludarabine chemotherapeutic drugs; (18) No accessible injection sites; (19) Assessment by the investigator that the participant is unsuitable for participation in this 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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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