New study aims to optimize CAR-T and radiation combo for blood cancers
NCT ID NCT04888338
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting information from 100 adults with blood cancers who receive CAR-T therapy, radiation therapy, or both within a 90-day window. Researchers will review medical records to track outcomes like disease progression, side effects, and survival. The goal is to learn how to better time and combine these treatments for the best results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best timing and combination of CAR-T and radiation therapy for blood cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients who are receiving CAR-T cell therapy or radiation therapy for hematologic malignancy
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Treatment with or intention to treat with radiation therapy, standard-of-care CAR-T cell therapy and/or standard-of-care bispecific therapy, within a 90 day window for a hematologic malignancy
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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