New combo therapy targets Tough-to-Treat myeloma
NCT ID NCT06550895
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-phase study is testing a combination of two treatments—cilta-cel (a cell therapy) and talquetamab (a drug)—in 11 people with high-risk multiple myeloma that has not responded to prior therapies. The main goal is to check safety and side effects. Researchers will also look at whether the combination helps shrink or control the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (a cell therapy) and talquetamab (a drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with high-risk multiple myeloma who have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small phase 2 safety study with only 11 participants. The combination may cause serious side effects, and it is not yet known if it will effectively control the disease long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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 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: * Documented diagnosis of MM according to the IMWG diagnostic criteria and is defined as a measurable disease at screening * Cohort 1: Received at least 3 prior lines of antimyeloma therapy and have undergone greater than or equal to (\>=) 1 complete cycle of the therapy * Cohort 1: Documented evidence of progression of disease (PD) or failure to achieve a response to the last line of therapy * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1 * Participant of childbearing potential (POCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test using a highly sensitive β-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) serum pregnancy test at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Cohort 1: Prior treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy directed at any target or any prior B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed therapy/prior G protein-coupled receptor family C Group 5 member D (GPRC5D)-directed therapy * Cohort 1: Received either of the following: An allogenic stem cell transplant within 6 months before apheresis/first dose of study drug and no immunosuppressive medications administered before the start of study treatment. And secondly, received an autologous stem cell transplant less than (\<)12 weeks before apheresis/first dose of study treatment * Receive live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks of enrollment * Toxicity from previous anticancer therapy not resolved to baseline levels or to Grade 1 or less except for alopecia or peripheral neuropathy * Stroke, transient ischemic attack, or seizure within 6 months of signing informed consent form
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, 3084, Australia
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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, 3004, Australia
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University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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