Experimental CAR-T therapy targets tough blood cancers
NCT ID NCT06208735
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called CLIC-2201 for people with B-cell cancers (like certain leukemias and lymphomas) that have come back or not responded to standard care. The treatment involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, modifying them to target a protein called CD22 on cancer cells, and infusing them back. The main goal is to find a safe dose and monitor side effects, with a secondary look at whether the treatment shrinks tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CLIC-2201 (a type of CAR-T cell therapy that targets CD22 on cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new treatment option for people with B-cell cancers that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 24 participants, so it is primarily checking safety. The therapy may not work or could cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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1 year 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 in Cohort A: Participants must meet the following criteria to be enrolled on the trial: 1. Participants in the cohort A must be 18 years of age or older of age at time of informed consent. 2. Participants must provide written informed consent. 3. Participants must have a relapsed or refractory B cell lymphoma, including one of the following: 1. diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified (NOS), 2. high grade B cell lymphoma NOS, 3. high grade B cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements, 4. primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), 5. aggressive B cell lymphoma transformed from an indolent lymphoma, 6. mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), 4. Participants must have refractory or relapsed disease, defined as one of the following: 1. Relapse or refractory disease after at least 2 lines of therapy, OR 2. Any relapse after autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), OR 3. Any relapse after CAR-T cell therapy. 5. Participants must have adequate organ function at enrolment, defined as: 1. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40%, 2. Creatinine clearance using Cockcroft-Gault of \> 30 mL/min, AND 3. ALP/ALT \< 5X upper limit of normal (ULN), conjugated bilirubin \< 2X ULN, and no evidence or history of liver cirrhosis. 6. Participants must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2 or Karnofsky Score ≥50%. 7. Females of child-bearing potential and sexually active males must agree to use a highly effective contraception method (see section 5.4) through to at least one year following administration of the CLIC-2201 product. 8. Participants with accessible disease, must be willing to undergo a tumour biopsy at enrolment. For participants with a recent (within 3 months) tumor biopsy, access to the archival biopsy is acceptable. Inclusion Criteria in Cohort B: 1. Participants in the cohort B must be between 1-39 years of age at the time of consent. 2. For participants who are under the age of consent as defined by REB requirements, parent or legal guardian of the participant must provide the informed consent and the participant's assent/consent must be obtained (if applicable). 3. Participants must have a relapsed or refractory B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). 4. Participants must have refractory or relapsed disease, defined as one of the following: 1. Relapse or refractory disease after at least 2 lines of therapy, OR 2. Any relapse after autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), OR 3. Any relapse after CAR-T cell therapy. 5. Participants in cohort B and/or those who have received CD22 targeted therapy must have documentation of CD22 tumour expression within the 6 months prior to study screening, and after any prior CD22 directed therapy (if applicable). 6. Participants must have adequate organ function at enrolment, defined as: 1. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥45%, 2. Creatinine clearance using Cockcroft-Gault or Schwartz equation of \> 30 mL/min, AND 3. ALP/ALT \< 5X upper limit of normal (ULN), conjugated bilirubin \< 2X ULN, and no evidence or history of liver cirrhosis. 7. Participants must have a Karnofsky or Lansky Score ≥50%. 8. Participants of reproductive age must agree to use a highly effective contraception method (see section 5.4) through to at least one year following administration of the CLIC-2201 product. 9. Participants must be willing to undergo a bone marrow biopsy at enrolment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any uncontrolled or serious active infection at the time of enrolment. 2. Active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy within 4 weeks of enrolment. 3. Live vaccine ≤6 weeks prior to enrolment 4. Active Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy within 4 weeks of enrolment. 5. Diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) 6. Treatment with any of the following in the specified time period before leukapheresis: 1. Allogeneic HCT within 3 months, 2. Autologous HCT within 3 months, 3. CD19 CAR-T cell infusion within 3 months, 4. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 3 months, 5. Bendamustine within the last 6 months, 6. Any investigational agent within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter), 7. Systemic administration of therapeutic dose corticosteroids (\>20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent for adults and ≥ 12 mg/m2/day for paediatric participants) within 7 days prior to leukapheresis. 8. Immunosuppressive therapies (i.e., calcineurin inhibitors, methotrexate, mycophenolate, rapamycin) within 4 weeks, unless used as treatment for the B cell malignancy. 9. Oral chemotherapy agents (i.e., venetoclax) within 5 half-lives. An exception to this is that bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors like ibrutinib can be continued in participants with mantle cell lymphoma throughout the trial period. 7. Other concurrent malignancy or a prior malignancy treated within the past 2 years, except carcinoma in situ of the skin or cervix treated with curative intent and with no evidence of active disease. 8. Concomitant genetic syndrome associated with bone marrow failure such as Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome or any other known bone marrow failure or immunodeficiency syndrome. 9. Active (confirmed by PCR) hepatitis B or hepatitis C at time of screening confirmed by PCR. 10. Any Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection at time of screening. 11. Hypersensitivity to fludarabine or cyclophosphamide. 12. Any allergy to gentamycin or its derivatives 13. Participants who do not meet the minimum weight requirement for the planned dose level. 14. Pregnant or nursing participants.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alberta Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 5G2, Canada
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BC Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Vancouver General Hospital
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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