Engineering immune cells to outsmart Leukemia's defenses
NCT ID NCT07743047
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study investigates how to engineer T cells to more effectively target acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Researchers will analyze samples from healthy donors and AML patients to identify T-cell receptors that recognize leukemia cells. The goal is to create next-generation engineered T cells with enhanced anti-leukemic activity, potentially leading to improved treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Engineered T cells with novel T-cell receptors (TCRs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to more effective T-cell therapies for acute myeloid leukemia, potentially improving outcomes for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage laboratory study, so the engineered T cells may not prove safe or effective in humans. The findings may not translate into a practical treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
The study will include samples from approximately 30 patients affected by acute myeloid leukemia (AML), including retrospective and prospective bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) samples. Retrospective samples consist of BM and PB samples collected since April 2006 and stored in the Hematological Cancer Biobank of the Ospedale San Raffaele, under specific informed consent and in accordance with the objectives of the present study. Prospective samples will consist of additional peripheral blood volumes collected during routine clinical procedures from AML patients after signing study-specific informed consent. The study will also include samples from 25 healthy donors recruited through the agreement between Ospedale San Raffaele and Garbagnate Hospital.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Age ≥18 years 2. Written informed consent to the regulation of Hematologic Cancer Biobank (EmaBank) of the San Raffaele Hospital (retrospective patients) and to the present study protocol (prospective patients or hematopoietic stem cell transplant donors harvested in the OSR biobank ) 3. Pregnant or breastfeeding and/or women of childbearing potential are eligible 4. Diagnosis of AML (for patient participants) 5. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant donors whose samples are stored in the OSR Biobank 6. Patients or healthy donor should express the HLA allele(s) of interest Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Inability to provide a written informed consent.
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