Experimental drug offers hope for cancer patients with depleted immune cells
NCT ID NCT06956547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This expanded access program provides nogapendekin-alfa inbakicept (NAI) to adults with solid tumors who have low lymphocyte counts caused by prior cancer treatments like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation. The goal is to reverse and maintain healthy lymphocyte levels. It is for patients who cannot join a clinical trial and will receive NAI injections every 2-3 weeks alongside their standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nogapendekin-alfa inbakicept (NAI)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help restore immune cell levels in cancer patients whose lymphocyte counts dropped due to chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are not systematically collected. It is only for patients who cannot join a clinical trial, and benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
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- 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
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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 old. 2. Adult patients with solid tumors who progressed on standard-of-care treatment chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy and/or radiation therapy requiring second line or greater standard-of-care treatment with: * Chemotherapy and/or * Radiation therapy and/or * Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and/or any therapy investigator deems appropriate at that institution 3. Lymphocyte status meeting ONE of these conditions: * Baseline absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) \<1,500 cells/μL (mild lymphopenia) prior to treatment initiation in first line therapy or ALC \<1000 cells/μL (severe lymphopenia) during and or following progression after first line therapy * Anticipated treatment-induced lymphopenia (ALC reduction ≥20% from baseline based on reduction during first line therapy) * Persistent lymphopenia (ALC \<1000 cells/μL for \>2 months during first line therapy treatment) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active uncontrolled autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppression 2. Participants with liquid tumors 3. Concurrent solid organ transplantation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chan Soon - Shiong Institute for Medicine
AVAILABLEEl Segundo, California, 90245, United States
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