Experimental immune cell therapy for advanced cancers shows early promise but trial halted
NCT ID NCT05729399
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tested a personalized therapy called GT201, made from a patient's own tumor-fighting immune cells (TILs), for advanced solid tumors. Only 6 people were enrolled before the study was terminated. The treatment involved intensive chemotherapy followed by infusion of the immune cells and a supportive drug. The main goal was to check safety, but the small size and early stop mean we cannot draw firm conclusions about effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte injection (GT201)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could point toward a new treatment option for advanced solid tumors using a patient's own immune cells.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early, small trial that was terminated early with only 6 participants. The therapy involves intensive chemotherapy and carries risks like severe immune reactions and infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 to 70 years
- 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: * 1.Voluntarily enrolled in the study, signed an informed consent form, and willing and able to comply with the study protocol. 2.At least one lesion (preferably superficial lymph nodes) that has not been treated with radiation, has not received other local therapies, has access to tumor tissue, and can isolate at least a mass ≥ 1.0 g of tissue mass (either single lesion source or multiple lesions combined) for the preparation of autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. 3.Eastern Collaborative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical fitness status score of 0 or 1. Exclusion Criteria: * 1.Failure of surgery and/or radiation therapy to relieve spinal cord compression is not eligible for enrollment. 2.People with uncontrolled tumor-related pain as judged by the investigator. 3.Risk of major bleeding as assessed by investigators. 4.Have interstitial pneumonia or clinically significant active pneumonia at screening, or other respiratory disease that severely affects lung function. 5.Any active autoimmune disease 14 days prior to clear lymphatic chemotherapy, history of autoimmune disease, or disease requiring systemic steroid hormone or immunosuppressive drug therapy . 6.History of allergic reaction to any component of the drugs to be used in the study (including but not limited to autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, interleukin-2, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), human serum albumin (HSA), dextran-40, antibiotics (beta-lactam antibiotics, gentamicin)); 7.Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
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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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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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