Could a protein on blood cancer cells lead to a new treatment?
NCT ID NCT07455500
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a protein called IL-1RAP found on the surface of certain blood cancer cells in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Researchers want to see if this protein can be targeted by a special immune therapy called CAR-T cells. They will collect bone marrow and blood samples from 120 people with MDS to study the protein and test the therapy in the lab and in mice. This is a first step toward possibly developing a new treatment for high-risk MDS.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IL-1RAP-targeted CAR-T cells (investigational immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new immunotherapy treatment for high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, a condition with few options beyond stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, lab-based study using patient samples and mice. It does not test the therapy in humans yet, so it may not work in actual patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) * Low-risk MDS according to the IPSS-M (20). * MDS confirmed by bone marrow cytology with a blast percentage between 5% and 19% and/or associated with cytogenetic abnormalities or gene mutations indicating poor prognosis. * High-risk MDS according to the IPSS-M * At diagnosis or in cases of relapse/refractoriness to hypomethylating agents or to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient not diagnosed with MDS or patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. * Patient with an active solid tumor or another active hematologic malignancy requiring treatment. * Patient with a contraindication to performing bone marrow aspiration. * Individuals referred to in Articles L1121-6 to L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code
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