Experimental CAR-T therapy takes on Hard-to-Treat liver cancer
NCT ID NCT06757881
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new type of immune cell therapy called IL1RAP-targeting CAR-T cells in just 3 people with advanced liver cancer that has not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose, not yet to prove it works. Researchers will watch for side effects like cytokine release syndrome and measure how long the cells last in the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IL1RAP-targeting CAR-T cells (a type of immune cell therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced liver cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, tiny phase 1 trial with only 3 people, focused on safety, not effectiveness. The therapy may cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome, and it may not shrink tumors.
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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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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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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. Age 18-70 years old, male or female; 2. Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who are confirmed by histopathology and/or cytology to be ineligible for surgery and local radical therapy and who have developed tumor progression or toxicity intolerance following at least one standardized systemic therapy (including molecularly targeted agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors) or interventional therapy 3. Liver cancer subjects with stage II or III of China Liver Cancer Staging (CNLC) as defined by Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) B/C level or the Code of Practice for Primary Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (2022 edition); 4. Expected survival ≥3 months 5. Before the start of the research related procedures, after explaining the research content, voluntarily participate and be able to sign the informed consent; Agree to and have the ability to follow study visits, imaging tests, laboratory tests, and other research procedures in the study plan; 6. Good compliance, willing and able to follow all research procedures, and cooperate with observation and follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have had other uncured malignancies within the past 5 years or at the same time, except for in situ cancers considered clinically curable, such as cervical carcinoma in situ and basal cell carcinoma of the skin 2. Central nervous system metastases and clinically significant central nervous system diseases 3. Pregnant or lactating women; 4. The investigator believes that the subjects have any circumstances that make them unfit to participate in this clinical study.
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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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Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200000, China
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