Experimental cell therapy targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT07420010
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new cell therapy called KT032 in 24 adults with advanced solid tumors (ovarian, mesothelioma, colon cancer) that have spread to the abdomen and haven't responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose, while also seeing if it helps control the disease. Participants must have tumors with a specific marker called mesothelin.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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 75 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. Aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive), any gender; 2. Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced solid tumors (including but not limited to ovarian cancer, mesothelioma, colon cancer, etc.), with peritoneal or intraperitoneal metastasis as the primary disease manifestation; 3. Progression or intolerance to prior systemic standard-of-care treatment according to guidelines (systemic therapy includes but is not limited to systemic chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, etc.), and unsuitable for surgery or local treatment (including ablation therapy, interventional therapy, and radiotherapy); specifically: Ovarian cancer: Recurrence during or within 6 months after second-line or later platinum-based chemotherapy; Mesothelioma: Failure of, intolerance to, or ineligibility for at least first-line therapy; Colon cancer: Failure of, intolerance to, or ineligibility for at least third-line therapy; 1. Ovarian cancer: Progression, intolerance, or ineligibility after second-line standard therapy including carboplatin ± paclitaxel/albumin-bound paclitaxel/docetaxel/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin; 2. Advanced colon cancer: Progression, intolerance, or ineligibility after third-line standard therapy including cetuximab ± irinotecan/regorafenib/fruquintinib/trifluridine/tipiracil; 3. Mesothelioma: Progression, intolerance, or ineligibility after first-line standard therapy with pemetrexed combined with cisplatin/carboplatin; 4. Presence of at least one measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1 criteria; 5. MSLN expression positivity in tumor tissue detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC), defined as IHC ≥2+ (i.e., ≥26% positive tumor cells stained); subjects must undergo fresh tumor tissue biopsy; if biopsy is not feasible, at least 5 archived tumor tissue slides collected within one year must be provided (if multiple tumor tissue collections exist, the most recent sample is preferred); 6. ECOG performance status 0-1 (see Appendix 1) and estimated life expectancy \>12 weeks; 7. Adequate organ function with all following laboratory results prior to enrollment: Hematology: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L (growth factor support allowed, but must not have received within 7 days prior to laboratory testing); Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥0.7×10⁹/L; Platelets ≥100×10⁹/L (no transfusion support within 7 days prior to laboratory testing); Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L (no RBC transfusion within 7 days prior to laboratory testing; recombinant human erythropoietin allowed); Hepatic function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5×upper limit of normal (ULN); Total serum bilirubin ≤2×ULN; ALT and AST may be extended to ≤5×ULN if abnormalities are determined by the investigator to be due to disease (e.g., hepatic metastases or biliary obstruction) or Gilbert's syndrome; Renal function: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥50 mL/min calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula; Coagulation function: Fibrinogen ≥1.0 g/L; Activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5×ULN; Prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN; Oxygen saturation \>91% (on room air); Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%; 8. Recovery from all toxicities related to prior treatment to acceptable baseline status, or recovery to normal or Grade 1 per NCI CTCAE 5.0, as determined by the investigator; except for toxicities not expected to increase safety risk of subsequent investigational product infusion, such as alopecia, vitiligo, etc.; 9. Agreement by subjects and their partners to use effective contraceptive methods (excluding rhythm method) from the time of informed consent signature until one year after CAR-T cell infusion; 10. Written informed consent on IRB/IEC-approved consent form obtained personally from the subject prior to initiation of any screening procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Other malignancies within 5 years prior to screening, except adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast after radical surgery; 2. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive with peripheral blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer above the lower limit of detection of the quantitative assay at the study site; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive with peripheral blood HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection of the quantitative assay at the study site; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive; Positive syphilis test; 3. Patients with central nervous system metastases and/or other unstable central nervous system diseases (hemorrhage, active infarction, infection, etc.); 4. Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to cell injection; 5. History of hypersensitivity to prior immunotherapy, allergy or intolerance to fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, albumin-bound paclitaxel conditioning regimen drugs, or tocilizumab, or allergy to components of the investigational product formulation, or history of other severe allergic reactions; 6. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg) or clinically significant (e.g., active) cardiovascular disease, such as cerebrovascular accident (within 6 months prior to main informed consent signature), myocardial infarction (within 6 months prior to main informed consent signature), unstable angina, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater congestive heart failure, or serious arrhythmia not controlled by medication or potentially affecting study treatment; Clinically significant abnormalities on ECG in 3 consecutive readings (at least 5 minutes apart each) or mean QTcB ≥450 ms; 7. Other severe organic diseases or psychiatric disorders; 8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, or clinically significant abnormal pulmonary function test results; 9. Autoimmune diseases: History of autoimmune disease deemed unsuitable for this study by the investigator, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, infiltrative lung disease (subjects with vitiligo are excluded from this exclusion criterion); 10. Systemic corticosteroids (topical use allowed), hydroxyurea, immunomodulatory agents (e.g., α or γ interferon, GM-CSF, mTOR inhibitors, cyclosporine, thymosin, etc.) within 2 weeks prior to screening or planned use during the study (if long-term use exists); 11. Chemotherapy within 2 weeks prior to cell injection, immunotherapy within 4 weeks, radiotherapy within 12 weeks prior to infusion, or other antineoplastic agents with insufficient washout period of less than 5 half-lives; 12. Pregnant or lactating women, and female subjects planning pregnancy within 1 year after cell infusion; 13. Subjects with any concurrent medical condition or disease that the investigator determines may interfere with study conduct; 14. Receipt of other cellular or gene therapy products within 3 months prior to cell injection, or patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigator; 15. Patients whom the investigator determines will have difficulty completing all study visits or procedures (including follow-up period), or with insufficient compliance; or patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigator.
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