CAR t cell therapy: how safe is it years later?
NCT ID NCT06508775
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 40 people who received Miltenyi CAR T cell therapy at least one year ago for cancers like melanoma, lymphoma, or leukemia. Researchers will track side effects, cancer return, and overall health for years. The goal is to understand the long-term safety and effectiveness of this treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CAR T cells (immune cells engineered to target cancer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that CAR T cell therapy remains safe and effective for years, supporting its use as a long-term treatment for certain blood cancers and melanoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a long-term follow-up study, not a new treatment test. It may reveal late side effects or loss of effectiveness over time. The small size (40 people) limits how much we can conclude.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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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 underwent treatment with a Miltenyi CAR T cell therapy in one of the parent trials at least 12 months prior to enrollment in long-term follow-up. * Patient has provided informed consent prior to enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Uniklinikum Erlangen
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
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Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWürzburg, 97080, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Köln
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCologne, 50937, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Münster
RECRUITINGMünster, 48149, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTübingen, 72076, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGöttingen, 37075, Germany
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