Engineered t cells take on lung cancer in early trial
NCT ID NCT02592577
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a new treatment for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that had grown after standard therapy. Researchers took patients' own immune cells, genetically modified them to recognize and attack cancer cells, and infused them back after chemotherapy. The main goal was to check safety and find the right dose, with 28 participants enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- genetically modified T cells (MAGE A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced lung cancer that has not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with only 28 participants, so it is too small to prove effectiveness. The treatment involves strong chemotherapy and may cause serious side effects.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2015
- Finished
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Mar 2021
- 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 years and older
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (stage IIIB or IV) or recurrent disease 2. Subject has received at least one line of prior therapy 3. Subjects with known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase receptor (ALK) or ROS1 gene rearrangements must have failed (progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity) at least one prior EGFR or ALK or ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor, respectively. Subject may have received PD-1 or PDL-1 inhibitors and or chemotherapy. There is no limit on lines of prior anti-cancer therapy (a washout period applies for recent anti-cancer treatments). 4. Subject has measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 criteria prior to lymphodepletion. 5. Subject is HLA-A\*02:01 or HLA-A\*02:06 positive. 6. Subject's tumor (either an archival specimen or a fresh biopsy if archival tissue is unavailable) has been pathologically reviewed by a designated central laboratory confirming MAGE-A10 expression. 7. Subject has an ECOG Performance Status 0-1 and anticipated life expectancy \>6 months prior to apheresis and \>3 months prior to lymphodepletion. 8. Subject is ≥18 to ≤75 years of age 9. Adequate organ function Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is HLA-A\*02:05, HLA-B\*15:01 and/or HLA-B\*46:01 positive. 2. History of chronic or recurrent (within the last year prior to enrollment) severe autoimmune or active immune-mediated disease requiring steroids or other immunosuppressive treatments. 3. Subject has symptomatic CNS metastases. Subjects with prior history of symptomatic CNS metastasis must have received treatment and be neurologically stable for at least 1 month prior to leukapheresis and lymphodepletion. 4. Active malignancy besides NSCLC within 3 years prior to screening. 5. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: * Ongoing or active infection; * Clinically significant cardiac disease * Inadequate pulmonary function * Interstitial lung disease
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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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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Duke University Medical Center, Duke Cancer Institute
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre Avda. de Córdoba s/n
Madrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46033, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X6, Canada
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Stanford Cancer Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Tennessee Oncology- Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
London, WC1E 6AG, United Kingdom
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University of Maryland, Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21157, United States
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University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Washington University, School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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