MRNA cancer therapy takes on blood tumors
NCT ID NCT07349849
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing an experimental mRNA-based drug that turns the body's own cells into cancer fighters. The drug targets CD19, a protein found on certain blood cancer cells. Researchers will enroll 47 adults with B-cell lymphoma or leukemia who have run out of standard options. The main goals are to find a safe dose and check whether the drug can control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mRNA-based CAR-T drug delivered via lipid nanoparticles (LNP)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simpler, off-the-shelf treatment for certain blood cancers that avoids the long wait and high cost of making personalized cell therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (47 people) focused on safety and dosing. The treatment may not shrink tumors, and side effects like cytokine release syndrome or organ damage are possible.
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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 47 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
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 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 range of 18-70 years old, gender not limited; * 2\. Expected survival time exceeds 12 weeks; * 3\. B-cell lymphoma or lymphocytic leukemia diagnosed with CD19+, with no standard treatment options recommended according to guidelines * 4\. There are assessable lesions (applicable only to lymphoma patients); * 5\. The physical fitness status score of the Eastern Cancer Collaboration Group (ECOG) is 0 or 1; * May involve other inclusion criteria Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Accompanied by other uncontrolled malignant tumors; * 2\. Previously received chimeric antigen receptor therapy or other transgenic T cell therapy; * 3\. Known history of HIV or hepatitis B (HBsAg positive and HBV DNA reaching the detection limit) or hepatitis C virus (anti HCV positive) infection; * 4\. Participants with a history of CNS lymphoma, malignant cells in cerebrospinal fluid, or brain metastases; * 5\. The researcher believes that there are any other factors that are not suitable for the study participants to enter this trial. May involve other exclusion criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400037, China
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