Engineered immune cells take on breast cancer
NCT ID NCT04430595
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new treatment using specially engineered immune cells (4SCAR-T cells) that target three different markers on breast cancer cells: GD2, Her2, and CD44v6. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and can shrink tumors in people with advanced or relapsed breast cancer. Up to 100 adults aged 18 to 75 with stage III, IV, or relapsed breast cancer will receive infusions of these cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 4SCAR-T cells targeting GD2, Her2, and CD44v6
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for advanced breast cancer that has not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. CAR-T therapy can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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. Patients with stage III, IV or relapsed breast cancer confirmed by histology and biopsy. 2. Age: ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years. 3. 2 weeks at least since last chemotherapy or radiotherapy and 2 weeks at least since last systemic steroid hormone and other immunosuppressive therapy. 4. Side effects of chemotherapy have subsided. 5. The target antigens GD2, CD44v6, or Her2 is expressed in malignancy tissues by immuno-histochemical or flow cytometry. 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS of 0 or 1. 7. Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks. 8. Initial hematopoietic reconstitution with neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1×10\^6/L; platelet (PLT) ≥ 1×10\^8/L. 9. Proper renal and hepatic functions (ULN denotes "upper limit of normal range") with serum creatinine ≤ 2×ULN; serum bilirubin ≤ 3×ULN; AST/ALT ≤ 2.5×ULN. 10. Oxygen saturation ≥ 90%. 11. Written, informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Airway obstruction caused by tumor. 2. History of epilepsy or other central nervous system diseases. 3. Patients who require systemic corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive therapy. 4. History of prolonged or serious heart disease during QT. 5. Current or recent treatment (within the 28-day period prior to Day 0) with another investigational drug or previous participation in this study. 6. Inadequate liver and renal function with serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dl; serum (total) bilirubin \> 2.0 mg/dl; AST \& ALT \> 3 x ULN. 7. Pregnant or lactating females. 8. Serious active infection during screening. 9. Active HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or uncontrolled infection. 10. Patients, in the opinion of investigators, may not be eligible or not able to comply with the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shenzhen Geno-immuno Medical Institute
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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