Engineered t cells take on ovarian cancer in new trial
NCT ID NCT03184753
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests a new treatment for advanced ovarian cancer using a patient's own immune cells, called T cells, that are modified in a lab to better recognize and attack the cancer. About 100 women with stage III or IV ovarian cancer will receive these modified cells. The main goals are to check safety and see if the cells can trigger an anti-cancer response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OC-IgT cells (a patient's own immune cells modified to target ovarian cancer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced ovarian cancer that uses the patient's own immune system.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The treatment may cause side effects or not work for everyone.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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. Written, informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures. 2. Female patients ≥ 20 years. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS of 0, 1 or 2. 4. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 5. Able to comply with the protocol. 6. Histologically confirmed and documented high risk International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): Stage III-IV. * Complete remission after salvage treatment for first recurrence. 7. Not pregnant, and on appropriate birth control if of childbearing potential. 8. Adequate bone marrow reserve with ·absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm3. ·Platelets ≥100,000/mm3. 9. Adequate renal and hepatic function with ·Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN). ·Serum bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN. * aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/ALT ≤ 2 x ULN. * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 x ULN. * Serum bilirubin. 2.0 is acceptable in the setting of known Gilbert's syndrome. Exclusion Criteria: 1.Patients with: * Non-epithelial ovarian cancer. * Ovarian tumors with low malignant potential (i.e. borderline tumors). * Synchronous primary endometrial carcinoma and ovarian cancer. 2.Patients with evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgical procedure (prior, current or planned treatment). Previous experience of gene-engineered T cell therapy 4.Current or recent treatment (within the 28-day period prior to Day 0) with another investigational drug or previous participation in this study. 5.Minor surgical procedures within 2 days prior to Day 0 (including central venous access device placement for chemotherapy administration, tumor biopsies, needle aspirations). 6.Pregnant or lactating females. 7.Inadequate bone marrow function: ·Absolute neutrophil count \< 1.0 x 109/L. * Platelet count \< 100 x 109/L. * Hb \< 9 g/dL. 8. Inadequate liver and renal function: * Serum (total) bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN. * AST \& ALT \> 2.5 x ULN (\> 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases). * Alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 x ULN (or \> 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases or \> 10 x ULN in case of bone metastases). * Serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dl (\> 177 μmol/L). * Urine dipstick for protein uria should be \< 2+. Patients with ≥ 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate \< 1 g of protein/24 hr. 9\. Serious active infection requiring i.v. antibiotics at during screening. 10. Subject infected with HIV (HIV antibody positive), Treponema pallidum antibody positive or TB culture positive.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shenzhen Geno-immune Medical Institute
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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