New drug PIT565 takes on tough blood cancers in early trial
NCT ID NCT05397496
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests a new biologic drug called PIT565 in 61 adults with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the best dose, and see how well it is tolerated. It is an open-label study, meaning everyone knows they are getting the experimental drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PIT565 (a biologic drug given by IV or injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat B-cell blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 61 people, focused on safety and dosing. It may not show strong anti-cancer effects, and side effects could be serious.
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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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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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18 to 100 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: * Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. * Male or female patients ≥18 years of age at the date of signing the informed consent form * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2 NHL patient population * Refractory or relapsed B-NHL * Must have relapsed after or failed to respond to at least two prior treatment therapies including an αCD20 monoclonal antibody containing chemotherapy combination regimen * Must have at least one bi-dimensionally measurable nodal lesion or one bi-dimensionally measurable extranodal lesion, as measured on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan ALL patient population * Refractory or relapsed CD19-positive B-ALL * Morphologic disease in the bone marrow (≥ 5% blasts) Exclusion Criteria: * History of severe hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the study treatment or its excipients * Contraindication to tocilizumab * History of ongoing, chronic or recurrent infectious disease, or evidence of tuberculosis infection * Malignant disease, other than that being treated in this study. Exceptions to this exclusion include the following: malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 2 years prior to study treatment; completely resected basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers, and completely resected carcinoma in situ of any type * Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by malignancy or presence of symptomatic CNS metastases, or CNS metastases that require local CNS-directed therapy (such as radiotherapy or surgery), or increasing doses of corticosteroids within the 2 weeks prior to the start of study treatment * Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease other than patients with vitiligo, residual hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment or conditions not expected to recur * Patients receiving systemic treatment with any immunosuppressive medication Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100730, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Shanghai, 200032, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Tianjin, 300020, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Créteil, 94010, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Marseille, 13273, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Reggio Emilia, RE, 42123, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 169608, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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The University of Kansas Clinical Research Ctr
Fairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University Of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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