Experimental 'Body-Made' CAR-T therapy takes on Hard-to-Treat myeloma
NCT ID NCT07429721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new gene therapy called QI-019A for people with multiple myeloma that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. The therapy works by turning a patient's own immune cells into cancer-killing cells directly inside the body. The study will enroll 24 adults to check if the treatment is safe and to get an early look at whether it can shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QI-019A (a gene therapy that turns your own immune cells into cancer fighters inside the body)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with multiple myeloma that has stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (24 people) focused on safety. The treatment may not work, and there are risks like severe immune reactions or nerve problems.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Age ≥ 18 years, any gender; * 2\. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) according to IMWG diagnostic criteria; * 3\. Have received at least 2 lines of anti-MM treatment, with at least one full treatment cycle per line, and experienced disease progression during the most recent anti-myeloma treatment or within 12 months after it, confirmed by available clinical evidence; or deemed by the investigator to be refractory to both immunomodulatory agents and proteasome inhibitors, with disease progression during the most recent anti-myeloma treatment or within 2 months after it (according to IMWG diagnostic criteria); * 4\. Disease must be measurable at screening, meeting one or more of the following criteria: * Serum M protein level ≥ 0.5 g/dL; * Or urine M protein level ≥ 200 mg/24h; * Or involved serum free light chain ≥ 10 mg/dL with abnormal serum free light chain κ/λ ratio; * 5\. ECOG performance status 0-2, with an expected survival of ≥ 3 months; * 6\. Bone marrow function test results (from screening or within 2 months prior) meet the following requirements: * Hemoglobin ≥ 6 g/dL (no red blood cell transfusion within 1 week before screening), recombinant human erythropoietin allowed; for patients meeting the ≥ 6 g/dL hemoglobin requirement at screening, red blood cell transfusions are allowed to maintain hemoglobin ≥ 6 g/dL; * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 600/μL (no use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) within 1 week before screening or pegylated G-CSF within 2 weeks before screening); * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/μL; * Lymphocyte count ≥ 500/μL; * 7\. Normal renal function: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) (Cockcroft-Gault formula) ≥45 mL/min; * 8\. Liver function must meet the following criteria: * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3.0× the upper limit of normal (ULN); * Total bilirubin (TBIL) and alkaline phosphatase (AKP or ALP) ≤2.0× ULN (except for congenital hyperbilirubinemia, e.g., Gilbert's syndrome, direct bilirubin ≤1.5× ULN); * Albumin ≥3 g/dL; * 9\. Cardiac function must meet the following criteria: * Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% (by echocardiography or MUGA scan); * No clinically significant pericardial effusion; * No clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormalities; * 10\. Pulmonary function must meet the following criteria: • Blood oxygen saturation ≥90% without oxygen supplementation; * 11\. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and before drug infusion and must not be breastfeeding. * 12\. Men and women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception from the time of signing the informed consent until 1 year after the use of the study drug; * 13\. Men and women of childbearing potential must agree not to donate sperm or eggs (oocytes) or other reproductive cells from the time of signing the informed consent until 1 year after the use of the study drug; * 14\. The subject or their legal guardian agrees to participate in this clinical trial and signs the informed consent form (ICF), indicating that they understand the purpose and procedures of this clinical trial and are willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * 1.During screening, participants who have received other anticancer treatments (based mainly on investigator judgment): * Received targeted therapy, epigenetic therapy, other investigational drugs, or treatment using invasive research medical devices within 5 half-lives; * Received immune/non-immune-directed systemic therapy within 1 week; * Received cytotoxic therapy within 2 weeks; * Received proteasome inhibitors within 2 weeks; * Received immunomodulatory therapy within 1 week. * Received radiotherapy within 4 weeks (if the radiotherapy covered ≤5% of bone marrow reserve, the subject is eligible regardless of the radiotherapy end date); * 2\. Received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 6 months or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 3 months before infusion; * 3\. Had malignancies other than MM before screening, except for: malignancies treated with curative intent, with no known active disease ≥2 years prior to enrollment; or adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer with no evidence of disease currently; * 4\. Received any treatment using vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSVG) pseudotyped virus; * 5\. Had severe, uncontrolled infection symptoms (bacterial, viral, fungal, etc.) during the screening period; * 6\. Within 6 months before infusion, tested positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with peripheral blood HBV DNA levels above the normal range; tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody with peripheral blood HCV RNA levels above the normal range; tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody; or tested positive for syphilis; * 7\. Had symptomatic heart failure or other serious cardiac diseases such as severe arrhythmias: * New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure; * Experienced myocardial infarction or underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or coronary stent implantation within 6 months prior to signing the ICF; * Had clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias, or a history of unexplained syncope (excluding cases caused by vasovagal response or dehydration); * Had a history of severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; * 8\. Other clinically significant diseases, including: * Primary immunodeficiency; * Stroke or seizure within 6 months prior to screening; * Clear clinical evidence of dementia or altered mental status; * Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonian movement disorders or history thereof; * 9\. Undergoing surgery within 2 weeks of administration or planned surgery within 2 weeks after administration, except for surgeries under local anesthesia; * 10\. Administration of live attenuated vaccines within 1 month before dosing; * 11\. Known severe allergic reaction to QI-019B or any of its formulation components; * 12\. Known severe allergic reaction to tocilizumab; * 13\. Unsuitable for establishing intravenous access; * 14\. Other conditions deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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