Radiation after CAR-T: a new hope for myeloma patients?
NCT ID NCT05336383
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether radiation therapy can help control multiple myeloma that remains active after standard CAR-T cell therapy. About 30 adults who still have signs of myeloma on scans after CAR-T will receive targeted radiation to up to five tumor spots. Researchers will measure how many patients respond and how long the response lasts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to control multiple myeloma that remains active after CAR-T therapy, potentially improving outcomes for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (30 people) testing a new combination. It may not show clear benefit, and radiation can have side effects like fatigue or skin irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: Subjects must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in the study: 1. Subject is ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF) 2. Subject is diagnosed with multiple myeloma 3. Subject previously received treatment with standard of care BCMA CAR-T cell therapy 4. Day 30 or later PET scan or other imaging scan after CAR-T infusion shows active disease 5. Subject has at least one myeloma lesion (plasmacytoma either in bone or soft tissue) that can be treated with radiation 6. Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: The presence of any of the following will exclude a subject from enrollment: 1. Subjects in whom salvage chemotherapy is planned less than 14 days after the completion of radiation treatment 2. Subject is undergoing active treatment for another malignancy other than multiple myeloma 3. Pregnant women will be excluded from this 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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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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