Can stem cells fix blood problems after CAR-T? early trial launches
NCT ID NCT07212335
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests whether stem cells from donated umbilical cord blood can safely help people whose blood counts stay dangerously low after CAR-T therapy. The trial will enroll 15 adults with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. Participants receive weekly stem cell infusions for up to 4 weeks, and researchers will monitor side effects and whether blood cell levels improve.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to help patients recover normal blood cell counts after CAR-T therapy, reducing the need for transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (15 people) with no control group. The stem cells may not improve blood counts, and there could be side effects like infusion reactions or infections.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 Patients must meet all the following criteria to be enrolled in this study: * 1.Voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form; * 2.Aged ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender; * 3.Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), lymphoma, or myeloma who still have severe cytopenia (meeting any of the following conditions: absolute neutrophil count ≤ 1×10⁹/L; platelet count ≤ 30×10⁹/L; hemoglobin ≤ 70 g/dL) 3 weeks after CAR-T cell infusion; * 4.ECOG performance status score ≤ 2; * 5.Estimated survival time ≥ 6 months; * 6.For female patients of childbearing potential, a negative pregnancy test result is required. Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients must use highly effective contraceptive measures during the study period and for 4 months/6 months after the discontinuation of treatment, respectively. Exclusion Criteria Patients with any of the following conditions are prohibited from enrolling in this study: * 1.Having received other anti-tumor treatments (including but not limited to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) that may affect the hematopoietic system or blood cell count within 1 month before the screening period after CAR-T cell infusion; * 2.Significant bone marrow infiltration by tumor cells during the screening period (for ALL: bone marrow morphological examination showing leukemia cell proportion \> 5%; for multiple myeloma (MM) and lymphoma: bone marrow flow cytometry showing positive minimal residual disease (MRD), or bone marrow pathological immunohistochemistry showing lymphoma/clonal plasma cell infiltration); * 3.Presence of any of the following conditions within 1 week before the first dose administration: infection with hemodynamic instability (requiring vasoactive drug support); deep fungal infection confirmed by imaging or microbiology (e.g., invasive aspergillosis, bloodstream infection, etc.); Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, active tuberculosis, viremia (cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, etc.), and viral pneumonia (cytomegalovirus, COVID-19 virus, influenza virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, etc.); as well as other severe infections that may affect hematopoiesis as judged by the investigator; * 4.Serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen ≥ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); * 5.Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 3 times ULN; total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 times ULN; * 6.Other severe and/or uncontrolled diseases, or conditions that may affect study participation as judged by the investigator, including but not limited to: severe cardiac rhythm or conduction abnormalities (e.g., ventricular arrhythmias requiring clinical intervention, second-degree to third-degree atrioventricular block, etc.), corrected QT interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 480 ms on electrocardiogram; New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart function classification of Grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (glycated hemoglobin \[HbA1c\] \> 9%); refractory hypertension; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (forced expiratory volume in 1 second \[FEV1\] \< 50% of predicted value), etc.; * 7.History of arteriovenous thrombosis or atherosclerosis; * 8.Positive for anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or anti-Treponema pallidum specific antibody; positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); or positive for hepatitis B core antibody with hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA) \> ULN; or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) \> ULN; * 9.A history of or current malignant solid tumor (except cured non-invasive basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and/or other cured carcinoma in situ; except other malignant tumors that have achieved clinical cure for \> 5 years with no recurrence within 5 years); * 10.Within 6 months after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or donor cell chimerism rate ≤ 95%, or presence of active acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) of Grade Ⅱ or higher, or moderate to severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD); * 11.Having received a live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose administration, or planning to receive any live vaccine during the study period; * 12.Pregnant or lactating female patients; * 13.Patients with mental disorders; * 14.Participation in any other study drug trial (including vaccine trials) or exposure to other study drugs within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the first dose administration; * 15.Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent form; * 16.Other conditions deemed unsuitable for study inclusion by the investigator.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Hospital of Hematology (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Hematology)
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300020, China
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