Experimental cell therapy targets Hard-to-Treat sarcoma
NCT ID NCT05549921
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a new cell therapy called TAEST16001 in 8 adults with advanced soft tissue sarcoma that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The therapy uses specially engineered immune cells to attack cancer cells that carry a specific marker (NY-ESO-1) in patients with a particular genetic type (HLA-A*02:01). The study aimed to see if the treatment could shrink tumors, but it was terminated early, so results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TAEST16001 cells (a type of immune cell therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced soft tissue sarcoma in patients with specific genetic markers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (only 8 participants) that was terminated, so results are limited. The therapy may not work or could have serious side effects.
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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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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 70 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: * Before any research-related operations, they should sign the informed consent Consent Form (ICF) (Genotype and Tumor Antigen Screening and Primary Screening); * Age ≥18 years, and ≤70 years; * His/cytology confirmed, unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma; * The current stage is the failure of standard treatment (disease progression or recurrence or intolerance, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, etc.) or lack of effective treatment methods, specifically: In addition to acinar soft tissue sarcoma and for pathological subtypes other than epithelioid sarcoma, at least adriamycin or doxorubicin combined with ifosfamide standard chemotherapy regimen should fail or not tolerate chemotherapy; For acinar soft tissue sarcoma and epithelioid sarcoma, need failure or intolerance of previous targeted drugs \[anti-angiogenesis such as Anlotinib, pazopanib, etc.\]; Note: Treatment failure refers to disease progression or inability during treatment or within 3 months of the last treatment Tolerable; disease progression in patients with neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy \> 6 months after the end of treatment can be considered first-line therapy; * At least 1 measurable lesion (according to RECIST1.1 criteria \[see Appendix 4 for details\]); * Genotype and tumor antigen screening must meet the following 2 criteria: HLA-A\*02:01 positive; NY-ESO-1\* positive: immunohistochemical staining positive cells are ≥20%; * ECOG score of 0-1 and expected survival period of more than 3 months; * Echocardiography showed left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%; * Laboratory test results should at least meet the following specified indicators: White blood cell count ≥ 3.0×109 /L; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×109/L (without G-CSF and GM-CSF support, at least 14 days before lymphadenectomy); Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 0.7× 109/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥ 75×109/L (no blood transfusion therapy 14 days before lymphadenectomy chemotherapy); hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (no blood transfusion therapy 14 days before lymphoid clearing chemotherapy); Coagulation International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5×ULN unless anticoagulant therapy;Partial prothrombin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5×ULN unless anticoagulant therapy; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg /dL (or 132.6 μmol/L); Creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT)≤2.5×ULN; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT)≤2.5×ULN; Total bile red Prime (TBIL)≤1.5×U LN; Note: If patients with liver metastases or patients with primary liver tumor lesions, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase should be ≤5× ULN; * Females of childbearing age who have not received sterilization before menopause must agree to be removed from the study treatment (clearing). effective contraceptive measures should be used from the beginning of the last cell infusion to one year after the last cell infusion, and the serum pregnancy test was negative within 14 days before the first cell infusion; ) and up to one year after the last cell infusion, use effective contraception. Exclusion Criteria: * Received the last leukocyte apheresis within 4 weeks. Anti-tumor therapy (chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, tumor embolization or traditional Chinese medicine with anti-tumor indications, etc.); immunotherapy within 1 month before the signing of the main informed consent; * 4 days before cell infusion received live attenuated vaccine within 1 week; * Patients with ≥3 bone metastases; * Known to have allergic reactions to any components used in the treatment of this study; * No previous surgery or treatment-related adverse reactions recovered to \<Grade 2 CTCAE v5.0; * Patients with a history of meningeal metastasis or central nervous system metastasis, or patients with clear underlying diseases of the central nervous system within 6 months before cell reinfusion, and left significant symptoms; * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg) or clinically significant (eg active) cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebrovascular accident within 1 month), myocardial infarction (within 6 months before signing the main informed consent), unstable angina, congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or above, or severe arrhythmia that cannot be treated with drugs Control or have potential impact on study treatment; ECG results show clinically significant abnormality or average QTcF ≥ 450 ms in 3 consecutive times (at least 5 minutes between each time) (see Appendix 2 for the formula); * Combined with other serious devices; * Patients with systemic active infections that require treatment, including but not limited to active tuberculosis, known HIV-positive patients or clinically active hepatitis A, B, and C patients, including virus carriers; * Patients with autoimmune diseases: those with a history of inflammatory bowel disease and a history of autoimmune diseases judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for this study, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, and infiltrative lung disease, should be excluded ( (except for vitiligo and psoriasis that do not require systemic immunosuppressive therapy); * G-CSF or GM-CSF has been used within 2 weeks before leukapheresis, or within 4 weeks before cell reinfusion and planned to be used during the study period (If there is long-term use) systemic cortisone steroids, hydroxyurea, immunomodulatory drugs (eg: alpha or gamma interferon, GM-CSF, mTOR inhibitors, cyclosporine, thymosin, etc.); * Organ isotypes History of transplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation and renal replacement therapy; * Known uncontrolled diabetes, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, acute lung disease or liver failure; * Known alcohol and/or drug abuser; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Suffering from any co-existing medical conditions or diseases that the investigators determined may affect the conduct of this trial. * Subjects with no legal capacity/restricted capacity; * Previously received treatment targeting NY-ESO-1, or received cellular immunotherapy within 12 months before cell reinfusion, investigator Patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment; * Received immunotherapy (immune checkpoint blockade therapy: such as PD-1, PD-L1 antibody treatment, etc.) within 3 months before cell reinfusion; * Patients judged by the investigator Difficulty completing all visits or procedures (including follow-up periods) required by the study protocol, or insufficient compliance to participate in this study; or patients deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Beijing, 100142, China
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Sun Yat-Sen Univerisity Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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