New immune cell therapy takes on tough lung cancer
NCT ID NCT07246304
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new treatment called TC-D101 CAR-T for people with a specific type of advanced small cell lung cancer that has stopped responding to standard treatments. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to target cancer cells, and is given after a short course of chemotherapy. The main goals are to check safety and find the best dose, with a secondary 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
- TC-D101 CAR-T cells (a type of immune cell therapy) given after chemotherapy drugs fludarabine and cyclophosphamide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with a hard-to-treat form of lung cancer that has not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) and small trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply broadly. CAR-T therapy can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome and nervous system 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.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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 75 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: 1. Participants must voluntarily provide written informed consent. 2. Aged 18-75 years (inclusive). 3. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 4. ECOG performance status 0-1. 5. Failed or unsuitable for standard therapy. 6. At least one measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1. 7. DLL3-positive r/r SCLC confirmed by immunohistochemistry. 8. Adequate organ and bone marrow function. 9. Effective contraception required for participants of childbearing potential. 10. Adequate venous access for leukapheresis. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Primary CNS malignancy or uncontrolled CNS metastases. 2. Other malignancies within 5 years (except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ). 3. Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease. 4. Immunodeficiency, including HIV positivity. 5. Bleeding disorders (inherited or acquired). 6. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease. 7. Active infection (including tuberculosis, hepatitis B/C, syphilis). 8. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 9. Clinically significant ascites . 10 Uncontrolled pleural effusion or pericardial effusion. 11\. Prior cell or gene therapy. 12. Severe drug hypersensitivity history. 13. Investigator-assessed unsuitability for trial participation.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Jinling Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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