Personalized cell therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT06334783
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tested a personalized cancer treatment called tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. Doctors took immune cells from each patient's own tumor, grew them in a lab, and infused them back to fight the cancer. The study enrolled only 5 adults with advanced solid tumors and was terminated early, so the full safety and effectiveness are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cells (a type of immune cell taken from the patient's own tumor, grown in a lab, and given back to fight cancer)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (only 5 people) that was terminated, so results are limited. The therapy may not work for all tumor types and can cause serious side effects from the immune system.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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5 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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. Be able to understand and sign the Informed of Consent Document. Be willing to follow the procedure and protocol of the clinical trial. 2. Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years. 3. Expected survival time \> 3 months. 4. ECOG score 0-1. 5. At least one lesion that could undergo surgery or biopsy to obtain tumor tissue for TIL preparation. 6. At least 1 measurable lesion (according to RECIST v1.1). 7. Metastatic or recurrent solid tumor, confirmed by histopathology. Patients who have failed previous standard treatment or currently do not have standard treatment, or who have been determined by the researcher to be unsuitable for current standard treatment due to other reasons. 8. Any previous anti-tumor treatment must exceed 28 days when collecting tumor tissue; The tumor tissue used for collecting and preparing TIL should not have undergone local treatment. 9. The bone marrow function of the subject's meets the following requirements: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5× 10e9/L. 2. Platelet (PLT) ≥ 75× 10e9/L. 3. Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 90 g/L. 10. Liver and kidney function: 1. Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 times of upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min. 2. Serum Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or/and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 times of ULN. 3. Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times of ULN. 11. Blood coagulation function: 1. Prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 ULN. 2. International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 ULN. 3. or Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 ULN. 12. Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions (LVEF)≥45%. 13. Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1)≥50%. 14. Women or men of childbearing potential should be ascetic or take contraception since the signing of ICF to 24 weeks or later after the last administration of drug. Exclusion criteria: 1. Female subjects who are in pregnancy or lactation or have a positive baseline blood pregnancy test. 2. Individuals who have experienced severe allergic reactions to any drug or its components in this trial in the past. 3. Received any investigational medication within 28 days prior to TIL cell transfusion or participated in another clinical study at the same time. 4. History of other known malignant tumors within the previous 5 years. 5. Primary central nerve system (CNS) cancer, or Participants with CNS metastasis after localized treatment. 6. History or syndrome of autoimmune diseases. 7. History of immunodeficiency, including testing positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), or having other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases. 8. Have a history of ≥ grade 3 thromboembolic events within the past 6 months or are currently receiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant treatment due to high risk of thrombosis. 9. History of hereditary or acquired hemorrhagic diseases. 10. Clinical cardiovascular diseases or symptoms. 11. Active infection present. 12. Active pulmonary tuberculosis infection. 13. positive hepatitis B surface antigen or positive hepatitis B core antibody or positive hepatitis C virus antibody. 14. Syphilis spirochete antibody positive. 15. Patients received major surgery or under severe injury within 28 days before TIL infusion. 16. Patients who received live vaccine or attenuated live vaccine 28 days before TIL infusion. 17. Patients who have drug addiction history, alcoholism, or drug users. 18. Patients who have previously received cell therapy (such as TCR-T, CAR-T, TIL, etc.) 19. Patients not suitable for the clinical trial evaluated by the investigators.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Nanjing Jinling Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China
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Wowen's hospital, School of medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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