Could your own immune cells fight lung cancer? new trial tests safety
NCT ID NCT07498439
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial will test whether infusing a patient's own tumor-fighting immune cells (called TILs) is safe for people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer that has multiple spots in the lungs. Researchers will collect immune cells from the tumor or lung fluid, grow them in a lab, and give them back to the patient. The main goal is to check for side effects, not yet to see if it works. Fifty adults aged 18 to 75 with confirmed multiple lung nodules will take part.
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 lymphocytes (TILs) - immune cells taken from the patient's own tumor or lung fluid, grown in a lab, and given back as an infusion
- What this could lead to
- If this treatment is safe, it could point toward a new way to control early-stage lung cancer using the body's own immune cells.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small safety study, so it is not designed to prove the treatment works. There may be side effects from the infusion, and the approach may not shrink tumors or prevent cancer from coming back.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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 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. Age 18-75 years, male or female; 2. Imaging findings showing multiple pulmonary nodules persisting after one year of follow-up, clinically diagnosed as multiple lung cancers by two associate senior or higher-level radiologists, two associate senior or higher-level thoracic surgeons, and one associate senior or higher-level oncologist, with patients refusing continued observation; 3. Patients with a history of surgical resection and pathological diagnosis of NSCLC, who subsequently show disease progression on imaging (progression of primary lesion or new nodules) during follow-up or after targeted therapy, diagnosed as lung cancer by a multidisciplinary expert team, and who refuse surgery or other treatments; 4. Ability to obtain a tumor sample of approximately 1-1.5 cm³ via surgery, biopsy, or bronchoscopy for preparation of autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; 5. ECOG performance status score of 0-2; 6. HGB ≥70 g/L, transfusion-eligible; 7. No severe hepatic, renal, cardiac, or pulmonary dysfunction, meeting the following criteria: Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Oxygen saturation \> 90%; Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN; ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 × ULN; 8. Estimated survival \> 5 years with complete clinical documentation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with pathological diagnosis of small cell lung cancer components; 2. Suspicious lesions appearing and follow-up duration less than six months, or remission after anti-inflammatory treatment; 3. Previous history of allogeneic organ transplantation or cytoreductive therapy including lymph node clearance; 4. Patients currently undergoing steroid therapy; 5. Concurrent severe or persistent infections unresponsive to effective control; 6. Concurrent severe autoimmune disease or congenital immunodeficiency; 7. History of severe allergic reactions to biological products (including antibiotics); 8. Active hepatitis (quantitative hepatitis B virus DNA \[HBV-DNA\] above the lower limit of detection for the assay method, or positive hepatitis C antibodies \[HCV-Ab\] with HCV-RNA above the assay method's lower limit of detection); 9. HIV infection or syphilis infection; 10. Female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy within 12 months; 11. Conditions deemed by the investigator to potentially increase subject risk or interfere with trial results.
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