Off-the-Shelf CAR t cells take on tough blood cancers
NCT ID NCT05995015
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new 'universal' CAR T cell therapy (4SCAR19U) for people with B cell cancers that have come back or not responded to treatment. The therapy uses donor-derived immune cells engineered to target CD19 on cancer cells. The study aims to check safety and see if the cells shrink tumors, enrolling 30 participants across multiple centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Universal CD19-specific CAR T cells (4SCAR19U)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a more accessible 'off-the-shelf' CAR T cell therapy for people with hard-to-treat B cell cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 30 people. The therapy may not work, could cause severe side effects like cytokine release syndrome, and long-term control is uncertain.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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6 months 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 older than 6 months. 2. Primary B cell surface expression of CD19. 3. The KPS score over 80 points, and survival time is more than 1 month. 4. Greater than Hgb 80 g/L. 5. No contraindications to blood cell collection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Accompanied with other active diseases, and difficult to assess response after treatment. 2. Bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, unable to control. 3. Living with HIV. 4. Active HBV or HCV infection. 5. Pregnant and nursing mothers. 6. under systemic steroid treatment within a week of the treatment. 7. Prior failed CAR-T treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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