Gene therapy injection takes aim at Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
NCT ID NCT06533579
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a single-dose gene therapy called VNX-101 for people with certain blood cancers (like leukemia or lymphoma) that have returned or not responded to standard treatment. The therapy delivers instructions to the body to make a protein that helps immune cells find and attack cancer cells. About 32 adults and teens will receive one of four dose levels to check safety and how well it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VNX-101 (a gene therapy that delivers instructions to make a protein that helps immune cells attack cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with certain blood cancers that have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, first-in-human trial with only 32 participants. The gene therapy may not work or could cause serious side effects. It is not a cure and long-term safety is unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2031
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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13 to 90 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: * Age: Part 1: 18-90 years of age, Part 2: 13-90 years of age * Relapsed or refractory CD-19 positive leukemia or lymphoma as defined in the protocol * CD19-positive expression * AAV specified capsid total antibody \<1:400 * Protocol-specified ranges for renal, liver, cardiac and pulmonary function * Protocol-specified ranges for hematology parameters Exclusion Criteria: * Hepatoxicity (AST or ALT \> 2x upper limit of normal) * History of thrombotic microangiopathy or cardiomyopathy, or evidence of sensory neuropathy * Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women * Acute Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD): Grade 2-4 or chronic GvHD of any grade * History of hypersensitivity to corticosteroids or history of corticosteroid-related toxicity * Chemotherapy given within the protocol-specified discontinuation timelines Other Inclusion/Exclusion criteria to be applied per protocol.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
11 sites. 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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City of Hope
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Mayo Clinic, Clinical Trials Referral Office
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic, Clinical Trials Referral Office
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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New York Medical College
RECRUITINGValhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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TriStar BMT
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/ University of North Carolina Medical Center
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90067, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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