Can we make CAR-T cells last longer in leukemia?
NCT ID NCT05809284
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study follows children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who receive CAR-T cell therapy. The goal is to track how long these engineered immune cells persist in the body and identify factors that cause them to disappear. By understanding why CAR-T cells fade, researchers hope to improve the durability of this treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CD19-targeted CAR-T cell therapy (tisagenlecleucel)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reveal why CAR-T cells stop working in some patients, potentially leading to longer-lasting remissions or improved treatments for ALL.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a new treatment. It may not identify all factors affecting CAR-T persistence, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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.
Who is studied
The study population is paediatric and young adult patients aged 25 or younger who have relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
- Ages
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Up to 25 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. Children and young adults (age 25 years or younger) with relapsed/refractory ALL who are planned to receive licensed CD19-targeted CAR-T cell treatment (Tisagenlecleucel) 2. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients receiving an alternate CD19-directed CAR T-cell product on a clinical trial 2. Any reason that in the opinion of the investigator, patients won't be able to adhere to the 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 places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, United Kingdom
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University College London Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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