Pediatric CancersNCT02315599
Follow-Up Evaluation for Gene-Therapy-Related Delayed Adverse Events After Participation in Pediatric Oncology Branch Clinical Trials
An observational study of Pediatric Cancers and Hematologic Malignancies, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: Gene therapy involves changing the genes inside the body s cells to stop disease. It is very closely regulated. People who have had this therapy may have problems months or even years later. Researchers do not know the long-term side effects, so they want to study people who have had the therapy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 year to 99 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Pediatric Cancers, Hematologic Malignancies, Solid Tumors
- What is being tested?
- anti-CD19 CAR
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 23 Dec 2014to 1 Aug 2050
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 1 year to 99 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Participants screening for, participating in, or have participated in a POB gene therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy.
Who may be able to join
- Participants must be identified eligible for, participating in, or have participated in a POB genetically engineered cellular therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy.
- All monitoring and testing described in this protocol will pertain ONLY to genetically engineered cellular therapy received at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). RCR/RCL monitoring and persistence will NOT be followed for cells administered at another institution.
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
About this study
Official title: Follow-Up Evaluation for Gene-Therapy Related Delayed Adverse Events After Participation in Pediatric Oncology Branch Clinical Trials
Background:
- Gene therapy involves changing the genes inside the body s cells to stop disease. It is very closely regulated. People who have had this therapy may have problems months or even years later. Researchers do not know the long-term side effects, so they want to study people who have had the therapy. They want the study to continue over the next 15 years.
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Objective:
- To study over time the negative side effects from genetically engineered cellular therapy. This will be studied in people who have been in Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB) gene therapy trials.
Eligibility:
- People who are currently or were previously in a research study with gene therapy in the National Cancer Institute POB.
Design:
- Participants blood will be tested right before they get the genetically changed cells. They will get the cells as part of another study.
- For the next year, they will come back to the clinic or see their doctor at home at least every 3 months. They will answer questions about their health and blood will be drawn.
- For the next 5 years, they will go to the clinic or see their own doctor once a year. They will have physical exam and blood will be drawn.
- For 10 years after that, they will be asked every year for health information.
- Participants will keep their contact information up to date with researchers. They may be phoned for more health information.
- If the participant was under 18 years old when given the gene therapy and turns 18 during this follow-up, they will be asked to sign a new consent form when they turn 18.
Read the detailed description
Background:
- Study subjects exposed to gene therapy interventions may be at risk for delayed or longterm adverse consequences. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Long Term Follow-up After Administration of Human Gene Therapy Products: Guidance for Industry and Testing of Retroviral Vector-Based Human Gene Therapy Products for Replication Competent Retrovirus During Product Manufacture and Patient Follow-up: Guidance for Industry, which outlines a framework to assess the risk of gene therapy-related delayed adverse events and the essential elements appropriate for the conduct of long-term follow up observations.
- Accordingly, some vector designs (i.e. use of an adenovirus), based on duration of persistence accompanied by cumulative preclinical and clinical evidence, may require shorter periods of observation than other vector designs (i.e. use of a lentivirus).
Objective:
-To conduct long term safety evaluations for adverse events associated with genetically engineered cellular therapy in subjects who have participated in Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB) clinical trials.
Eligibility:
-Subjects who are planned to receive or have received at least one dose of a genetically engineered cellular therapy on a POB gene therapy clinical trial are eligible to participate.
Design:
- Subjects will be evaluated for long term safety and occurrence of adverse events according to the requirements established by the FDA guidance and the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines), to include:
- Long term follow-up after genetically engineered cellular therapy may include:
- Post-cell infusion evaluations for T-Cell persistence (if applicable)
- Monitoring for replication-competent retrovirus (RCR) or replication-competent lentivirus (RCL)
- Physical examination
- Questionnaire to detect delayed adverse events
- Medical record review related to long term adverse events
- To ensure adequate follow up for participants in POB receiving genetically engineered cellular therapy, a maximum accrual of 500 participants will be allowed on this study. To accommodate up to 15-year follow-up of participants, this study will remain open until 2050.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancers, Hematologic Malignancies, Solid Tumors
- Being tested
- anti-CD19 CAR
- Keywords
- Replication Competent Retrovirus (RCR), Replication Competent Lentivirus (RCL), T Cell Persistence, Natural History
- Medical subject headings
- Hematologic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
anti-CD19 CARDrug
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patients screening for, participating in, or have participated in a POB gene therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy. Receives: Drug: anti-CD19 CAR |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Conduct long term safety evaluations after gene therapy
PCR results (for RCR/RCL, gene transduced cells)
Measured: Every 3 months X 1 year then annually X 15 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Dec 2014 (estimated)
- Study start23 Dec 2014
- Primary completion1 Apr 2035 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Aug 2050 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pediatric CancersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- John W Glod, M.D., Principal investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02315599
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 150028
- Other IDs
- 15-C-0028
- Status last verified
- 13 Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 11 Dec 2014
- Last updated
- 3 Nov 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Nov 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Follow-Up Evaluation for Gene-Therapy Related Delayed Adverse Events After Participation in Pediatric Oncology Branch Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02315599
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 150028
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancers, Hematologic Malignancies, Solid Tumors
- Keywords
- Replication Competent Retrovirus (RCR), Replication Competent Lentivirus (RCL), T Cell Persistence, Natural History
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 23 Dec 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Apr 2035 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Aug 2050 (estimated)
- First posted
- 12 Dec 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background:
- Gene therapy involves changing the genes inside the body s cells to stop disease. It is very closely regulated. People who have had this therapy may have problems months or even years later. Researchers do not know the long-term side effects, so they want to study people who have had the therapy. They want the study to continue over the next 15 years.
Objective:
- To study over time the negative side effects from genetically engineered cellular therapy. This will be studied in people who have been in Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB) gene therapy trials.
Eligibility:
- People who are currently or were previously in a research study with gene therapy in the National Cancer Institute POB.
Design:
- Participants blood will be tested right before they get the genetically changed cells. They will get the cells as part of another study.
- For the next year, they will come back to the clinic or see their doctor at home at least every 3 months. They will answer questions about their health and blood will be drawn.
- For the next 5 years, they will go to the clinic or see their own doctor once a year. They will have physical exam and blood will be drawn.
- For 10 years after that, they will be asked every year for health information.
- Participants will keep their contact information up to date with researchers. They may be phoned for more health information.
- If the participant was under 18 years old when given the gene therapy and turns 18 during this follow-up, they will be asked to sign a new consent form when they turn 18.
Detailed description
Background:
- Study subjects exposed to gene therapy interventions may be at risk for delayed or longterm adverse consequences. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Long Term Follow-up After Administration of Human Gene Therapy Products: Guidance for Industry and Testing of Retroviral Vector-Based Human Gene Therapy Products for Replication Competent Retrovirus During Product Manufacture and Patient Follow-up: Guidance for Industry, which outlines a framework to assess the risk of gene therapy-related delayed adverse events and the essential elements appropriate for the conduct of long-term follow up observations.
- Accordingly, some vector designs (i.e. use of an adenovirus), based on duration of persistence accompanied by cumulative preclinical and clinical evidence, may require shorter periods of observation than other vector designs (i.e. use of a lentivirus).
Objective:
-To conduct long term safety evaluations for adverse events associated with genetically engineered cellular therapy in subjects who have participated in Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB) clinical trials.
Eligibility:
-Subjects who are planned to receive or have received at least one dose of a genetically engineered cellular therapy on a POB gene therapy clinical trial are eligible to participate.
Design:
- Subjects will be evaluated for long term safety and occurrence of adverse events according to the requirements established by the FDA guidance and the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines), to include:
- Long term follow-up after genetically engineered cellular therapy may include:
- Post-cell infusion evaluations for T-Cell persistence (if applicable)
- Monitoring for replication-competent retrovirus (RCR) or replication-competent lentivirus (RCL)
- Physical examination
- Questionnaire to detect delayed adverse events
- Medical record review related to long term adverse events
- To ensure adequate follow up for participants in POB receiving genetically engineered cellular therapy, a maximum accrual of 500 participants will be allowed on this study. To accommodate up to 15-year follow-up of participants, this study will remain open until 2050.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Drug: anti-CD19 CARPatients screening for, participating in, or have participated in a POB gene therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 year to 99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Participants screening for, participating in, or have participated in a POB gene therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Participants must be identified eligible for, participating in, or have participated in a POB genetically engineered cellular therapy clinical trial and have received/or be scheduled to receive a genetically engineered cellular therapy.
- All monitoring and testing described in this protocol will pertain ONLY to genetically engineered cellular therapy received at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). RCR/RCL monitoring and persistence will NOT be followed for cells administered at another institution.
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| anti-CD19 CAR | Drug | 1 |
Primary outcome
Conduct long term safety evaluations after gene therapy
Time frame: Every 3 months X 1 year then annually X 15 years
PCR results (for RCR/RCL, gene transduced cells)
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Nov 2026.
- NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web PageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
John W Glod, M.D. principal investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Pediatric Cancers and Hematologic Malignancies, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Conduct long term safety evaluations after gene therapy (time frame: Every 3 months X 1 year then annually X 15 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Nov 2026.