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Hepatocellular CarcinomaEarly Phase 1NCT04518774

Allogeneic "Gammadelta T Cells (γδ T Cells)" Cell Immunotherapy in Phase 1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Trial

A Early Phase 1 study testing Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Beijing 302 Hospital at 2 sites in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells obtained from a blood-related donor of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
2 sitesChina
Study dates
15 Aug 2020to 15 Aug 2021
Phase
Early Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients should sign informed consent form voluntarily before the trail and comply with the requirements of this study.
  2. Age 18 years up to the age of 65 (≤65), gender unlimited.
  3. Hepatocellular Carcinoma diagnosed according to the 2018 edition of the EASL guidelines. Patients should accept liver biopsy voluntarily and histopathologically diagnosed with HCC.
  4. Interventional therapy (e.g. TACE), RFA or radiation therapy should be at least 2 weeks prior to γδT cell transfusion; surgical treatment should be at least 1 month prior to γδT cell transfusion. Patients can take the first- or second-line targeted drugs recommended by the guidelines, such as lenvatinib or sorafenib.
  5. Liver function: Child-Pugh class A/B (5-9)
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance score≤2.
  7. Life expectancy of at least 1 year.
  8. Patients combined with HBV infection require antiviral treatment with nucleoside analogues; patients combined with HCV infection require direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) treatment.
  9. Male and female patients of reproductive potential must agree to use birth control during the study and for at least 30 days post study.

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients combined with HAV, HEV, HIV or other infectious diseases.
  2. Acute infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. occurred within 30 days before screening.
  3. Women who are pregnant (urine/blood pregnancy test positive) or lactating; patients with severe autoimmune diseases; patients with uncontrolled infectious diseases.
  4. Major organs dysfunction:
  • Peripheral blood: WBC<1.0×109/L, PLT <60×109/L, Hb <86g/L;
  • Coagulation: INR>2.3, PT>18s;
  • Liver function: ALB<28g/L, TBIL>51mmol/L, ALT/AST>5 times the upper limit of normal, CREA>1.5 times the upper limit of normal.
  1. Combined with other severe organic diseases or mental illnesses, including any uncontrolled clinically significant systematic diseases such as urinary, circulatory, respiratory, neurological, psychiatric, digestive, endocrine and immune diseases.
  2. Allergic constitution, history of allergies to blood products, known to be allergic to test substances.
  3. Immunosuppressive or systemic cytotoxic drugs may require within 6 months prior to screening or during the study; 6 months prior to screening accepted other cell therapies including NK, CIK, DC, CTL and stem cell therapy etc.; immunotherapy such as PD-1 and PD-L1 antibodies.
  4. Patients currently participating in other clinical trials who may violate this treatment plan and observations.
  5. Those who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or who are unable to comply with the research requirements.
  6. Any situation that investigators believe the risk of the subjects is increased or results of the trial are disturbed: patients with any serious acute or chronic physical or mental illness, or laboratory abnormalities.

Donor Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Sign informed consent form.
  2. Age 18 years up to the age of 50 (≤50), gender unlimited.
  3. Relative to patients (unrestricted to blood relationship).
  4. Apheresis available.
  5. PLT≥100×109/L with normal APTT or PT.

Donor Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of any severe clinical diseases or other severe organic diseases, including any history of clinically significant systematic diseases such as cardiovascular, urinary, circulatory, respiratory, neurological, psychiatric, digestive and endocrine diseases. History of high blood pressure or systolic pressure>140 mmHg, diastolic pressure>90 mmHg in screening stage. Any situation that investigators believe is clinically significant or with other severe diseases unsuitable of apheresis.
  2. Arterial thrombosis or venous thrombosis history 12 months prior to the trial or hemorrhagic tendency or history 2 months prior to the trial; oral administration of anticoagulation drugs (e. g. aspirin and warfarin).
  3. Active or history of autoimmune diseases including but not restricted to SLE, psoriasis, RA, IBD and HT. Apart from hypothyrosis which can be controlled by hormone replacement therapy, skin diseases without systemic therapy and celiac disease which is fully controlled.
  4. HIV-Ab, TP-Ab, HCV-Ab, HBsAg, HBeAg, HBeAb or HBcAb positive.
  5. Any symptom, sign or laboratory examination abnormality suggesting acute or subacute infection (e.g. fever, cough, urinary irritation, skin infectious wound).
  6. Female who are pregnant or cannot stop lactating.
  7. Those who cannot communicate with medical staff due to mental illness or language disabilities.
  8. Other unsuitable conditions that investigators believe unsuitable for the donation.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

China2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Beijing 302 Hospital of China

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100039

    Fu-Sheng Wang, MD, 01066933328, fswang302@163.com

    Fu-Sheng Wang, MD

    Recruiting
  • Beijing 302 hospital

    Beijing, 100039

    Yuanyuan Li, Dr, +8601066933333, lyy020818@sina.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Safety Assessment of Ex-Vivo Expanded Allogeneic γδT Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients in Phase 1 Clinical Trial

This study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells obtained from a blood-related donor of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Read the detailed description

This study is a single-center, non-randomized, open label, no control, prospective clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells from of a blood-related donor of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients. This study will include the following sequential phases: sign informed consent, γδT cell pre-culture, screening and registration to the trial, apheresis, γδT cell preparation, treatments and follow-ups.

Being tested
Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells
Keywords
allogeneic γδT cells, hepatocellular carcinoma, adoptive immunotherapy
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cellsBiological

    Cells will be extracted from a healthy donor by apheresis, followed by ex-vivo expansion and activation. The ex-vivo expanded γδT cells from donors will be adoptively transfused.

Study groups in NCT04518774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Allogeneic γδT cell immunotherapyExperimentalPatients will receive 3 cycles of ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells treatments, at four-weeks' intervals, each cycle has 2 infusions. Ex-vivo expanded γδT cells are transfused to patients in a dosage escalated manner (Dose escalation, 1×107, 3×107, 9×107 per kg of body weight).
Receives: Biological: Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety evaluation: Incidence of Adverse events (AEs)

    Therapy-related adverse events will be recorded and assessed according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, Version 5.0).

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

  2. Safety evaluation: Dose limited toxicity (DLTs)

    The incidence, characteristic and severity of DLTs will be recorded and assessed.

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

  3. Safety evaluation: Maximum-tolerated dose (MTD)

    MTD or clinical recommended dose will be recorded and evaluated.

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Efficacy evaluation: Quality of life by ECOG score

    The quality of life is assessed before and after the treatment by ECOG score .

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

  2. Efficacy evaluation: Tumor markers

    Tumor markers in peripheral blood will be tested and assessed (e. g. AFP, AFP-L3).

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

  3. Efficacy evaluation: γδT cells in peripheral blood

    Number and phenotype of γδT cells in peripheral blood will be assessed by flow cytometry.

    Measured: up to 48 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Aug 2020
  2. Study start15 Aug 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion15 Jun 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Aug 2021 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
8 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04518774
Sponsor's protocol ID
JDH-HCC-002
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
17 Aug 2020
Last updated
19 Aug 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing Ex-vivo expanded allogeneic γδT cells in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, run by Beijing 302 Hospital at 2 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in China. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety evaluation: Incidence of Adverse events (AEs) (time frame: up to 48 weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 19 Aug 2020.

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