Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Observational Ages 18 to 75

Cell therapy for patients with advanced solid tumors

Official title: Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of GK01 Autologous Tumor-reactive T Cells (TRT) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Beijing Geekgene Technology Co., LTD · NCT06431100 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new cell therapy using patients' own immune cells to see if it can help people with advanced solid tumors who haven't responded to other treatments.

Quick facts

Study typeObservational
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment10 (estimated)
SponsorBeijing Geekgene Technology Co., LTD
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, prednisone
Locations1 site (Zhengzhou, Henan)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 19, 2023
Main results expectedJuly 19, 2026
Study endsNovember 19, 2026
Registry record updatedMay 28, 2024
Trial IDNCT06431100 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with incurable advanced solid tumors who have failed standard treatment.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage cancers or those who have not yet undergone standard treatment may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study aims to enroll patients with advanced solid tumors, including gastric, esophageal, cervical, triple-negative breast, and non-small cell lung cancers, to receive transfusions of autologous tumor-reactive T cells (GK01). Eligible patients will have previously failed standard treatments and will undergo a specific cell transfusion plan. The study will monitor the safety and tolerability of the GK01 cell transfusions, as well as conduct exploratory evaluations of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles and initial efficacy assessments based on RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could provide a new treatment option for patients with advanced cancers that have not responded to standard therapies.

How similar studies have gone: While cell therapy approaches have shown promise in other studies, this specific application of GK01 is novel and has not been extensively tested.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants who meet all of the following criteria are eligible for admission to the study:

  1. 18≤ age ≤75 years old, male or female;
  2. Patients with incurable advanced gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and other malignancies who have failed standard treatment (standard treatment failure is defined as those treated according to the 2022 CSCO Guidelines and whose tumor efficacy is assessed as disease progression (PD) or tumor recurrence or inability to tolerate existing treatment options);
  3. There are tumor tissues or cancerous exudative thoracoabdominal fluid that can be used to isolate TRTs: the total volume of the solid tissue taken must be \> 0.5cm3 or the weight must be \>0.5g, the cancerous exudative thoracoabdominal fluid taken should contain at least 5×10\^8 total cells, and the lesions taken have not been treated with oncolytic virus.
  4. There is at least one measurable lesion (according to RECIST1.1 criteria) even after TRTs sampling/puncture biopsy;
  5. ECOG score 0-1;
  6. The expected survival period is greater than 3 months;
  7. Sufficient hematology and end-organ function, as defined by the following laboratory test results, should be completed within 14 days prior to TRTs tumor tissue collection:

     1. Blood routine: white blood cell count ≥2.5×10\^9/L; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10\^9/L; Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥1.0×10\^9/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥80×10\^9/L; Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥90g/L;
     2. Coagulation function: International standardized ratio of prothrombin time (INR) ≤1.5×ULN; Partial prothrombin time (APTT) ≤1.5×ULN, unless anticoagulant therapy has been received within the previous 7 days;
     3. Renal function: serum creatinine ≤1.5mg/dL (or 132.6μmol/L) or creatinine clearance ≥60mL/ min;
     4. Liver function: aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) ≤3×ULN; Alanine transaminase (ALT/SGPT) ≤3×ULN; Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤1.5×ULN; Note: In patients with liver metastasis or primary liver tumor, aspartate and alanine aminotransferase should be ≤5×ULN; For patients with a history of Gilbert syndrome or suspected Gilbert syndrome, total bilirubin (TBIL) should be ≤3×ULN;
     5. Urine routine: urinary protein \<2+, or 24-hour urinary protein quantity \<1g;
     6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% by echocardiography;
     7. Pulmonary function tests with FEV1\>60% or FEV1/FVC\>0.7;
     8. Blood oxygen saturation ≥ 93%.
  8. Women of childbearing age who have a negative urine pregnancy test during screening and baseline and agree to use highly effective contraception for at least 1 year after the infusion; Male subjects whose partners are fertile must agree to use effective contraceptive methods and refrain from sperm donation for at least 1 year after the infusion;
  9. No absolute or relative contraindications to surgery or puncture;
  10. Any treatment for malignant tumors, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, tumor embolization, or Chinese medicine/herbal therapy with anti-tumor indications, must be discontinued 7 days before TRT sampling;
  11. Sign a written informed consent (ICF) voluntarily, and have good compliance with the protocol requirements for visits or planned visits and other relevant research procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will not be eligible to participate in this clinical trial:

  1. Prior allergy to cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and interleukin-2 contraindications or to any component of the infusion product formulation or to other drugs to be used during the study (antibiotics, human serum albumin, dextran 40, etc.);
  2. Any NCI CTCAE5.0 immune-related adverse reaction (irAE) grade \>3 that has been permanently discontinued during any previous immunotherapy;
  3. Patients with prior primary immunodeficiency and active autoimmune disease;
  4. Previous history of organ allotransplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation and kidney replacement therapy;
  5. Patients with current or past irreversible interstitial lung disease (except those caused by radiotherapy);
  6. Combined with 2 or more malignant tumors; (Except for the following cases: malignant tumors that have been cured, such as non-melanoma skin cancer and in situ cervical cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, etc. that have survived more than 5 years without disease.)
  7. Uncontrolled co-morbidity includes, but is not limited to, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100mmHg) even after standard treatment, or any unstable cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, including transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, and unstable angina pectoral, that has occurred in the 6 months prior to treatment induction; Congestive heart failure rated III or IV by the New York Heart Association (NYHA); Ejection fraction \< 50%; Severe heart rhythm or conduction abnormalities, such as ventricular arrhythmias requiring clinical intervention, degree II-III atrioventricular block, etc. Electrocardiogram results show clinically significant abnormalities, or QTcF≥450ms (if the first examination is abnormal, the interval of at least 5 minutes, retest twice, using the comprehensive result/average value to judge eligibility);
  8. Patients with esophageal or gastric varices that require immediate intervention (such as ligation or sclerotherapy) or are considered by the investigator or gastroenterologist or hepatologist to be at high risk of bleeding, have evidence of portal hypertension (including splenomegalysis on imaging), or have a history of varicose bleeding must undergo endoscopic evaluation within 3 months prior to enrollment;
  9. Uncontrolled metabolic disorders, such as in patients with diabetes, or other non-malignant organ or systemic disease or cancer secondary reactions that can lead to higher medical risk and/or uncertainty in the evaluation of survival;
  10. Hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome or Child-Pugh grade C or more severe cirrhosis, liver failure;
  11. Clinically uncontrollable third space effusion, such as pleural fluid and ascites that could not be controlled by drainage or other methods before enrollment;
  12. Combined with other serious organic disease or mental illness;
  13. Patients with central nervous system metastasis;
  14. Uncontrolled systemic active infection;
  15. Receive vaccination within 2 months before signing the informed consent, or plan to receive vaccination during the study;
  16. Currently or within 30 days before signing the informed consent to participate in clinical trials of other drugs or biotherapeutics, except cell therapy that has been fully metabolized;
  17. have used within 4 weeks prior to the treatment, or have concomitant disease or active autoimmune disease that the investigator determined required the use of glucocorticoids or other immunosuppressive drugs during the trial period, excluding local percutaneous absorption of glucocorticoids (i.e., no more than 5 mg/ day of prednisone or equivalent doses of other glucocorticoids);
  18. Surgical treatment, interventional therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy for the studied disease were performed within 2 weeks before the treatment;
  19. HIV positive, serological test positive for syphilis, or clinically active hepatitis B or C, including carriers of the virus (for hepatitis B, HBsAg positive persons should be excluded; For hepatitis C, HCVAB-positive patients need to be excluded);
  20. Women who are breastfeeding during pregnancy or lactation;
  21. Poor compliance due to physiological, family, social, geographical and other factors, unable to cooperate with the study protocol and follow-up plan;
  22. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in this experiment by the researcher.

Where it's running

  • First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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