Combining donor-derived anti-CD19 CAR-T cells with haploidentical transplant using post-transplant cyclophosphamide
Official title: Phase I Trial Integrating HLA-Haploidentical Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells With Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide-Based HLA-Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) · NCT07162038 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests whether giving donor-derived anti-CD19 CAR-T cells together with a haploidentical bone marrow transplant using post-transplant cyclophosphamide can help adults (18–75) with high‑risk CD19+ blood cancers.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years to 75 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 155 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) NIH |
| Drugs / interventions | CAR-T, Chimeric antigen receptor, chemotherapy, CART, cyclophosphamide |
| Locations | 1 site (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 14, 2025 |
| Main results expected | November 1, 2030 |
| Study ends | October 1, 2034 |
| Registry record updated | October 16, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07162038 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 18 to 75 with high- or very high-risk CD19+ hematologic malignancies (including persistent MRD+) who have a suitable HLA-haploidentical related donor aged 12 or older are the intended participants.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients whose cancers lack CD19 expression, who are not candidates for allogeneic transplant, or who lack a suitable haploidentical related donor are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This Phase I trial integrates HLA-haploidentical, donor-derived anti-CD19 CAR-T cells with haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) using post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for GVHD prevention. Eligible participants have high- or very high-risk CD19+ hematologic malignancies and require a healthy related haploidentical donor aged 12 or older. CAR-T cells are manufactured from the donor and administered around the time of transplant according to a dose-escalation safety design, alongside standard conditioning agents and post-transplant immunosuppression. The primary focus is on safety, feasibility, and early signals of anti-tumor activity, including effects on relapse and graft-versus-host disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could lower relapse rates after transplant and improve cure chances for people with high‑risk CD19+ leukemias and lymphomas.
How similar studies have gone: Preclinical models showed promising anti-tumor effects and manageable GVHD when CAR-T cells are given around transplant with PTCy, but early post-transplant integration of donor CAR-T cells like this is novel and not yet proven in humans.
Who can join: the full rules
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-INCLUSION CRITERIA - Recipient 1. Participants with high or very high-risk hematologic malignancies, as defined by the revised Disease Risk Index (DRI), or malignancy that remains persistently MRD+ (by flow cytometry, cytogenetics, FISH, PCR, or NGS) on most recently assessed disease specimen (within 2 months of initiating conditioning). 2. Hematologic malignancy must be CD19+ (uniform expression on immunohistochemistry or \>= 80% on flow cytometry) as confirmed by CD19 IHC assay (BT51E) or flow cytometry (BD QuantiBRITE(TM) Beads PE Fluorescence Quantitation Kit). (Participants do not have to have refused or lack access to commercial anti-CD19 CAR-T-cell therapies since this study focuses on the integration of CAR-T cells and HCT and not specifically the CAR-T cells themselves; furthermore the construct used to manufacture this product is the same as used in a current commercial product, but developed from a new batch and with a similar but not identical manufacturing process.) 3. Age 18-75 4. Karnofsky \>= 60%. 5. Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below: * Cardiac ejection fraction \>= 45% by 2D echocardiography; * Forced expiratory volume-1 (FEV-1) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (corrected for hemoglobin) all of \>=50% predicted (this requirement would be waived in participants who are unable to properly perform pulmonary function tests - in such circumstances, participants must have pulse oximetry \>=90% on room air and no dyspnea or obvious pulmonary restrictions); * Estimated serum creatinine clearance of \>= 60 ml/minute/1.73m\^2 calculated using eGFR in the clinical lab (participants with estimated serum creatinine clearance less than 60 may have measured creatinine clearance performed and if \>= 60 will be considered eligible); * Total bilirubin \<= 2X the upper limit of normal (participants with documented or suspected Gilbert s are exempt from this requirement); * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<= 5X the upper limit of normal. 6. At least one available HLA-haploidentical donor 7. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception (hormonal, intrauterine device (IUD), surgical sterilization, abstinence) at the study entry and for 1 year after transplant (restriction period). Men must agree to use an effective method of contraception (barrier, surgical sterilization, abstinence) at the study entry and for 1 year after transplant. We also will recommend men with female partners of childbearing potential to ask female partners to be on highly effective birth control (hormonal, intrauterine device (IUD), surgical sterilization). Men must not freeze or donate sperm within the same period. 8. Breastfeeding participants must be willing to discontinue breastfeeding from study treatment initiation through 1 year after transplant. 9. Participants seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) not due to intravenous immunoglobulin, must have adequate viral suppression (HIV viral load \< 200 viral copies per ml of blood) prior to the beginning of conditioning. 10. For participants seropositive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antibody not due to intravenous immunoglobulin, a HBV viral load should be undetectable. 11. Participants seropositive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) not due to intravenous immunoglobulin must have been treated and cured. For participants with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load. 12. Ability of participant or legally authorized representative (LAR) to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 13. Ability and willingness of participant to co-enroll on 20-C-0051: Gene Therapy Follow Up Protocol for Subjects Previously Enrolled in NCI for Immuno-Oncology Studies 14 Willingness to remain in the NIH hospital or, if discharged, stay close to the NIH (\<60 minutes drive), for a minimum of 100 days after transplant or longer if there are complications. Participants must commit to having an adult caregiver with them during the first 100 days after transplant in case of discharging from the hospital before 100 days. INCLUSION CRITERIA - Donor 1\. Related donor (age \>=12) deemed suitable, eligible, and willing to donate, per clinical evaluations, who are additionally willing to donate blood, bone marrow, and stool for research. Related donors will be evaluated in accordance with existing Standard Policies and Procedures for determination of eligibility and suitability for clinical donation. EXCLUSION CRITERIA - Recipient 1. Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents within 3 weeks prior to the beginning of conditioning. 2. Active CNS involvement of primary hematologic malignancy 3. Active malignancy of non-hematopoietic type (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) which is metastatic, relapsed/refractory to treatment, or locally advanced and not amenable to intended curative treatment per standard of care. 4. Prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy within 6 weeks prior to the beginning of conditioning. 5. Prior history of seizure. 6. Uncontrolled infection. 7. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agents used in study. 8. Positive beta-HCG serum or urine pregnancy test performed in females of childbearing potential at screening. (A low positive test in a post-menopausal woman may not be exclusionary if deemed not indicative of pregnancy per gynecology.) 9. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness evaluated by medical history, physical exam, EKG, and laboratory testing (e.g., severe endocrinopathy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, profound electrolyte disturbance) that would make it unsafe to proceed with transplantation. EXCLUSION CRITERIA - donor 1\. Pregnancy
Where it's running
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Christopher G Kanakry, M.D. — National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study coordinator: Amy H Chai
- Email: amy.chai@nih.gov
- Phone: (240) 858-3755
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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