Combining TIL Therapy and Pembrolizumab for Advanced Stomach and Esophageal Cancer
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) Therapy Combined With Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) Immunotherapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Refractory Stomach and Esophageal Cancer
Run by Essen Biotech · NCT06532799 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new treatment that combines a type of immune therapy using patients' own tumor cells with a drug called Pembrolizumab to see if it helps people with advanced stomach and esophageal cancer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase1; Phase2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 16 Years to 90 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 75 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Essen Biotech Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, immunotherapy, Prednisone, Pembrolizumab, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine |
| Locations | 1 site (Beijing, Beijing Municipality) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | September 10, 2024 |
| Main results expected | December 15, 2025 |
| Study ends | December 28, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | November 12, 2024 |
| Trial ID | NCT06532799 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are patients aged 16 to 90 with histologically diagnosed advanced or metastatic stomach or esophageal cancer who have failed standard treatments.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with early-stage cancer or those who have not yet undergone standard treatment regimens 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 Phase I/II study evaluates the safety and efficacy of autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) therapy combined with Pembrolizumab in patients with advanced or metastatic refractory stomach and esophageal cancer. The approach involves harvesting TILs from patients' tumors, expanding them in vitro, and infusing them back into the patients after a lymphodepletion regimen. Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy that targets the PD-1 receptor on T cells, is administered to enhance the immune response. The primary goal is to determine the objective response rate (ORR) of this combined therapy, with secondary endpoints including disease control rate (DCR) and overall survival.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new effective option for patients with advanced or metastatic stomach and esophageal cancer who have limited treatment alternatives.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown success with TIL therapy in melanoma, but this application to stomach and esophageal cancers is relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 16 years to 90 years * Histologically diagnosed as primary/relapsed/metastasized Cancer * Expected life span more than 3 months * Karnofsky≥60% or ECOG score 0-2 * Test subjects have failed standard treatment regimens, or there are no standard treatment regimens available. * Test subjects must have tumor regions eligible for biopsy or resection, or malignant body fluid where TILs can be isolated * At least 1 evaluable tumor lesion * Hematology and Chemistry(within 7 days prior to enrollment): * Absolute count of white blood cells≥2.5×10\^9/L * Absolute count of neutropils≥1.5×10\^9/L * Absolute count of lymphocytes ≥0.7×109/L * Platelet count≥100×10\^9 * hemoglobin≥90 g/L * Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5xULN (Unless received anticoagulant therapy within the previous 3 days) * International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5xULN (Unless received anticoagulant therapy within the previous 3 days) * Serum creatinine ≤1.5mg/dL(or ≤132.6μmol/L), or clearance rate≥50mL/min * Serum ALT/AST ≤3×ULN(subjects with liver metastasis ≤3×ULN) * Totol bilirubin≤1.5×ULN * No absolute or relative contraindications to operation or biopsy * Test subjects with child-bearing potential must be willing to practice approved highly effective methods of contraception at the time of informed consent and continue within 1 year after the completion of lymphodepletion * Any malignant tumor-targeting therapies, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biologics must cease 28 days before obtaining TILs * Be able to understand and sign the informed consent document; * Be able to stick to the follow-up visit plan and other requirements in the agreement. Exclusion Criteria: * Need glucocorticoid treatment, and daily dose of Prednisone greater than 15mg (or equivalent doses of hormones) or outoimmune diseases requiring immunomodulatory treatment * Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than 2L, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (calibrated) less than 40% * Significant cardiovascular anomalies according to any of the following definitions: * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade III or IV congestive heart failure, clinically significant * Low blood pressure, uncontrollable symptomatic coronary artery diseases, or ejection fraction less than 35%; Severe cardiac rhythm and conduction anomaly, such as ventricular arrhythmia requiring clinical intervention, second-third degree atrioventricular conductive block, etc. * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or anti-HIV antibody positive, active HBV or HCV infection (HBsAg positive and/or anti-HCV positive), syphilis infection or Treponema pallidum antibody positive. * Severe physical or mental diseases; * Have a systemic active infection requiring treatment, or have positive blood cultures(or imaging evidence of infection). * Having been treated within a month or being treated now with other medicines, or other biologic therapy, chemo-or radiotherapy. * History of allergy to chemical compounds consisting of chemical and biological substances resembling cell therapy. * Having received immunotherapy and developed an irAE level greater than Level 3. * Previous anti-tumor treatment AE did not return to CTCAE5.0 version grade 1 or below (toxicity considered by the investigator as non-safety concerns like alopecia excluded). * Females in pregnancy or lactation. History of organ transplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and renal replacement therapy. * Researchers consider the test subject as having a history of other severe systemic diseases, or other reasons inappropriate for the clinical study.
Where it's running
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District One Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Rhoda M Smith, Phd
- Email: clinical-trials@essen-biotech.com
- Phone: +12077706670
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.