CT0596 CAR-T treatment for plasma cell leukemia
Official title: A Clinical Study to Explore the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of CT0596 CAR-T Cell Injection in Patients With Plasma Cell Leukemia
Run by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China · NCT06988059 · Data updated 2026-11-12
The study will try CT0596 CAR‑T cell therapy in adults with plasma cell leukemia to see if it is safe and can shrink the disease.
Quick facts
| Phase | Early Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 27 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | tocilizumab, CART, prednisone |
| Locations | 1 site (Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 25, 2025 |
| Main results expected | January 3, 2027 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | August 1, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT06988059 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (age ≥18) with measurable plasma cell leukemia after induction or with relapsed/refractory primary PCL, ECOG 0–1, expected survival >12 weeks, adequate organ function, and willingness to consent to long‑term follow‑up and contraception requirements are eligible.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with no measurable disease, poor organ function, ECOG >1, expected survival ≤12 weeks, or who cannot comply with long‑term follow‑up or contraception requirements are unlikely to 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 is a single‑arm, open‑label, early phase 1 dose‑escalation and dose‑finding trial of CT0596 CAR‑T cells in patients with plasma cell leukemia. Doses will be adjusted using an i3+3 design based on safety, tolerability, and cellular pharmacokinetic data, and an expansion cohort may follow. The study will collect safety, efficacy, and cellular PK/PD data and requires long‑term follow‑up up to 15 years. Patients generally receive lymphodepletion followed by a single infusion of CT0596 and close monitoring for adverse events and response.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, CT0596 could provide a targeted CAR‑T option that produces deeper or more durable remissions for patients with plasma cell leukemia.
How similar studies have gone: CAR‑T therapies have produced promising results in multiple myeloma and some aggressive plasma cell disorders, but CAR‑T for plasma cell leukemia remains early and not yet well established.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients must voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF) and must be willing and be able to adhere to the trial visit schedule and other protocol requirements and agree to be in long term follow-up (LTFU) for up to 15 years as mandated by the regulatory guidelines. 2. Age ≥ 18 years; 3. PCL after inductive treatment or R/R pPCL. 4. Patients must have measurable disease。 5. Expected survival \> 12 weeks; 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score 0- 1 ; 7. Patients should have good organ function。 8. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and prior to receiving lymphodepletion therapy and are willing to use a highly effective and reliable method of contraception for 1 year after receiving study treatment and are absolutely prohibited from donating eggs for 1 year after receiving study treatment infusion during the study ;Male patients are willing to use a highly effective and reliable method of contraception for 1 year after receiving study treatment if they are sexually active with a female of childbearing potential. Sperm donation is absolutely prohibited within 1 year following study treatment infusion for all male patients during the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women; 2. Patients seropositive for HIV, active hepatitis C virus (HCV), or active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. History of treated hepatitis B or C is permitted if the viral load is undetectable per qPCR and or nucleic acid testing; 3. Patients with any uncontrolled active infection, including but not limited to patients with active tuberculosis (investigator 's judgment); 4. Toxicities caused by previous treatment have not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ≤ Grade 1, except alopecia and other events that are judged tolerable by the investigator; 5. Patient has any significant condition(s), laboratory abnormality or psychiatric illness that would impair the ability of the patient to receive or tolerate the planned treatment or in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the patient (eg, compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments 6. Previous allogeneic stem cell transplantation; autologous stem cell transplantation within 12 weeks prior to signing informed consent; 7. Have received treatment for the disease within 14 days or five half-lives before preconditioning 8. Have received cell therapy within 28 days before informed consent. 9. Systemic glucocorticoids equivalent to \> 15 mg/day prednisone within 7 days prior to informed consent, with the exception of topical glucocorticoids; 10. Vaccination with live attenuated vaccines , inactivated vaccines or RNA vaccines within 4 weeks prior to informed consent; 11. Major surgery within 2 weeks before informed consent or planned during the study period or within 4 weeks after giving study treatment (excluding local anesthesia such as cataract); 12. Allergic or intolerant to lymphodepletion, tocilizumab, or allergic to components (DMSO) in CT0596 CART cell infusion preparation; or previous history of other serious allergies such as anaphylactic shock; 13. Patients with secondary plasma cell leukemia, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, POEMS syndrome, or primary light chain amyloidosis at screening; 14. Patients with any of the following cardiac conditions within 6 months prior to screening: 15. Patients who require supplemental oxygen to maintain oxygen saturation \> 92%; or Patients with known or suspected COPD who have Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) \< 50% of predicted normal on spirometry; 16. Patients with active autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases requiring long-term immunosuppressive therapy; 17. Patients with second primary malignancies in addition to MM are not eligible if the second primary malignancy has required treatment within the past 2 years or is not in complete remission. Exceptions include the following that have been successfully treated - nonmetastatic basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma, non-metastatic prostate cancer, carcinoma-in-situ of breast or cervix, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer 18. Patients with symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) disease or suspected CNS metastases; 19. The patient is unable or unwilling to comply with protocol, or there are other reasons for being unsuitable to participate in this clinical study evaluated by investigators.
Where it's running
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Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China Recruiting
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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.