Clinical trial Recruiting at 10 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 to 80

Evaluating a new treatment for B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Official title: Open-label Dose-finding and Dose-expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Expansion, Persistence, and Clinical Activity of UCART20x22 in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL)

Run by Cellectis S.A. · NCT05607420 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new CAR-T therapy called UCART20x22 to see if it can help people with relapsed or hard-to-treat B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 80 Years
SexAll
Enrollment80 (estimated)
SponsorCellectis S.A.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsalemtuzumab, CAR T, chemotherapy, prednisone
Locations10 sites (Chicago, Illinois and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 1, 2022
Main results expectedAugust 2027
Study endsAugust 2027
Registry record updatedAugust 24, 2025
Trial IDNCT05607420 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma who have undergone at least two prior lines of treatment.

Probably not a fit

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Burkitt's lymphoma, or those who have not received prior anti-CD20 therapy 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 clinical trial is an open-label, dose-finding and dose-expansion study of UCART20x22, a novel allogeneic CAR-T therapy, administered intravenously to patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL). The study aims to assess the safety and clinical activity of UCART20x22, determining the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D). Participants will be monitored for their response to the treatment and any adverse effects.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with difficult-to-treat B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies utilizing CAR-T therapies have shown promising results, indicating potential success for this novel approach.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
* Relapsed or refractory (R/R) mature B-NHL per 2016 WHO criteria and positive for CD20 and/or CD22
* Subjects with NHL subtypes defined by WHO:
* Dose-Finding Part: R/R mature B-NHL (except chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic leukemia \[CLL/SLL\], Richter's transformation from prior CLL/SLL, Burkitt's lymphoma, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia)
* Dose-Expansion Part: R/R LBCL, defined as:

  i. DLBCL; ii. High-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements; iii. Transformed FL or transformed marginal zone lymphoma (MZL); iv. Follicular lymphoma Grade 3B
* R/R disease after at least 2 lines of prior treatment, which must have included:
* An Anti-CD20 MoAb and an anthracycline for DLBCL, high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or transformed FL or MZL
* An alkylating agent in combination with an anti-CD20 MoAb for FL
* An anthracycline or bendamustine-containing chemotherapy regimen and a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
* Autologous anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy, if approved and available for the indicated lymphoma subtype, unless the subject is unable or is ineligible to receive approved autologous anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy (e.g., fail leukapheresis or manufacture, unable to wait for manufacture, CD19 negative disease, etc.)
* Autologous hematopoietic stem cells must be available prior to the start of the LD regimen if the subject is considered high-risk for prolonged hematologic toxicity.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior use of an investigational product (except for cell or gene therapies and MoAbs) within 5 half-lives or within 14 days, whichever is shorter, prior to start of LD regimen
* Previous approved therapy including chemotherapy, biologic (except MoAbs), or targeted therapy for R/R B-NHL with 5 half-lives or within 14 days, whichever is shorter, prior to start of the LD regimen
* \> 4 lines of therapy R/R B-NHL prior to start of the LD regimen.
* Prior MoAb therapy (approved or investigational) within 30 days prior to start of LD
* Prior systemic immunostimulatory agent within 3 half-lives prior to start of the LD regimen
* Prior cell or gene therapy (approved or investigational) within 6 months of the start of LD
* Prior cell or gene therapy (approved or investigational) targeting both CD20 and CD22
* Autologous HSCT infusion within 6 weeks of the start of LD
* Allogeneic HSCT within 3 months of the start of LD, or donor lymphocyte infusion within 6 weeks of the start of LD
* Active acute or chronic graft versus host disease (GvHD). Subjects should be off all immunosuppressive therapies for at least 6 weeks prior to start of LD
* Radiotherapy within 8 weeks (except for palliative radiotherapy for specific on-target lesions) (prior to start of LD regimen)
* Evidence of active central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma or previous CNS involvement of R/R B-NHL
* Presence of an active and clinically relevant CNS disorder
* Daily treatment with \>20 mg prednisone or equivalent
* Known active infection, or reactivation of a latent infection, whether bacterial or viral, fungal, mycobacterial, or other pathogens
* History of hypersensitivity to alemtuzumab
* History of neutralizing anti-drug antibody against alemtuzumab
* Any known uncontrolled cardiovascular disease within 3 months of enrollment
* Subjects requiring immunosuppressive treatment
* Major surgery within 28 days prior to start of LD
* Evidence of another uncontrolled malignancy within 2 years prior to Screening (except in situ nonmelanoma skin cell cancers and/or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix)

Where it's running

  • The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC)
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) - New Brunswick
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Sarah Cannon - St. David South Austin Medical Center
    Austin, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) - Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud
    Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne Rhone Alpe, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (CHU Montpellier) - Hopital Saint-Eloi
    Montpellier, Occitanie, France
    Recruiting
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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (CHU de Nantes)-Hotel-Dieu
    Nantes, France
    Recruiting
  • Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hopital Saint-Louis - Centre Integre en Cancerologie
    Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
    Recruiting
  • Universidad de Navarra - Clinica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) - Pamplona
    Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (HUVR) - Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS)
    Seville, Spain
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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