Using tumor infiltrating lymphocytes to treat advanced gastrointestinal tumors
Official title: A Clinical Safety and Efficacy Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Injection (GC101 TIL) in Patients With r/r Gastrointestinal Tumors
Run by Shanghai Juncell Therapeutics · NCT04960072 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new treatment using immune cells from patients' own tumors to see if it can help people with advanced gastrointestinal cancers that haven't responded to other therapies.
Quick facts
| Phase | Early Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years to 75 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Shanghai Juncell Therapeutics Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, immunotherapy, Prednisone, cyclophosphamide |
| Locations | 1 site (Shanghai) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 30, 2021 |
| Main results expected | December 30, 2027 |
| Study ends | July 30, 2029 |
| Registry record updated | August 5, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT04960072 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with histologically confirmed advanced gastrointestinal tumors who have failed standard treatments.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with early-stage gastrointestinal tumors or those who have not yet undergone standard treatment options 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 study investigates the safety and efficacy of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy in patients with refractory or relapsed gastrointestinal tumors. The approach involves expanding autologous TILs from tumor resections or biopsies and infusing them intravenously after a non-myeloablative lymphodepletion treatment with hydroxychloroquine and cyclophosphamide. The goal is to assess how well this therapy can work in patients who have not responded to standard treatments.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this therapy could provide a new treatment option for patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors who have limited alternatives.
How similar studies have gone: While TIL therapy has shown promise in other cancer types, its application in gastrointestinal tumors is still being explored and may be considered novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: 18 years to 75 years; 2. Histologically diagnosed as primary/relapsed/metastasized gastrointestinal tumors ; 3. Expected life-span more than 3 months; 4. Karnofsky≥60% or ECOG score 0-2; 5. Test subjects have failed standard treatment regimens, or there are no standard treatment regimens available. 6. Test subjects must have tumor regions eligible for biopsy or resection, or malignant body fluid where TILs can be isolated; 7. At least 1 evaluable tumor lesion; 8. 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; 9. no absolute or relative contraindications to operation or biopsy; 10. 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; 11. Any malignant tumor-targeting therapies, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biologics must cease 28 days before obtaining TILs; 12. Be able to understand and sign the informed consent document; 13. Be able to stick to follow-up visit plan and other requirements in the agreement. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Need glucocorticoid treatment, and daily dose of Prednisone greater than 15mg (or equivalent doses of hormones) or outoimmune diseases requiring immunomodulatory treatment; 2. Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than 2L, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (calibrated) less than 40%; 3. Significant cardiovascular anomalies according to any of the following definition: 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 atrio-ventricular conductive block, etc. 4. 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; 5. Severe physical or mental diseases; 6. Have a systemic active infection requiring treatment, or have positive blood cultures(or imaging evidence of infection); 7. Having been treated within a month or being treated now with other medicines, or other biologic therapy, chemo-or radiotherapy; 8. History of allergy to chemical compound consisting of chemical and biologic substances resembling cell therapy; 9. Having received immunotherapy and developed irAE level greater than Level 3; 10. 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); 11. Females in pregnancy or lactation; 12. History of organ transplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and renal replacement therapy; 13. Researchers considering 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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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
Shanghai, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Qing Xu — Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
- Study coordinator: GC Clinical
- Email: clinicaltrials@juncell.com
- Phone: 18001759113
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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.