Exploratory Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of CAR-T Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Myeloid Malignancies

April 1, 2025 updated by: Jia Wei, Tongji Hospital

This is an open-label, single-arm, exploratory clinical trial utilizing a "3+3" dose escalation followed by dose expansion to evaluate the safety, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary efficacy of CD33/CD123/CLL-1 CAR-T cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloid malignancies.

Part A: Dose Escalation Phase. Follows a "3+3" dose escalation design with four predefined dose cohorts: 0.2×10⁶, 0.5×10⁶, 1×10⁶, and 2×10⁶ CAR-positive cells/kg.Anticipated enrollment: 12-24 subjects.Primary objectives: Assess safety, tolerability, and determine MTD.Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) observation period: 28 days post-infusion.

Part B: Dose Expansion Phase.Enrolls 21 additional subjects to receive CAR-T cell infusion at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) established in Part A.Primary objective: Further evaluate therapeutic efficacy.

Overall Study Objectives:Safety profile of CD33/CD123/CLL-1 CAR-T therapy.Efficacy endpoints (e.g., response rates, survival outcomes).Pharmacokinetic characterization of CAR-T cells (expansion/persistence).

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

45

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Hubei
      • WuHan, Hubei, China, 430030
        • Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed Consent: Willing and able to provide written informed consent, with commitment to comply with scheduled visits, study treatment, laboratory tests, and other trial procedures.

Age: ≥18 years, regardless of gender.

Diagnosis: Pathologically confirmed myeloid malignancy (including but not limited to AML or MDS) meeting relapsed/refractory criteria:

Relapsed Disease: Reappearance of leukemic cells in peripheral blood, bone marrow blasts >5%, or extramedullary relapse after achieving CR/CRi with ≥2 lines of salvage therapy.

Refractory Disease: Failure to achieve CR/CRi after ≥2 cycles of standard intensive chemotherapy.

Antigen Expression: Tumor cell positivity for CD33, CD123, and/or CLL-1 confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or flow cytometry.

Life Expectancy: ≥3 months from the date of informed consent signing. Hematologic Criteria: Hemoglobin ≥70 g/L (transfusion permitted).

Organ Function:

Renal: Serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN. Cardiac: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%. Pulmonary: Oxygen saturation >90% on room air. Hepatic: Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN; ALT/AST ≤2.5×ULN. Performance Status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score 0-2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiac Dysfunction: Severe cardiac insufficiency with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%.

Pulmonary Disease: History of severe pulmonary dysfunction (e.g., chronic respiratory failure, interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary hypertension requiring oxygen therapy).

Concurrent Malignancy: Active/progressive malignancy other than myeloid neoplasms (exceptions: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ).

Uncontrolled Infection: Active severe infection requiring systemic antimicrobial therapy (antibacterial, antiviral, or antifungal) without clinical resolution.

Immune Disorders:

Severe autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy within 6 months. Primary immunodeficiency disorders (e.g., common variable immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency).

Viral Infections:

Active hepatitis B (HBV-DNA ≥2000 IU/mL) or hepatitis C (HCV-RNA positive). HIV infection, AIDS, or untreated syphilis (confirmed by serological testing). Hypersensitivity: History of severe allergic reaction (Grade ≥3) to biological products, including antibiotics.

Transplant Complications: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with:

Acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) ≥ Grade II within 3 months. Ongoing immunosuppressive therapy for GvHD within 4 weeks.

General Exclusion:

Any physical, psychiatric, or laboratory abnormality that may:

Significantly increase study risk (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, NYHA Class III/IV heart failure).

Compromise protocol compliance or data interpretation. Investigator-determined unsuitability for trial participation.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CAR-T Cells infusion( CD33/CD123/CLL-1 CAR-T)

Part A: Dose Escalation Phase. Follows a "3+3" dose escalation design with four predefined dose cohorts: 0.2×10⁶, 0.5×10⁶, 1×10⁶, and 2×10⁶ CAR-positive cells/kg.Anticipated enrollment: 12-24 subjects.Primary objectives: Assess safety, tolerability, and determine MTD.Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) observation period: 28 days post-infusion.

Part B: Dose Expansion Phase.Enrolls 21 additional subjects to receive CAR-T cell infusion at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) established in Part A.Primary objective: Further evaluate therapeutic efficacy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The incidence of adverse events
Time Frame: Day 28
Day 28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Objective response rate (ORR)
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
Complete response rate (CRR)
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
Duration of response (DOR)
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
Progression free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kinetics of CAR-T cells
Time Frame: At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up
Use flow cytometry or Q-PCR to monitor the kinetics of CAR-T cells.
At 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 30, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

April 8, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

April 8, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2025

Last Verified

March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TJ-IRB202503062

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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