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TerminatedNCT03448978Updated Jul 1, 2024

Autologous CD8+ T-cells Expressing an Anti-BCMA CAR in Patients With Myeloma

A Phase 1 interventional study of Descartes-08 and Fludarabine in Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by Cartesian Therapeutics. Terminated at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-01.

Sponsored by Cartesian Therapeutics · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Phase 1 enrollment completed. Further clinical development terminated

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Apr 2021, 5 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This Phase I study will test the safety and anti-myeloma activity of ascending doses of Descartes-08 (autologous CD8+ T-cells expressing an anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor) in eligible patients with active multiple myeloma.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Myeloma

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Keywords

  • Descartes-08
  • CAR T Cell
  • CART
  • CAR-T
  • CAR T-Cell
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • BCMA
  • B-cell maturation antigen
  • B cell maturation antigen
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In context

Multiple Myeloma

3,712 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Myeloma; 752 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 32 is below the median of 41 across 2,965 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Myeloma.

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Lead sponsor

Cartesian Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (57%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Multiple myeloma that is double-refractory to a proteasome inhibitor (PI) and an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) after at least 2 prior lines of therapy OR have failed at least 3 prior lines of therapy
  • Measurable disease activity as indicated by serum or urine M-protein, serum free light chain, biopsy-proven plasmacytoma, >5% bone marrow plasma cells.
  • Adequate vital organ function as indicated by ANC (>1000/uL), platelet count (>50,000/uL), hemoglobin (>8 g/dL), serum ALT and AST (each \<3.0 x upper limit of normal), total bilirubin (\<2 mg/dL), creatinine clearance (>30 mL/min), and cardiac ejection fraction (>45%)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria (condensed):

NOTE: Prior anti-BCMA or CAR-T therapy is NOT exclusionary

  • Active plasma cell leukemia
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Active, uncontrolled infection
  • Active and severe auto-immune disease
  • Active arrhythmia, or obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease
  • Central nervous system disease
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
32 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Descartes-08 plus fludarabine/cyclophosphamide pretreat

    Autologous CD8+ T-cells transiently expressing an anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor

    Biological: Descartes-08 · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide

Interventions

  • BiologicalDescartes-08

    autologous CD8+ T-cells transiently expressing an anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor

    Also known as: CAR-T cells

  • intravenous fludarabine

  • intravenous cyclophosphamide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence (number) of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    Incidence (number) of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events \[Safety and Tolerability\]. Descriptive statistics by incidence rate, body system classification, severity, and causality \[per protocol definitions\]

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment response

    IMWG treatment response criteria

    Time frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

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Study locations

3 sites
  • The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
    Bethesda, Maryland 20817, United States
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, United States
  • Virgina Cancer Specialists
    Fairfax, Virginia 22031, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 1, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03448978
Lead sponsor
Cartesian Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 28, 2018
Start date
Mar 8, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 19, 2021
Completion
Jun 3, 2021
Last update
Jul 1, 2024

Study contacts

Metin Kurtoglu, MD, PhD
study director · Cartesian Therapeutics

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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