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Not yet recruitingNCT05783089Updated Mar 24, 2023

MSLN-targeted CAR-T Cells in Solid Tumors.

A Phase 1 interventional study of Anti-mesothelin CAR-T cells in Mesothelin-positive Advanced Malignant Solid Tumors, sponsored by Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-24.

Sponsored by Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Apr 2025, 1 year 6 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
87
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to explore the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of Anti-Mesothelin CAR-T cells in subjects with Mesothelin-positive advanced malignant solid tumors.

Read the detailed description

This is a single-arm, open-label, exploratory clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of Anti-Mesothelin CAR-T cells. Patients will be confirmed to have sufficient expression of mesothelin as part of a prescreening. The study comprises a dose-escalation component and a dose-expansion component. There are three cohorts in dose-expansion component. Cohort 1: To explore the effects of different conditioning chemotherapy regimens on safety, tolerability and efficacy; Cohort 2: To explore the effects of different administration modes (intravenous injection and local injection) on safety, tolerability and efficacy; Cohort 3: To explore the effects of combination immune checkpoint inhibitors on safety, tolerability and efficacy.

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Conditions studied

  • Mesothelin-positive Advanced Malignant Solid Tumors

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Keywords

  • Anti-mesothelin CAR-T
  • Anti-MSLN CAR-T
  • Solid tumor
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In context

Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is the lead sponsor of 373 studies on the registry; 270 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject is≥18 years old (including cut-off value), gender is not limited
  2. Solid tumors that histological diagnosis of malignancy refractory to, or relapsing after standard therapy, including but not limited to mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, biliary tract cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, bowel cancer, thymic carcinoma, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer.
  3. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1.
  4. Mesothelin should be positive confirmed by Immunohistochemistry/Immunocytochemistry (IHC/ICC) in tumor tissue samples.
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  6. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months.
  7. Adequate function defined as:

    Hematological functions: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L (Patients should not receive G-CSF support within 7 days before laboratory examination); Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC) ≥ 0.5 × 109/L; Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 80 g/L (Patients should not be transfused red cells within 7 days before the laboratory examination); Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 75 × 109/L (Patients should not receive transfusion support within 7 days before the laboratory examination).

    Hepatic functions: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN); AST and ALT of patients with liver metastasis ≤ 5 × ULN; Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; TBIL of patients with liver metastasis must ≤ 3.0 × ULN; TBIL of patients with Gilbert's Syndrome ≤ 3.0 × ULN and Direct bilirubin (DBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN.

    Coagulation functions: International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN (Except for patients who are receiving therapeutic anticoagulants.).

    Renal functions: Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; or Creatinine clearance rate (Ccr) ≥ 60 mL/min.

    Cardiac functions: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 45%; Pulmonary function: Oxygen saturation (SpO2) > 92%.

  8. Female participants of childbearing potential must undergo a pregnancy test and the results must be negative. Female participants of childbearing potential or male participants whose sex partner has childbearing potential must be willing to use effective methods of contraception from screening period to at least 1 year after infusion.
  9. Participants must be able to understand the protocol and be willing to enroll the study, sign the informed consent, and be able to comply with the study and follow-up procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients have received systemic therapy with cytotoxic chemicals, monoclonal antibodies, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (which is shorter) prior to signing informed consent; Patients have received systemic glucocorticoids (prednisone at a dose of ≥10 mg per day or equivalent) or other immune-suppressive therapy within 2 weeks prior to signing informed consent; Patients have received systemic antitumor therapy with a biologic agent or other approved targeted small-molecule inhibitor within 1 week or five half-lives (which is shorter) prior to signing informed consent; Patients have received Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese patent medicine with anti-tumor indication within 1 week prior to signing informed consent.
  2. Pregnant or lactating women.
  3. Patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive. Patients who is hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and the quantification of HBV DNA in peripheral blood is higher than the lower limit of detection. Patients who is hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and quantification of HCV DNA in peripheral blood is higher than the lower limit of detection. Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive, or syphilis antibody positive.
  4. The toxicities caused by the prior therapy (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc.) have not recovered to grade 1 according to CTCAE, except for hair loss and peripheral sensory nerve disorders.
  5. Have received any allogeneic tissue/organ transplantation (including bone marrow transplantation, stem cell transplantation, liver transplantation, kidney transplantation), except for the transplantation that does not require immunosuppressive therapy (such as: corneal transplantation, hair transplantation.)
  6. Patients have received anti-mesothelin CAR-T cell therapy.
  7. Patients who have history of major surgery and unrecovered severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to signing informed consent; or plan to have major surgery within 12 weeks of cell therapy.
  8. Presence of known central nervous system metastases, but the following patients will be allowed: a) Asymptomatic brain metastases; b) Clinically stable (no radiographic progression within 4 weeks before apheresis and return of any neurologic symptoms to baseline), and with no need for corticosteroids or other treatment for brain metastases for ≥ 4 weeks.
  9. Patients with clinically significant systemic disease (such as: severe active infection or significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, nervous system, or other organ dysfunction) that evaluated by the investigator would impair the patients' ability to tolerate the treatments used in this study or significantly increase the risk of complications.

    • Uncontrolled severe active infection (sepsis, bacteremia, viremia, etc.);
    • Congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class > 1;
    • Clinically significant severe aortic stenosis and symptomatic mitral stenosis;
    • Electrocardiogram QTc > 450 msec or QTc > 480 msec in patients with bundle-branch block;
    • Uncontrolled clinically significant arrhythmia within 6 months prior to signing informed consent;
    • Acute coronary syndrome (such as: unstable angina, myocardial infarction) within 6 months prior to signing informed consent;
    • Drug-uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure ≥ 160 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure ≥ 100 mmHg) or pulmonary hypertension;
    • Cerebrovascular accident occurred within 6 months prior to signing informed consent, including transient ischemic attack (TIA), cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage;
    • A history of active, chronic, or recurrent (within 1 year prior to signing informed consent) severe autoimmune disease or immune-mediated disease requiring steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy, including but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis. Exceptions: hypothyroidism that can be controlled only by hormone replacement therapy, skin diseases (such as: vitiligo, psoriasis) that do not require systemic treatment, coeliac disease that has been controlled;
    • Any form of primary or secondary immunodeficiency, such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID);
    • Possibility of bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices evaluated by the investigator.
  10. History of severe systemic hypersensitivity reaction to the drugs/ingredients [fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), low molecular dextran, human serum albumin (HSA), etc.] used in this study.
  11. Patients have received attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to signing informed consent.
  12. Patients have received other clinical trials within 4 weeks prior to signing informed consent.
  13. History of another malignancy tumor within the previous five years, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of bladder, stomach, colon, cervix/dysplasia, melanoma, or breast.
  14. History of neuropsychiatric diseases diagnosed by the ICD-11 criteria or evaluated by investigator, including but not limited to epilepsy, schizophrenia, dementia, drug and alcohol addictions.
  15. For any other reasons, the patients are believed not suitable for participation in this study by investigators.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Anti-mesothelin CAR-T cells Injection

    Anti-mesothelin CAR-T cells Injection will be infused at a dose ranging from 0.1×10\^6/Kg ~ 2.0×10\^6/Kg after receiving lymphodepleting chemotherapy.

    Biological: Anti-mesothelin CAR-T cells

Interventions

  • BiologicalAnti-mesothelin CAR-T cells

    Anti-mesothelin CAR-T cells are autologous genetically modified T cells. Cells will be infused intravenously.

    Also known as: UCLM802 Cell Injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse Events (AEs)

    Incidence and severity of adverse events.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Serious Adverse Events

    Incidence and severity of serious adverse events.

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)

    Incidence and severity of adverse event of special interest.

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Identification of Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) & Incidence of Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    Incidence and severity of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) following infusion of CAR-T cell injection, at each dose level tested in dose escalation phase.

    Time frame: 4 weeks after the CAR-T cells infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    The Objective Response Rate (ORR) is the percentage of participants who achieved Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) based on RECIST version 1.1.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    Disease control rate (DCR) is the percentage of participants who achieved Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) or Stable disease (SD) based on RECIST version 1.1.

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Duration of Overall Response (DOR)

    Time from documentation of disease response to disease progression.

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as the time from CAR-T infusion to the date of the disease progression or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Overall Survival (OS)

    PFS is defined as the time from CAR-T infusion to the date of the disease progression or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. Bio-distribution of CAR-T cells

    CAR copies will be measured by qPCR to evaluate the expansion and persistence of CAR-T cells in vivo.

    Time frame: 2 years

  7. Cytokine Level in Peripheral Blood

    Level of cytokines (IP-10, IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, GM-CSF, etc.) in serum.

    Time frame: 2 years

  8. Anti-drug Antibodies

    Number of participants with anti-drug antibodies.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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 Mar 24, 2023, 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
NCT05783089
Lead sponsor
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Collaborators
UTC Therapeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 24, 2023
Start date
Apr 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Apr 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 24, 2023

Study contacts

Hong Zhao
Contact
pumc95zhao@126.com
010-87787100
Zhen Huang
Contact
010-87787100
Hong Zhao
principal investigator · National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

Oversight

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