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A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CLL1 and CD38 Dual-Target CAR-T Cell Injection in the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 1 interventional study of CLL1 and CD38 Dual-Target CAR-T Cell Injection in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-06-03.

Sponsored by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2025; still recruiting 1 year 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
37
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single-arm, open-label, phase I dose-escalation clinical study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of CLL1 and CD38 dual-target CAR T cell injection in r/r AML subjects.

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This is a single-arm, open-label, phase I dose-escalation clinical study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of CLL1 and CD38 dual-target CAR T cell injection in r/r AML subjects.

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of CLL1 and CD38 dual - target CAR - T cell injection in the treatment of r/r AML and the study contains two phases with the first phase adopting an ATD design and the second phase adopting a 3+3 design.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 636 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 37 is close to the median of 38 across 4,247 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China is the lead sponsor of 398 studies on the registry; 293 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. At the time of signing the informed consent, 18-70 years old (including the critical value);
  2. Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (except for APL) based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 criteria and meeting the diagnostic criteria for relapsed/refractory AML (refer to the 2023 Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of relapsed refractory acute myeloid leukemia);
  3. Positive expression of CLL1 and/or CD38 in tumor cells;
  4. Estimated survival ≥3 months;
  5. Have a confirmed donor for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. After the CAR-T cells were infused, subjects could undergo potential allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at any time;
  6. ECOG score of 0\~2 during the screening phase;
  7. Adequate functional reserve of organs:

    1. Alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase ≤2.5× ULN;
    2. Total serum bilirubin ≤2× ULN, except in subjects with congenital bilirubinemia (direct bilirubin ≤1.5× ULN in subjects with Gilbert's syndrome);
    3. Serum creatinine clearance > 45mL/min (calculated according to Cockcroft-Gault formula);
    4. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥45%;
    5. Basal finger oxygen saturation ≥92% in room air.
  8. The ability to discontinue corticosteroids (dexamethasone ≥3mg/ day or other equivalent dose of hormones) from day 7 and continue until 30 days after CAR T cell infusion;
  9. Pregnant women of childbearing potential should be negative for HCG (immunofluorescence) tests during screening and baseline. Male subjects must agree not to donate sperm for at least two years after the infusion. Male subjects and his sexual partner with childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraception for at least 2 years after the infusion;
  10. Agree to follow-up in accordance with the protocol and the requirements outlined in the informed consent form;
  11. Voluntarily sign the ICF.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known allergy to any of the drug ingredients to be used in this study;
  2. With a history of the following concomitant treatments:

    1. Received a cumulative dose of prednisone (or equivalent corticosteroids). Greater than or equal to ≥ 70 mg within 7 days prior to apheresis;
    2. Based on the investigator's assessment, there is a comorbidity that requires the use of systemic corticosteroids (≥ 70 mg total dose of prednisone or equivalent doses of other corticosteroids) or other immunosuppressive medications within 12 weeks after the study treatment;
    3. Received systemic anti-tumor therapy within 14 days before apheresis or within five half-lives of the drug, whichever was shorter, including but not limited to cytotoxic therapy, targeted therapy, or an investigational drug treatment;
    4. Received radiotherapy 4 weeks before apheresis;
    5. Received donor lymphocyte infusion within 6 weeks before apheresis.
  3. Acute promyelocytic leukemia was diagnosed;
  4. Have previously been received CAR-T therapy, CAR-NK therapy or any other genetically modified cell therapy;
  5. Received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 6 months before screening phase;
  6. Active graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) at the time of screening or active acute or chronic GvHD within 4 weeks of enrollment or the need for immunosuppressive drugs;
  7. An active infection that requires systemic treatment;
  8. Any history of active malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, bladder cancer, breast cancer, or other similar cancers, with a disease-free survival period of more than 5 years and no signs of recurrence after curative treatment);
  9. Experienced a stroke or seizure within 6 months prior to signing the ICF;
  10. Presence of any heart diseases as follows:

    1. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Stage III or IV heart failure;
    2. Myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) ≤ 6 months prior to enrollment;
    3. Severe cardiac rhythm or conduction abnormalities, such as ventricular arrhythmia requiring clinical intervention, degree II-III atrioventricular block, and electrocardiographic corrected QTcF interval ≥480 ms;
    4. History of severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy;
    5. Cardiac dysfunction (LV \<45%), as assessed by echocardiography or multigated acquisition scanning, or other clinically symptomatic cardiac disease within 6 months before enrollment;
    6. Clinically uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100mmHg) (based on the mean of ≥2 measurements).
  11. Active or past central nervous system involvement, or clinical manifestations of central involvement in acute myeloid leukemia;
  12. Any positive results of the following virological test results:

    1. Human immunodeficiency virus antibodies (HIV antibodies);
    2. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive; Or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) -DNA copy number higher than the lower limit of detection;
    3. Hepatitis C virus antibody positive, and hepatitis C virus RNA higher than the lower limit of detection;
    4. Treponema pallidum antibody (TPPA antibody).
  13. There is pulmonary fibrosis;
  14. With active autoimmune diseases (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, etc.);
  15. Received live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  16. Receipt of major surgery within 4 weeks prior to apheresis or a plan to receive surgeries during the study (except for diagnostic biopsy);
  17. Pregnant women or nursing women who do not agree to give up breastfeeding, men and women who plan to have children during the study period or within 2 years after receiving the study treatment;
  18. Acute side effects caused by previous treatment did not return to grade 1 or below (except those that the investigators judged to have no safety risk, such as hair loss, stable hypothyroidism after hormone replacement therapy, etc.);
  19. According to the investigator's judgment, conditions that interfere with the subject's participation in the entire trial, confound the trial results, or make participation in the trial not in the best interest of the subject.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention(CLL1 and CD38 Dual-Target CAR-T Cell Injection)

    This study is a single-center open-label clinical study. The main purpose is an IIT clinical trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of CLL1 and CD38 dual CAR-T injection in r/r AML subjects . The enrolled subjects were patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML) .

    Drug: CLL1 and CD38 Dual-Target CAR-T Cell Injection

Interventions

  • DrugCLL1 and CD38 Dual-Target CAR-T Cell Injection

    This product is a lentiviral gene-modified autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell product that targets both CLL1 and CD38.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Rate

    Proportion of subjects with DLT within 28 days after infusion of CLL1/CD38 dual-target CAR-T cell injection.

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. Adverse Events (AEs)

    Proportion of subjects experiencing AE within 96 weeks after infusion of CLL1/CD38 dual-target CAR-T cell injection.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete Remission Rate (CRc)

    Proportion of subjects achieving CR + CR with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) +CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) (Patients achieving CRh are no longer repeatedly recorded as CRi).

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  2. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    Proportion of subjects achieving CR+CRi+CRh+MLFS+PR.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  3. MRD negative rate and MRD negative duration

    MRD negative proportion and MRD negative duration in CR/CRh/CRi subjects were measured by qPCR and/or flow cytometry.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  4. Duration of Remission(DOR)

    The time from CR/CRh/CRi first assessed to disease recurrence or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  5. Event-free Survival (EFS)

    The time from receiving CAR-T cell infusion to treatment failure, disease relapse, or death from any cause (whichever occurs first).

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  6. Overall Survival (OS)

    The time from cell infusion to death from any cause was calculated.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  7. Indicators of proliferation and survival in vivo

    The number of CAR gene copies and CAR-T cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood after receiving CAR-T cell infusion.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  8. Anti-drug Antibodies

    Proportion of subjects who developed anti-drug antibodies in peripheral blood after CAR-T cell injection infusion.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
    TianJin, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2025, 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
NCT06880354
Lead sponsor
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
Collaborators
Gracell Biotechnologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., AstraZeneca
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 17, 2025
Start date
May 22, 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 3, 2025

Study contacts

Ying Wang
Contact
wangying1@ihcams.ac.cn
022-23909095

Oversight

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