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Not yet recruitingNCT07087847Updated Jul 28, 2025

Ex Vivo T-Cell-Depleted Haploidentical Transplantation Bridging With Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy and Prophylactic Memory T Cell Infusion for Acute Leukemia

An interventional study of TCRαβ+/CD45RA+depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) in Acute Leukemia, Acute Leukemia Refractory and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), sponsored by Ruijin Hospital. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-28.

Sponsored by Ruijin Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

CAR-T therapy has evolved as a pivotal treatment for relapsed/refractory (R/R) leukemia, demonstrating improved remission rates and manageable adverse events. However, over 50% of patients achieving complete remission (CR) experience relapse within one year (1-year cumulative incidence rate, CIR) due to antigen escape, CAR-T functional exhaustion, premature cell depletion, and immunosuppressive microenvironments. Novel strategies are urgently needed to sustain durable responses.

Bridging CAR-T therapy with TCRαβ+ and CD45RA+ cell-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) offers dual benefits: Graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) effects mediated by donor-derived NK cells and γδT cells target non-CAR-dependent antigens, mitigating immune evasion. Rapid hematopoietic reconstitution reduces prolonged cytopenia-related complications from prior therapies. This protocol further incorporates prophylactic CD45RO+ memory T-cell (Tm) infusion to: Minimize graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) risks compared to conventional donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI). Enhance adoptive immunity against infections/relapse via transferred donor memory immunity. We design this prospective, single-center, single-arm trial to evaluate the efficacy/safety of this approach using the CliniMACS® system for ex vivo TCRαβ+/CD45RA+ depletion in R/R leukemia patients post-CAR-T.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Leukemia
  • Acute Leukemia Refractory
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • ALL (Acute B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia)
  • Acute Leukemia in Relapse

Keywords

  • ex vivo t cell depletion
  • TCRab depletion
  • CD45RA depletion
  • memory T cell
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In context

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

2,971 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 18 is below the median of 41 across 2,509 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

Ruijin Hospital is the lead sponsor of 635 studies on the registry; 359 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

  • Diagnosis: Patients with refractory or relapsed (R/R) leukemia.
  • Donor Availability: No matched sibling or unrelated donor identified through HLA typing.
  • Disease Status Post-CAR-T: including achieved complete remission (CR), minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative in bone marrow and no extramedullary relapse.
  • Normal Organ Function (meeting the following criteria): including liver function: ALT/AST ≤10×ULN (upper limit of normal), total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤5×ULN, renal function: BUN and serum creatinine (Cr) ≤1.25×ULN and cardiac function: No evidence of cardiac insufficiency (confirmed by ECG and echocardiography).
  • Informed Consent: a signed informed consent form (ICF) is obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of any absolute contraindication to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  • Severe Comorbidities with Major Organ Dysfunction
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TCRαβ+/CD45RA+ depleted haplo-HSCT bridging with CAR-T

    For patients with refractory/relapsed (R/R) leukemia: Approximately 28 days post-CAR-T therapy, a hematologic assessment will be performed. Eligible patients meeting the inclusion criteria will subsequently undergo TCRαβ+/CD45RA+-depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT).

    Biological: TCRαβ+/CD45RA+depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT)

Interventions

  • BiologicalTCRαβ+/CD45RA+depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT)

    Approximately 28 days post-CAR-T therapy, a hematologic assessment will be performed. Eligible patients meeting the inclusion criteria will subsequently undergo TCRαβ+/CD45RA+depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT).Collect peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from the haplo-donor.Split the graft into two fractions at a 9:1 ratio, 90% fraction: subject to TCRαβ+ T-cell depletion, 10% fraction: subject to CD45RA+ T-cell depletion. Primary graft (TCRαβ+depleted and partial CD45RA+ depleted): Freshly infused into the recipient. Residual CD45RA-depleted lymphocytes: Cryopreserved for prophylactic donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) as needed.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 2-Year Event-Free Survival (EFS) Rate

    Definition: The proportion of patients who remain free from any of the following events for 2 years post-transplantation

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200025, China
    • Dr. Jiang, PhD, Medical Degree · Contact
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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 28, 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
NCT07087847
Lead sponsor
Ruijin Hospital
Collaborators
Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG
Responsible party
Hu Xiaoxia (Professor of hematology, Ruijin Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 28, 2025
Start date
Sep 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 28, 2025

Oversight

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