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Safety and Efficacy of Anti-EBV Autologous TCR-T Cell Injection in Relapsed/Refractory EBV-Positive Lymphoma

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of EBV TCR-T in NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL) and DLBCL, sponsored by Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-02.

Sponsored by Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will test whether anti-EBV autologous TCR-T cell injection is safe and effective for patients with relapsed or refractory EBV-positive lymphoma who have HLA-A11:01. Researchers will look at safety, tolerability, and the maximum tolerated dose or recommended dose for future studies.

The study will also measure how the infused TCR-T cells expand and persist in the body, changes in EBV DNA levels and T-cell subgroups in the blood, and whether the treatment shows early signs of clinical benefit. Researchers will also explore whether the treatment causes an immune response against the infused cells.

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Conditions studied

  • NK/T-cell Lymphoma
  • Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL)
  • DLBCL
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In context

Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell

179 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell; 32 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 24 is below the median of 34 across 161 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 173 studies on the registry; 105 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. Age 18-70 years, male or female.
  2. HLA genotype at locus A is 11:01.
  3. Disease diagnosis and status:

    1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed EBV-positive lymphoma (tumor tissue must be EBER-positive as confirmed by in situ hybridization [ISH] or fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH]), with peripheral blood EBV viral load >10³ copies/mL by quantitative real-time PCR.
    2. Disease types include but are not limited to:

      NK/T-cell lymphoma (NK/TCL); Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL); Other types.

    3. Definition of relapse: appearance of new lesions at the primary site or other sites after achieving complete remission (CR).
    4. Definition of refractory disease (meeting any of the following):

    No partial remission (PR) after ≥4 cycles of standard therapy; No complete remission (CR) after ≥6 cycles of therapy; Failure to achieve CR after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; If best response is progressive disease (PD) or treatment is discontinued due to PD, no minimum cycle requirement applies.

  4. Prior treatment requirements:

    a) For relapsed/refractory PTCL or NK/TCL, patients must have received at least one prior line of systemic therapy. For relapsed/refractory NK/TCL, patients must have received an asparaginase-containing regimen (patients with stage I/II nasal NK/TCL according to the CA staging system must have also received radiotherapy).

  5. Measurable disease: At least one measurable lesion according to the 2014 Lymphoma Response Evaluation Criteria:

    1. Nodal lesions: longest diameter >15 mm on contrast-enhanced CT, MRI, or PET-CT;
    2. Extranodal lesions: longest diameter >10 mm. For patients with bone-marrow-only involvement who have no measurable lesions on imaging, the presence of ≥5% lymphoma cells in bone marrow biopsy or flow cytometry can be considered an evaluable lesion.
  6. Adequate organ function, defined as:

    1. Hematologic: absolute neutrophil count ≥1×10⁹/L; hemoglobin ≥70 g/L; platelet count ≥50×10⁹/L;
    2. Hepatic: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 × the upper limit of normal (ULN), and total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN (except when liver function abnormalities are attributable to the underlying disease);
    3. Renal: serum creatinine ≤1.5× ULN;
    4. Cardiac: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%;
    5. Coagulation: fibrinogen ≥1.0 g/L; activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5× ULN; prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5× ULN.
  7. Expected survival >3 months.
  8. ECOG performance status \<3.
  9. Contraception requirements:

    1. No pregnancy planned during the treatment period;
    2. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 4 months after the end of treatment.
  10. Willingness to participate in the study, ability to sign informed consent, comply with the study protocol, and availability of peripheral venous access for lymphocyte collection.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects meeting any of the following conditions will not be eligible for enrollment:

  1. History of other malignancies, except for:

    1. Basal cell carcinoma of the skin;
    2. Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;
    3. Superficial bladder cancer;
    4. Carcinoma in situ of the cervix;
    5. Gastrointestinal mucosal carcinoma in situ;
    6. Other malignancies considered acceptable by the investigator (must have received curative treatment with no recurrence within the past 5 years).
  2. Recent anti-tumor therapy: less than 4 weeks since last anti-cancer therapy (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or local therapy), or less than 2 weeks since palliative radiotherapy.
  3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  4. Presence of severe medical conditions such as intracranial hypertension, impaired consciousness, respiratory failure, or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
  5. Severe organ dysfunction, including:

    NYHA class IV cardiac function; Child-Pugh class C liver function; Creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min (by Cockcroft-Gault formula); Baseline oxygen saturation \<92%.

  6. Known active infections or positive screening results for:

    1. Hepatitis B virus (HBV): HBsAg positive, or HBcAb positive with HBV-DNA above the detection limit of the study center;
    2. Hepatitis C virus (HCV): HCV antibody positive and HCV RNA ≥ upper limit of normal (ULN);
    3. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Treponema pallidum (syphilis) antibody positive;
    4. Active tuberculosis (TB) (must be excluded by chest X-ray, sputum test, and clinical symptoms) or history of active TB;
    5. Severe acute or chronic infections requiring systemic treatment.
  7. Active central nervous system (CNS) disease (e.g., tumor metastasis, infection, demyelinating disease), including untreated lesions, progressive disease on imaging or symptoms requiring urgent intervention, or requiring high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for control.
  8. Receiving systemic corticosteroid therapy prior to screening and judged by the investigator to require long-term systemic corticosteroid treatment during the study (excluding inhaled or topical use); or receiving systemic corticosteroid treatment within 72 hours before cell infusion (excluding inhaled or topical use).
  9. Presence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), defined as grade ≥2 acute GVHD or moderate/severe chronic GVHD, or current use of immunosuppressive therapy.
  10. History of severe allergic reactions to drugs or excipients required in this study, or history of allergy to tocilizumab.
  11. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the subject unsuitable for study participation.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    EBV-TCR-T

    Drug: EBV TCR-T

Interventions

  • DrugEBV TCR-T

    After signing the informed consent form and completing screening according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, eligible subjects will be sequentially assigned to the following dose cohorts of TCR-T cells (single administration): 1×10⁶ TCR-T cells/kg, 2.5×10⁶ TCR-T cells/kg, 5×10⁶ TCR-T cells/kg, and 10×10⁶ TCR-T cells/kg. The first dose cohort (1×10⁶ TCR-T cells/kg) will use a rapid titration approach. If no significant safety issues occur within 28 days after infusion-defined as ≥Grade 3 non-hematologic toxicity, Grade 4 hematologic toxicity lasting more than 28 days (excluding disease- or chemotherapy-related causes), ≥Grade 2 neurotoxicity, or ≥Grade 3 cytokine release syndrome (CRS)-the next dose cohort will be initiated. If a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) occurs, evaluation will be performed after 6 subjects have been treated. The subsequent three dose cohorts will follow a "3+3" dose-escalation design, with 3-6 subjects per cohort receiving a single infusion. For subjects in th

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    To evaluate the incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of anti-EBV TCR-T cell injection in subjects with relapsed/refractory EBV-positive HLA-A11:01 lymphoma.

    Time frame: treatment cycle (Day 1 to Day 28)

  2. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    Determination of the maximum tolerated dose of anti-EBV TCR-T cell injection.

    Time frame: From Day 1 of treatment until the end of the dose-escalation phase

  3. Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)

    Determination of the recommended dose for the expansion study based on safety, tolerability, and MTD.

    Time frame: At the completion of the dose-escalation phase

Secondary outcomes

  1. Expansion and persistence of EBV TCR-T cells

    To evaluate the in vivo expansion and persistence of anti-EBV TCR-T cells after infusion

    Time frame: From Day 1 of infusion up to 24 months

  2. EBV DNA copies in peripheral blood

    To evaluate the EBV DNA copy number in peripheral blood after infusion of anti-EBV TCR-T cells.

    Time frame: From Day 1 of infusion up to 24 months

  3. Changes in T-cell subsets in peripheral blood

    To evaluate the changes in peripheral blood T-cell subsets after infusion of anti-EBV TCR-T cells.

    Time frame: From Day 1 of infusion up to 24 months

  4. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Proportion of subjects achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) following treatment with anti-EBV TCR-T cells.

    Time frame: At 3 months and 6 months after infusion

  5. Duration of Response (DOR)

    Duration of response in subjects with relapsed/refractory EBV-positive lymphoma treated with anti-EBV TCR-T cells.

    Time frame: From the first documented response (CR or PR) until disease progression/relapse or death, up to 24 months

  6. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Progression-free survival following anti-EBV TCR-T cell treatment.

    Time frame: From infusion until documented disease progression or death, up to 24 months

  7. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival following anti-EBV TCR-T cell treatment.

    Time frame: From infusion until death from any cause, up to 24 months

Other outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters

    Maximum concentration (Cmax), time to maximum concentration (Tmax), and area under the curve (AUC0-28d) of anti-EBV TCR-T cells in peripheral blood.

    Time frame: From Day 1 to Day 28 after infusion

  2. Pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters

    plasma cytokine levels at multiple time points after infusion.

    Time frame: From Day 1 of infusion up to 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Shanghai General Hospital
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

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Individual participant data

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 2, 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
NCT07162012
Lead sponsor
Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Responsible party
Xianmin Song, MD (Director of Department of Hematology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 9, 2025
Start date
Sep 20, 2025
Primary completion
Sep 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 2, 2025

Study contacts

Xianmin Song, Doctor
Contact
shongxm@139.com
+86 18918029692

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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