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RecruitingNCT07298239Updated Jan 22, 2026

An Exploratory Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic CAR-NK Cell Therapy for Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of anti-PSMA CAR-NK in Prostate Cancer Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-22.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2025; still recruiting 9 months later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This study introduces a new treatment approach for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, a stage of disease that remains difficult to manage with current therapies. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, and many patients eventually progress to an advanced, treatment-resistant stage despite hormone therapy, newer hormonal agents, or chemotherapy. Patients with metastatic castration-resistant disease often face a poor prognosis, complications such as bone metastases, and significant impacts on quality of life, highlighting the urgent need for new treatment options. This research focuses on an innovative immunotherapy using allogeneic anti-PSMA CAR-NK cells, which are engineered natural killer cells designed to precisely recognize and kill prostate cancer cells expressing the prostate-specific membrane antigen. CAR-NK cells combine the natural tumor-killing ability of NK cells with enhanced targeting and reduced immune escape, offering a potentially safer and more effective strategy. Through this clinical study, the safety, tolerability, and preliminary effectiveness of anti-PSMA CAR-NK cell therapy will be evaluated, aiming to provide new evidence and expand future treatment possibilities for patients with advanced prostate cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is the lead sponsor of 372 studies on the registry; 268 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years, male;
  • Diagnosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) meeting the following criteria: ① Serum testosterone at castration level: \< 50 ng/dL or \< 1.7 nmol/L; ② Meeting any one of the following conditions: a. PSA progression: Three consecutive rises in PSA measured at intervals of at least 1 week, with two increases being ≥ 50% above the PSA nadir, and a PSA value > 2 ng/mL; b. Radiographic progression: Two or more new lesions detected on bone scan, or an increase in soft tissue lesions assessed according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST).
  • Expected survival ≥ 6 months;
  • ECOG performance status of 0-2;
  • Positive prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression;
  • Voluntarily participate, provide written informed consent, and be able to comply with follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with other cell therapy products besides the investigational product, such as dendritic cells (DC), cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK), T cells, natural killer cells (NK), chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy (CAR-T), etc.;
  • History of other malignancies within 5 years prior to screening (except for completely resolved carcinoma in situ or malignancies deemed by the investigator to be slow-progressing);
  • Abnormal function of major organs: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1.5 × 10⁹/L; Platelet count (Plt) \< 100 × 10⁹/L; Hemoglobin (Hb) \< 9 g/dL; b. Liver function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 2.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≥ 5 × ULN for subjects with liver metastases); c. Renal function: Serum creatinine (Cr) ≥ 1.5 × ULN; d. Coagulation function: Prothrombin time (PT), Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≥ 1.5 × ULN;
  • Any currently treated active (viral, bacterial, fungal) infection, or any infection within the past 6 weeks requiring intravenous antibiotics for 7 days or longer, or any active infection requiring oral antibiotics within the past week;
  • Active autoimmune disease, or history of severe autoimmune disease requiring long-term immunosuppressive therapy;
  • Participation in another clinical trial study within 3 months;
  • Inability to employ effective contraceptive measures;
  • History of hypersensitivity to biologic macromolecular drugs;
  • Untreated chronic active hepatitis B, or chronic hepatitis B virus carriers with HBV DNA ≥ 1000 copies/mL, or patients with active hepatitis C;
  • Subjects deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this study for other reasons.
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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
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental group

    Biological: anti-PSMA CAR-NK

Interventions

  • Biologicalanti-PSMA CAR-NK

    Targeting PSMA CAR-NK cells

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of treatment related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Defined as \>= Grade 3 signs/symptoms, laboratory toxicities, and clinical events) that are possibly, likely, or definitely related to study treatment

    Time frame: Baseline to 1 year post infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. The pharmacokinetic analysis of Anti-PSMA CAR-NK Cell

    Changes in the number of CD56+/ CD3 Anti-PSMA CAR-NK Cell in peripheral blood over time

    Time frame: Day-2-Day-1、Day0、Day2、Day7、Day9、Day14、Day16、Day21、Day28、Day60 and Day90 post infusion

  2. The pharmacodynamics analysis of Anti-PSMA CAR NK Cell

    Changes of total prostate specific antigen (tPSA) and free prostate specific antigen (fPSA) in peripheral blood

    Time frame: Baseline to infusion date、Day0、Day1、Day2、Day7、Day8、Day9、Day14、Day15、Day16、Day21、Day28、Day60、Day90、Day120、Day180、Day270 and Day360

  3. The proportion of patients with a decrease in PSA levels from baseline

    PSA response rate

    Time frame: Baseline toDay0、Day1、Day2、Day7、Day8、Day9、Day14、Day15、Day16、Day21、Day28、Day60、Day90、Day120、Day180、Day270 and Day360 post infusion

  4. Progression-free survival (PFS) after Anti-PSMA CAR NK Cell infusion

    Survival time of patients

    Time frame: Baseline to 1 year post infusion

  5. Time to clinical progression

    The time from baseline to the appearance of increased PSA levels or imaging progression.

    Time frame: Baseline to Day28、Day90、Day180、Day270 and Day360 post infusion

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
    Beijing, 不限 100000, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2026, 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
NCT07298239
Lead sponsor
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Responsible party
XINGNIANZENG (Vice President of the Hospital, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 23, 2025
Start date
Dec 18, 2025
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 1, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 22, 2026

Oversight

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