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RecruitingNCT07493044Updated May 14, 2026

An Open-Label, Phase I Clinical Trial of Super CAR-T With GPC3-Positive Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Phase 1 interventional study of Super CAR-T in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and GPC3 Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma, sponsored by Guangzhou FineImmune Biotechnology Co., LTD.. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-14.

Sponsored by Guangzhou FineImmune Biotechnology Co., LTD. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 6 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study was a phase I safety and tolerability clinical trial conducted in a single-center, open-label, 3+3 design with dose escalation.

Read the detailed description

After the subjects signed the informed consent form,the tumor tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry. The subjects could proceed to the subsequent clinical trial if the GPC3 immunohistochemistry was positive. Each subject received only one cell infusion.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • GPC3 Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

  • GPC3 CAR-T
  • Cell therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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In context

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

3,182 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; 954 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 15 is below the median of 55 across 2,298 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular.

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Lead sponsor

Guangzhou FineImmune Biotechnology Co., LTD. is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 5 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 to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form prior to participating in any trial-related activities;
  2. Be between 18 and 75 years of age; gender is not restricted;
  3. Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on histopathological or cytological examination: Patients classified as inoperable Stage IIa, IIb, IIIa, or IIIb according to the Chinese National Liver Cancer (CNLC) staging system, or Stage C according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system, or Stage B patients who are inoperable or unsuitable for local treatment; Child-Pugh liver function score ≤ 7;
  4. Previous failure of or intolerance to at least two lines of standard systemic therapy;
  5. The subject must provide a tumor sample or biopsy specimen collected within the past 2 years that meets the requirements and tests positive for GPC3 expression via immunohistochemistry;
  6. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria;
  7. ECOG performance status of 0-1;
  8. Expected survival of more than 3 months;
  9. Echocardiography showing a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%;
  10. Laboratory test results must meet at least the following criteria:

    ANC ≥1.0×10⁹/L; PLT ≥75×10⁹/L; Hb ≥ 75 g/L; Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min; AST ≤ 5×ULN; ALT≤ 5×ULN; TBIL ≤ 3×ULN;

  11. If HBsAg-positive or HBcAb-positive, HBV-DNA must be ≤ 2000 IU/mL;
  12. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to receiving study treatment; they must agree to use effective contraception during treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The subject has undergone major surgery within 2 weeks prior to apheresis, or is expected to undergo major surgery during the trial;
  2. The subject is allergic to any component of the drugs to be used in this study, including but not limited to cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, CAR-T products, or their excipients;
  3. Has not recovered from adverse reactions related to prior surgery or treatment to Grade ≤ 2; exceptions include alopecia, hyperpigmentation, and other conditions deemed by the investigator not to affect the subject's tolerability;
  4. Has a clinically significant central nervous system (CNS) disorder (e.g., epilepsy, severe cerebrovascular stenosis) or other diseases presenting with significant neurological symptoms (including psychiatric disorders);
  5. Received radiotherapy, systemic chemotherapy, or immune checkpoint inhibitors for the study disease within 2 weeks prior to apheresis; or received small-molecule targeted therapies such as sorafenib, regorafenib, or lenvatinib within 1 week prior to apheresis;
  6. Received systemic glucocorticoid therapy within 7 days prior to single-plasma donation; patients currently using or who have recently used inhaled or topical glucocorticoids, as well as those on physiological-dose replacement therapy, are eligible for enrollment;
  7. Any uncontrolled active infection, including but not limited to active tuberculosis or infectious diseases requiring systemic treatment;
  8. Known active autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, and glomerulonephritis (patients with vitiligo are not excluded);
  9. History of organ transplantation, autologous/allogeneic stem cell transplantation, or renal replacement therapy;
  10. HCV antibody-positive with HCV RNA levels above the lower limit of detection; HIV antibody-positive; syphilis antibody-positive;
  11. Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study;
  12. Participants deemed by the investigator to be unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the study protocol.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dose escalation was performed in a 3+3 design

    The Super CAR-T dose toxicity test was escalated according to the following dose (positive cells) escalation schedule: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

    Biological: Super CAR-T

Interventions

  • BiologicalSuper CAR-T

    All participators received lymphoid-depleted preconditioning before Super CAR-T cells infusion. Super CAR-T cells were infused 3 days later.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    Determining the DLT of Super CAR-T adoptive Immunotherapy.

    Time frame: 28 days after cell infusion

  2. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    Determining the MTD of Super CAR-T adoptive Immunotherapy.

    Time frame: 28 days after cell infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate(ORR)

    ORR defined as the proportion of subjects with a confirmed PR or better best response.

    Time frame: Research period

  2. Progression Free Survival(PFS)

    PFS defined the time from the subject's treatment to the occurrence of PD or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. If no event (PD or death) occurred, the date of the last response assessment was the censored time for PFS.

    Time frame: One year after cell infusion

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS defined time from subject's treatment to death. Participants with no death recorded at the time of statistical analysis were censored at the time of the last follow-up. In cases of loss to follow-up, data were censored at the date of the last contact with the participant.

    Time frame: One year after cell infusion

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Gaungdong 510700, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — The data is subject to the company's confidentiality requirements and therefore cannot be disclosed.

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 May 14, 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
NCT07493044
Lead sponsor
Guangzhou FineImmune Biotechnology Co., LTD.
Collaborators
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 25, 2026
Start date
Mar 27, 2026
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
May 14, 2026

Study contacts

YING CHENG
Contact
chengy02@fineimmu.com
86-02031605836
BINKUI LI, Professor
principal investigator · Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

Oversight

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