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Dual-target CLDN18.2/HER2 CAR-NK Cells for Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of EB-DT-CAR-NK and Fludarabine in Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by Beijing Biotech. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-24.

Sponsored by Beijing Biotech · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This example planning study proposes a phase 1/2 evaluation of an allogeneic, cord-blood-derived dual-target CAR-NK product directed against CLDN18.2 and HER2 (ERBB2) in adults with unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma after prior standard systemic therapy. CLDN18.2 is selected as the anchor antigen because it has the more disease-specific gastric/GEJ cell-therapy development footprint, while HER2 is retained as the complementary second antigen to address co-expressing or heterogeneous disease. Phase 1 uses a 3+3 dose-escalation design after fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion followed by three intravenous CAR-NK infusions on Days 0, 3, and 7. Phase 2 expansion evaluates the recommended phase 2 dose and preliminary antitumor activity

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This draft is intentionally modeled on current CLDN18.2- and HER2-directed cell-therapy studies on ClinicalTrials.gov and related primary publications. The key strategic choice is that HER2 and ERBB2 are treated as the same target; therefore the meaningful dual-target construct in gastric/GEJ cancer is CLDN18.2 plus HER2. The study is designed as a biomarker-driven, non-randomized phase 1/2 program. In phase 1, patients will receive fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion on Days -5 to -3, followed by three infusions of EB-DT-CAR-NK on Days 0, 3, and 7. A 3+3 dose-escalation structure with three planned dose levels will be used to determine dose-limiting toxicities, maximum tolerated dose, and/or recommended phase 2 dose.

In phase 2, patients will receive the recommended dose on the same schedule in an expansion cohort focused on CLDN18.2-positive gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma, with prespecified subgroup analyses by HER2 status. The study will assess safety, objective response rate, disease control, durability, survival outcomes, and CAR-NK expansion/persistence. Correlative studies will explore the relationship between baseline CLDN18.2/HER2 expression and clinical outcome.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma
  • Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

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Keywords

  • Solid tumor immunotherapy
  • Gastric cancer
  • GEJ cancer
  • Adoptive cellular immunotherapy
  • CAR-NK
  • Allogeneic NK cell therapy
  • CLDN18.2
  • HER2
  • ERBB2
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In context

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This study's planned enrollment of 36 is below the median of 67 across 2,096 interventional studies indexed under Stomach Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Beijing Biotech is the lead sponsor of 32 studies on the registry; 32 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent before any study-specific procedure.
  • Age 18 to 75 years.
  • Histologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
  • Central confirmation of CLDN18.2-positive disease by immunohistochemistry, defined for this draft as membranous CLDN18.2 expression in at least 10% of tumor cells. HER2 testing is required for all subjects; HER2-positive disease is defined as IHC 3+ or IHC 2+/ISH+ using gastric/GEJ testing criteria.
  • Disease progression after at least 2 prior systemic regimens for advanced disease, including a fluoropyrimidine and platinum agent unless contraindicated or not tolerated. If HER2-positive, prior HER2-directed therapy is expected unless unavailable, contraindicated, or not tolerated.
  • At least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1.
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Adequate hematologic, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function.
  • Recovery of prior treatment-related toxicities to Grade 1 or baseline, except alopecia or stable endocrine replacement therapy.
  • Willingness to provide archival tumor tissue or fresh biopsy material if archival tissue is inadequate for central biomarker confirmation.
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential and agreement to use effective contraception during the protocol-defined period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior CLDN18.2-targeted or HER2-targeted genetically modified cell therapy (CAR-T, CAR-NK, TCR-T, or similar).
  • Active or untreated central nervous system metastases or leptomeningeal disease.
  • Active uncontrolled infection, including uncontrolled HBV, HCV, or HIV viremia.
  • Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppression.
  • Clinically significant uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or severe heart failure.
  • Active gastrointestinal perforation, uncontrolled upper GI bleeding, clinically significant bowel obstruction, or unstable gastric ulcer.
  • History of solid-organ transplantation or prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation with active graft-versus-host disease.
  • Requirement for systemic corticosteroids above physiologic replacement (for example, >10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) within 7 days before lymphodepletion.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  • Another active malignancy requiring systemic therapy, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, or other protocol-allowed low-risk malignancies.
  • Any medical, psychiatric, or social condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would make study participation unsafe or would interfere with interpretation of study results.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
36 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dose Escalation Cohort

    Participants receive fludarabine and cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion on Days -5 to -3, followed by EB-DT-CAR-NK infusions on Days 0, 3, and 7. Three planned dose levels are explored using a 3+3 design.

    Biological: EB-DT-CAR-NK · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide

  • Experimental
    Dose Expansion Cohort

    Participants receive the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) on the same lymphodepletion and infusion schedule. Expansion is centered on CLDN18.2-positive gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma, with HER2 status captured for exploratory subgroup analysis.

    Biological: EB-DT-CAR-NK · Drug: Fludarabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide

Interventions

  • BiologicalEB-DT-CAR-NK

    Allogeneic, cord-blood-derived CAR-NK cells engineered to target CLDN18.2 and HER2 (ERBB2). Planned phase 1 dose levels: 2 x 10\^6, 4 x 10\^6, and 8 x 10\^6 cells/kg/infusion. Administered intravenously on Days 0, 3, and 7.

  • DrugFludarabine

    Lymphodepleting chemotherapy administered intravenously at 30 mg/m\^2/day on Days -5 to -3.

    Also known as: FC lymphodepletion regimen

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    Lymphodepleting chemotherapy administered intravenously at 500 mg/m\^2/day on Days -5 to -3.

    Also known as: FC lymphodepletion regimen

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)

    DLTs graded by CTCAE v5.0, with CRS and ICANS graded using ASTCT criteria.

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. Determination of MTD

    Dose-escalation decision based on DLT frequency and overall tolerability across planned cohorts.

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Confirmed complete response plus partial response according to RECIST v1.1 in evaluable subjects in the expansion cohort.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Time from first infusion to disease progression or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Overall survival (OS)

    Time from first infusion to death from any cause.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
    Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 24, 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
NCT07551362
Lead sponsor
Beijing Biotech
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 24, 2026
Start date
Mar 2, 2026
Primary completion
Mar 14, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 17, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 24, 2026

Study contacts

shan S Lu, Phd
Contact
Seni-Lu@beijing-biotech.com
+86 13076790030

Oversight

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