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BEX101 in B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of BEX101 injection in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-22.

Sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 20, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

BEX101 injection is an extracorporeal anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T cell) therapy product. This single-arm, open-label, phase I/II clinical study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BEX101 injection in patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) .

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CAR-T therapy has shown strong efficacy in r/r B-cell NHL. However, current CAR-T manufacturing is usually centralized and involves multiple complex steps. This lengthy process places high demands on manufacturing, logistics, and patient condition, and may limit timely treatment for patients with rapidly progressing disease or restricted access to medical resources.

To overcome these limitations, this study has developed a bedside extracorporeal (BEX) CAR-T manufacturing platform. Using a fully enclosed automated system, the BEX process enables continuous on-site preparation of CAR-T cells, including cell collection, CD19 CAR gene delivery, washing and resuspension, quality control, and infusion at the bedside. When predefined release criteria are met, the final cell product can be infused within 6 hours.

This study will be conducted to explore the safety and efficacy of BEX101 therapy in patients with r/r B-cell NHL who are positive for CD19 expression.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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In context

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

2,043 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; 309 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 40 across 1,744 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin.

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Lead sponsor

Chinese PLA General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 568 studies on the registry; 205 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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive), regardless of sex.
  2. Subjects who meet the following diagnostic and treatment requirements:

    2.1 Any of the following B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (B-NHL), confirmed by cytology or histology (according to the 2016 WHO Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms):

    2.1.1 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS);

    2.1.2 Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma;

    2.1.3 DLBCL transformed from follicular lymphoma (FL), or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL);

    2.1.4 High-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements;

    2.1.5 FL, grades 1-3b;

    2.1.6 Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (pathologically confirmed, with monoclonal B cells harboring t(11;14) and/or cyclin D1 overexpression);

    2.1.7 MZL [including nodal or splenic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma];

    2.2 Relapsed or refractory disease during the screening period:

    2.2.1 Definition of relapsed disease: achievement of complete remission (CR) after first-line standard therapy (which must include rituximab and an anthracycline), with biopsy-confirmed disease relapse within 12 months after initiation of first-line treatment;

    2.2.2 Definition of refractory disease: failure to achieve CR after first-line standard therapy; subjects who are intolerant to first-line therapy are excluded. At least one of the following criteria must be met:

    2.2.2.1 Best response of progressive disease (PD) after first-line standard therapy;

    2.2.2.2 Best response of stable disease (SD) or PD after at least 4 cycles of first-line standard therapy (e.g., 4 cycles of R-CHOP);

    2.2.2.3 Best response of partial response (PR) after at least 6 cycles of first-line standard therapy, with biopsy-confirmed residual disease, followed by PD within 12 months;

    2.2.2.4 Failure to achieve remission after autologous stem cell transplantation (including SD and PD), or relapse within 12 months after achieving remission (including PR and CR);

    2.2.3 Subjects with transformed DLBCL must have received at least one line of therapy after transformation and have r/r disease after the most recent treatment;

    2.2.4 For subjects with MCL, prior treatment must have included an anthracycline- or bendamustine-containing regimen, anti-CD20 therapy (unless CD20-negative), and a BTK inhibitor;

    2.2.5 For subjects with indolent lymphoma (FL grades 1-3a and MZL), at least second-line prior therapy is required.

  3. At least one measurable target lesion, defined as: longest diameter of an intra-nodal lesion > 1.5 cm; or longest diameter of an extra-nodal lesion > 1.0 cm (according to the 2014 Lugano Classification response criteria).
  4. CD19-positive tumor tissue confirmed by histopathology. A prior CD19 pathology diagnosis may be accepted if confirmed by the investigator. Subjects previously treated with anti-CD19 therapy must undergo tumor biopsy to confirm current CD19-positive expression.
  5. Any toxicities from prior therapies must be stable and recovered to Grade ≤ 1 (except for hematologic toxicities and clinically insignificant toxicities such as alopecia).
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1.
  7. Organ function must meet the following criteria:

    7.1 Hematology: (No G-CSF permitted within 1 week prior to hematology testing, and no pegylated G-CSF within 2 weeks prior to testing): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 × 10\^9/L; Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 50 × 10\^9/L; Hemoglobin ≥ 60 g/L (This criterion does not apply to bone marrow suppression caused by lymphoma involvement of the bone marrow);

    7.2 Peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets: CD3+ T-lymphocyte count ≥ 100/μL;

    7.3 Coagulation function: International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN;

    7.4 Hepatic function: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 × ULN (or ≤ 5 × ULN in the presence of liver metastases); Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN;

    7.5 Renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN, or Creatinine clearance (calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula) ≥ 60 mL/min;

    7.6 Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% by echocardiography (ECHO); No pericardial effusion; No clinically significant abnormalities on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG);

    7.7 Pulmonary function: Oxygen saturation ≥ 92% on room air without supplemental oxygen; No clinically significant pleural effusion;

  8. Subjects who are fertile, and/or whose partners are of childbearing potential, must agree to use effective contraception throughout the treatment period and for 24 months after completion of treatment, and must not donate ova or sperm for assisted reproduction during this period. Women of childbearing potential (women who have undergone sterilization or have been postmenopausal for ≥ 12 months are not considered to be of childbearing potential) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test during screening.
  9. Willing to comply with all study procedures, voluntarily participate in the study, and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Estimated life expectancy \< 3 months.
  2. History of or concurrent active malignancy. Exceptions include curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, noninvasive basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, locally confined prostate cancer after definitive treatment, or ductal carcinoma in situ after curative surgery, provided there has been no recurrence for at least 3 years;
  3. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation, or autologous stem cell transplantation within 3 months prior to planned infusion of BEX101 injection.
  4. History of central nervous system (CNS) disease or presence of clinically significant CNS dysfunction, such as cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, epilepsy, aphasia, or other similar conditions.
  5. Myocardial infarction, cardiac angioplasty or stent implantation, unstable angina, or other clinically significant cardiac disease within 12 months prior to screening.
  6. Lymphoma involvement of the atrium or ventricle.
  7. Presence of CNS metastases or symptoms suggestive of CNS metastases.
  8. Ongoing or anticipated tumor-related emergency requiring treatment within 6 weeks after signing the informed consent form, such as mass effect from tumor bulk or tumor lysis syndrome.
  9. Prior antitumor therapy for which the washout period has not exceeded 5 half-lives before the planned infusion of BEX101 injection.
  10. Use of any of the following drugs or treatments within the specified time periods.

    10.1 Radiotherapy within 8 weeks prior to administration of the investigational product (except prophylactic treatment for CNS involvement).

    10.2 Alemtuzumab within 6 months prior to administration of the investigational product, or fludarabine or bendamustine within 3 months prior to administration.

    10.3 Other cytotoxic drug therapy within 2 weeks prior to administration of the investigational product.

    10.4 Corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapy within 1 week prior to administration of the investigational product.

    10.5 Monoclonal antibody therapy within 3 weeks prior to administration of the investigational product.

  11. Uncontrolled active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, or any other infection that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the subject unsuitable for study participation.
  12. Positive for HIV antibody, positive for Treponema pallidum antibody, positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or positive for hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with detectable peripheral blood HBV DNA, or positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody with detectable HCV RNA; exceptions may be made for infections considered preventable or controllable with medication in the investigator's judgment.
  13. Known active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment.
  14. Known severe hypersensitivity to any study medication or any of its components.
  15. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  16. Receipt of a live vaccine within 6 weeks prior to enrollment.
  17. Participation in another interventional clinical study within 3 months prior to signing the informed consent form, receipt of active investigational drug treatment, or intention to participate in another clinical trial or receive treatment for autoimmune disease outside the protocol during the study period.
  18. Patients with psychiatric disorders such as depression or suicidal ideation/tendency.
  19. Any other medical condition that may affect the safety or efficacy evaluation of the investigational product.
  20. Any other factor that, in the investigator's judgment, renders the subject unsuitable for enrollment or may interfere with the subject's participation in or completion of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental: BEX101 injection

    Administered by IV infusion

    Biological: BEX101 injection

Interventions

  • BiologicalBEX101 injection

    BEX101 injection is an extracorporeal anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy product.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose limited toxicity (DLT) (phase 1)

    DLT is defined as any of the following adverse events (AEs) related to BEX101 injection infusion occurring within 28 days after BEX101 injection infusion (CRS and ICANS will be graded according to the ASTCT 2019 criteria, and other AEs will be evaluated using CTCAE v6.0): * Grade ≥ 3 neurotoxicity and/or CRS that does not resolve to Grade ≤ 2 within 7 days after therapeutic intervention; * Grade ≥ 3 non-hematologic toxicities other than CRS and neurotoxicity that do not resolve to Grade ≤ 2 within 14 days despite appropriate clinical treatment and management, excluding clinically insignificant laboratory abnormalities; * Grade ≥ 4 hematologic toxicities, including decreased neutrophil count and decreased platelet count, persisting for \> 28 days after infusion of BEX101 injection.

    Time frame: Within 28 days post-infusion

  2. Incidence and severity of AEs and serious AEs (SAEs) (phase 1)

    AEs refer to any adverse medical events occurring in subjects from the initiation of BEX101 administration during clinical trials. SAEs denote events involving death, life-threatening conditions, significant disability/incapacity, hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization arising after BEX101 administration in subjects.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  3. Incidence and severity of AEs of special interest (AESI) (phase 1)

    AESI including grade ≥ 3 CRS, ICANS, and infections

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  4. Objective Response Rate (ORR) (phase 2)

    ORR includes CR and PR.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of AEs (phase 2)

    AEs refer to any adverse medical events occurring in subjects from the initiation of BEX101 administration during clinical trials.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  2. ORR (phase 1)

    ORR includes CR and PR.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  3. Duration of Response (DOR) (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Time from first documented PR or CR to relapse or disease progression, or death from any cause.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  4. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Time from administration to disease progression or death from any cause, which ever occurs first.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  5. Overall Survival (OS) (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Time from administration to death from any cause.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  6. Number of CAR-positive T cells (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Number of CAR-positive T cells in peripheral blood.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  7. CAR gene copy number (phase 1 and phase 2)

    CAR gene copy number in peripheral blood.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  8. Number of CD19-positive cells (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Number of CD19-positive cells in peripheral blood.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  9. Levels of cytokines (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Levels of cytokines in peripheral blood.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

Other outcomes

  1. Infiltration of CAR-T cells (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Infiltration of CAR-T cells in tumor tissue or bone marrow, or cerebrospinal fluid.

    Time frame: Within 3 months post-infusion

  2. Characteristics of the edited T cells and their in vivo evolutionary dynamics after infusion (phase 1 and phase 2)

    Retain finished CAR-T product samples post-manufacturing, and perform phenotypic and multi-omics profiling on CAR-T cells at Day 0 (fresh finished product), peak expansion, and late time points following infusion.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  3. Correlation between subjects' baseline T-cell characteristics and CAR-T expansion and treatment response (phase 1 and phase 2)

    To analyze the correlations between the immunophenotypic and omics characteristics of patients' baseline peripheral blood T cells and the peak expansion, persistence, and response of CAR-T cells after infusion.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  4. Changes in subjects' immune status from baseline to post-infusion (phase 1 and phase 2)

    To analyze the patterns of change in innate and adaptive immune cells in patients' peripheral blood before and after infusion.

    Time frame: Within 24 months post-infusion

  5. Residual lentiviral levels (phase 1 and phase 2)

    To measure the level of residual lentivirus in peripheral blood collected from patients at 3 h and 24 h after CAR-T infusion.

    Time frame: At 3 h and 24 h after CAR-T infusion.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Biotherapeutic Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100853, China
    • Weidong Han, M.D. · Contact · hanwdrsw@sina.com · +86-010-66939460
    • Yang Liu, M.D. · Sub investigator
    • Jinhong Shi, M.Med. · Sub investigator
    • Qin Wang, M.Med. · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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Timeline

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Oct 2026; primary completion for Oct 2028, 24 months later.

Of 72 non-industry phase 1/2 interventional studies under Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, half reached primary completion within 75 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 56 and three quarters within 106. This study's planned 24 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 145 studies reached it within 75 months; a quarter within 54 and three quarters within 103.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 12, 2026
First posted
Oct 20, 2026
StartEst.
Oct 15, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Oct 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Oct 30, 2029
Last update
Oct 22, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 20, 2026
Show all 2 updates
  1. Oct 22, 2026
    Minor edits only
    + 1 other change: secondary outcomes
  2. Oct 20, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07882641
Responsible party
Han weidong (Professor and Chief Physician, Chinese PLA General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 20, 2026
Start date
Oct 15, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 22, 2026

Study contacts

Weidong Han, M.D.
Contact
hanwdrsw@sina.com
+86-010-66939460

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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