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Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of U01(ssCART-19) in B-Cell Lymphoma

Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of U01(ssCART-19) in B-Cell Lymphoma

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2-75 years
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Phase 1/2

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Overview

This is an open-label phase1 study to assess the safety and efficacy of U01(ssCART-19) cell therapy in the treatment of patients with refractory or recurrent B-cell lymphoma .

Description

Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are critical complications in CAR T-cell therapy. Research highlights IL-6 as a central driver of CRS, as activated CAR T-cells secrete this cytokine, which in turn stimulates monocytes to produce additional IL-6. To mitigate this risk, ssCART-19-a modified anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy-incorporates small hairpin RNA (shRNA) technology to silence the IL-6 gene, thereby reducing IL-6 secretion by both CAR T-cells and monocytes. This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the U01 (ssCART-19) therapy in patients with refractory or recurrent B-cell lymphoma .

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants must voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF) and demonstrate good compliance.
  2. Participants must meet the following requirements:
    1. Age ≥2 years and ≤75 years at the time of signing the ICF (both sexes eligible). For minors (<18 years), the legal guardian must sign after full disclosure; minors with decision-making capacity must co-sign with their guardians.
    2. Confirmed diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma according to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for B-Cell Lymphomas (3rd Edition, 2024) .
    3. Prior treatment requirements :
     Failure to achieve partial response (PR) after first-line therapy, or relapse within
     12 months post-first-line therapy; Relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma after
     second-line therapy (one standard chemotherapy regimen + one salvage regimen).
     Prior treatments must include CD20 monoclonal antibody (unless CD20-negative tumor
     confirmed by the investigator) and anthracycline-based regimens .
     Additionally, meet one of the following:
     i. Ineligible for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT); ii. Refusal of ASCT;
     iii. Post-ASCT relapse. d) Refractory/relapsed status at screening: Relapse: Disease
     progression (PD) after achieving PR or complete response (CR);
     Refractory:
     i. No response to last-line therapy (PD during/after treatment, or stable disease
     [SD] lasting <6 months); ii. Post-ASCT relapse/PD (biopsy-confirmed), including
     relapse/PD within 12 months post-ASCT with SD/PD after salvage therapy2.

3. CD19 positivity confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of tumor tissue (preferably

within 6 months).

4. At least one measurable lesion assessed by the Lugano Lymphoma Response Criteria

(Cheson 2014) .

5. ECOG performance status score 0-3 .

6. Adequate bone marrow reserve at screening:

Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥0.3×10⁹/L ; Platelet count (PLT) ≥30×10⁹/L .

7. Adequate organ function:

     AST/ALT ≤3×ULN (≤5×ULN if due to tumor infiltration); Total bilirubin ≤2×ULN (≤3×ULN
     for Gilbert syndrome with direct bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN); Serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or
     creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); Oxygen saturation >91% on
     room air (dyspnea grade ≤1); Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% ; INR
     ≤1.5×ULN and APTT ≤1.5×ULN .

8. Negative pregnancy test (blood/urine) within 7 days before CAR-T infusion for women

     of childbearing potential. All participants must agree to use effective
     contraception during the study and for ≥1 year post-treatment.

9. Adequate venous access for leukapheresis or blood collection, with no

contraindications to leukapheresis.

10. Expected survival ≥3 months .

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Concurrent malignancies , except for:

    Malignancies with disease-free survival (DFS) >3 years ; Carcinoma in situ ;

  2. Active viral infections :

    Hepatitis B : Positive for HBe-Ab and/or HBc-Ab with HBV-DNA > lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) ; Hepatitis C : Positive HCV-Ab with HCV-RNA > LLOQ ; Positive Treponema pallidum antibody (TP-Ab); Positive HIV antibody ;

  3. Uncontrolled infections (bacterial, fungal, viral, mycoplasmal, or others) as determined by the investigator;
  4. Clinically significant CNS diseases (current or history), including:

    Epilepsy, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disorders, or CNS-related autoimmune diseases , deemed uncontrolled by the investigator;

  5. Cardiovascular exclusion criteria :

    Cardiac angioplasty/stent placement within 12 months prior to signing ICF ; NYHA Class II-IV congestive heart failure , myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or other clinically significant cardiac history; QTe interval ≥480 ms (Fridericia correction) or LVEF <50% at screening;

  6. Primary immunodeficiency ;
  7. Severe immediate hypersensitivity to any study drug;
  8. Live vaccine administration within 6 weeks prior to screening ;
  9. Pregnancy or lactation ;
  10. Active autoimmune diseases ;
  11. Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to ICF signing ;
  12. Other conditions deemed ineligible by the investigator.

Study details
    B Cell Lymphoma

NCT06987916

Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine

17 June 2025

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