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DLL3 CAR-T Therapy Targeting Brain Tumors

4sCAR-DLL3 CAR-T Therapy Targeting Brain Tumors

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07180927
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-09-18
Start date
2027-06-01
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-09-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Glioblastoma of Cerebellum

Keywords

CAR-T, Glioblastoma, DLL3

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of Delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)-specific CAR-T cell therapy in patients with DLL3 positive brain tumors including glioblastomas and diffused intrinsic pontine or midline gliomas (DIPG or DMG). Another goal of the study is to learn more about the function of the anti-DLL3 CAR-T cells and their persistency in patients.

Detailed description

Important Regulatory Notice: This trial record is only for global academic information registration on ClinicalTrials.gov. Neither the sponsor Beijing Meikang Jimian Biotechnology Co., Ltd. nor collaborator Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute has obtained NMPA clinical trial approval or clinical technology filing permission to carry out interventional cell therapy trials in mainland China. ClinicalTrials.gov registration alone does not represent legal approval by Chinese health and drug regulatory authorities. Glioblastoma (GBM) and other aggressive brain tumors remain among the most challenging cancers to treat, with limited therapeutic options and poor survival rates. GBM is known to express increased levels of certain antigens that can be targeted by T cells including chimeric antigen receptor-modified T (CAR-T) cells. One promising target in this effort is DLL3, a protein highly expressed on the surface of certain tumor cells including GBM/DIPG/DMG and other central nervous system malignancies but with minimal presence in normal tissues. This expression pattern makes DLL3 an attractive target for precision CAR-T therapy treating brain tumors, which involves engineering a patient's own T cells to recognize and eliminate cancer cells expressing this specific marker. This study aims to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of DLL3-directed CAR-T cells in patients with recurrent or refractory brain tumors. These studies represent a critical step toward harnessing the immune system to fight traditionally treatment-resistant cancers, offering new hope for patients with few other options.

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL4SCAR DLL3 T cells

Infusion of 4SCAR DLL3 T cells at 10\^6 cells/kg body weight via intravenous route

Sponsors

Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. abilities to understand and the willingness to provide written informed consent; 2. patients are ≥ 2 and ≤ 70 years old; 3. recurrent or refractory brain tumor patients with measurable lesions. Patients have received standard care of medication, such as gross total resection with concurrent radio-chemotherapy (\~54 - 60 Gy, TMZ). Patients must either not be receiving dexamethasone or receiving ≤ 4 mg/day at the time of leukopheresis; 4. Karnofsky performance score (KPS) ≥ 60; 5. life expectancy \>3 months; 6. satisfactory bone marrow, liver and kidney functions as defined by the following: absolute neutrophile count ≥ 1500/mm\^3; hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL; platelets \> 100000 /mm\^3; Bilirubin \< 1.5×ULN; alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 2.5×ULN; creatinine \< 1.5×ULN; 7. peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count must be above 0.8×10\^9/L; 8. satisfactory heart functions; 9. patients must be willing to follow the instructions of doctors; 10. women of reproductive potential (between 15 and 49 years old) must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of study start. Male and female patients of reproductive potential must agree to use birth control during the study and 3 months post study.

Exclusion criteria

1. a prior history of gliadel implantation 4 weeks before this study start or currently receiving antibody based therapies; 2. HIV positive; 3. tuberculosis infection not under control; 4. history of autoimmune disease, or other diseases require long-term administration of steroids or immunosuppressive therapies; 5. history of allergic disease, or allergy to immune cells or study product excipients; 6. patients already actively enrolled in other immune cell clinical study; patients, in the opinion of investigators, may not be eligible or not able to comply with the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of patients with adverse events.6 monthsDetermine the toxicity profile the 4SCAR DLL3 cells with Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects version 4.0

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Anti-tumor effects1 yearObjective responses (complete response (CR) are assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Glioblastoma (RECIST) v1.1 criteria.
The expansion of 4SCAR DLL3 T cells1 yearScale of CAR copies for efficacy
The persistence of 4SCAR DLL3 T cells1 yearScale of tumor burden for efficacy

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTLung-Ji Chang, PhD
c@szgimi.org+86 0755-86573763

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 2, 2026