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An Phase I Trial of a CAR T-cell Infusion C-CAR031 in Participants With GPC3+ Advanced/Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

An Investigator-initiated Phase I Trial of an Armored and GPC3-targeted Autologous CAR T-cell Infusion C-CAR031 in Participants With GPC3+ Advanced/Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07444281
Enrollment
24
Registered
2026-03-02
Start date
2024-12-25
Completion date
2028-01-30
Last updated
2026-03-03

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Conditions

Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

squamous cell lung cancer, advanced squamous cell lung cancer, metastatic squamous cell lung cancer

Brief summary

This single-arm, open-label, multicenter, Phase I study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, anti-tumor activity, pharmacokinetics (PK)/pharmacodynamics (PD), biomarker, and immunogenicity of C-CAR031 in adult participants with GPC3+ advanced/metastatic squamous cell lung cancer, who are not amenable to curative therapy and have progressed or are intolerant to no more than 3 lines of prior systemic treatment including immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, concurrently or sequentially.

Interventions

C-CAR031 is an autologous CAR T-cell product that expresses a CAR specific for GPC3 and a dominant-negative transforming growth factor-beta receptor II (dnTGFβRII).

Sponsors

Shanghai AbelZeta Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable Stage IIIB ,IIIC or IV squamous cell lung cancer * Confirmed to express GPC3, as assessed by immunohistochemistry at a central lab * Participants who have progressed or intolerant to no more than three lines of prior systemic therapies for advanced/metastatic squamous cell lung cancer * At least one measurable target lesion * The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measured by echocardiography ≥50% and reported as non-impaired. * Sufficient pulmonary function * The laboratory testing results meet the study requirements * Female participants of childbearing potential must test negative for pregnancy in serum or urine. Non-sterilized participants (males and females) agree to take effective contraceptive measures for at least 12 months and until CAR-T below lower limit of detection (LLOD) by PCR which occurs last after C-CAR031 infusion.

Exclusion criteria

* known to harbor a driver mutation for which targeted standard therapy is recommended in accordance with local treatment guidelines. * Known life-threatening allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to the CAR-T product or its excipients, including dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) * Contraindication to lymphodepleting agents, including fludarabine and/or cyclophosphamide. * History of splenectomy or organ transplantation * Prior treatment with Any CAR-T therapy OR any therapy that is targeting GPC3 * Uncontrolled or intercurrent pulmonary disease * Clinically meaningful ascites * Uncontrolled pleural effusion or pericardial effusion requiring recurrent drainage procedures * Cancer-related spinal cord compression, leptomeningeal disease, or brain metastases * Received radiation therapy, local treatment, vaccine, blood transfusion, systemic treatment within certain period of apheresis required by study protocol * History of or with active diseases or conditions of that's defined in study protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AE/SAE/AESI, DLTFrom baseline to 28 days after treatment* To assess the safety and tolerability of C-CAR031 in participants * To determine the RDE (Phase Ia)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ORR (Objective Response Rate)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 monthsTo estimate the anti-tumor activity of C-CAR031 in participants with GPC3+ advanced/metastatic squamous cell lung cancer
CK Parameter and Quantification of CAR copies/μg DNA of C-CAR031From baseline until 15 years of infusion as longestTo investigate the CK of C-CAR031
Presence of RCLFrom baseline until 15 years of infusion as longestTo assess the safety of C-CAR031
DCR (Disease Control Rate)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatmentTo estimate the anti-tumor activity of C-CAR031 in participants with GPC3+ advanced/metastatic squamous cell lung cancer
DoR (Duration of Response)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatment
DRR (Durable Response Rate)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatment
TTR (Time to Response)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatment
PFS (Progression-free Survival)From baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatment
Change in tumor sizeFrom baseline until disease progression likely at 12 months after treatment

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTYinghua Shen
yinghua.shen@abelzeta.com+86-18616644879
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORShun Lu, MD

Shanghai Chest Hospital, China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026