Clinical trials

This study aims to utilize anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to eliminate peripheral B cells and reduce the mechanism of autoantibody production, as well as combine the mechanism of BTK inhibitors (BTKi) blocking the B cell receptor signaling pathway and inhibiting B cell activation and proliferation, for the treatment of refractory immune-related cytopenia. In this study, it includes the salvage treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), expecting to achieve a synergistic and enhancing effect. This study aims to select Zuberitamab, a human-mouse chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, and the BTKi Orelabrutinib as combination therapy options. The clinical efficacy of the Zuberitamab-Orelabrutinib combination therapy (overall response rate, duration of sustained remission) will be evaluated, along with its safety profile (including infections, bleeding, cardiac toxicity), to provide a theoretical basis for their combined use in treating refractory immune-related thrombocytopenia (ITP and AIHA).

Relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) currently lacks effective CAR-T therapeutic agents due to the absence of tumor-specific target antigens. Most AML-associated antigens are expressed on normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and healthy tissues, increasing the risk of on-target off-tumor toxicity and non-neoplastic toxicity. CD33 is present on leukemic cells in over 80% of AML patients. Compared with CLL-1, CD123 and other targets, CD33 exhibits higher expression across diverse AML subtypes, reducing the risk of treatment failure and relapse caused by antigen escape and thus serving as an ideal therapeutic target for AML. However, conventional CD33-targeted CAR-T cells demonstrate suboptimal efficacy in clinical trials, accompanied by significant toxicity and inadequate in vivo expansion. To further investigate the safety and efficacy of CAR-T therapy for AML, our center has initiated a clinical trial of functionally optimized CD33 CAR-T (FO33 CAR-T) cells for R/R AML. We constructed a lentiviral CAR vector containing the CD33-targeting scFv, 4-1BB, and CD3ζ, followed by insertion of adjuvant molecule X. FO33 CAR-T cells showed superior cytotoxicity against AML cell lines and enhanced biological activity compared with conventional CD33 CAR-T cells, and exerted safe and effective antitumor effects in preclinical models. This single-center, open-label, prospective clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of FO33 CAR-T cells in patients with R/R AML, as well as to characterize the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) profiles of this therapy.

The currently CAR-T cell therapy in clinical practice largely depends on the expansion of CAR-T cells in vivo. However, the in vitro preparation process of CAR-T cells is complex and costly. In vivo CAR-T cell therapy eliminates the need for ex vivo preparation, significantly reducing treatment costs and procedural complexity. It enables immediate use, thereby improving patient accessibility. CD19 is stably overexpressed in more than 90% of B-cell malignancies. BAFF plays a core regulatory role in the survival, maturation, and homeostasis maintenance of B cells. BAFF-R is selectively expressed on the surface of mature B cell subsets and most B-cell malignancies. Currently, BAFF-R-based CAR-T therapy is in preclinical and early clinical research stages, demonstrating promising therapeutic potential, particularly offering a novel treatment option for patients with CD19-negative or drug-resistant B-cell tumors. The use of CD19/BAFF-R in vivo CAR-T cells as a new anti-tumor therapy may provide a new research direction for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell acute leukemia/malignant lymphoma.

This study is an open-label, single-arm, dose-escalation and expansion, prospective clinical trial. It enrolls patients with relapsed/refractory plasma cell disorders, administers GPRC5D CAR-T cell therapy, follows up to observe adverse reactions after medication, collects relevant data on treatment efficacy, evaluates the safety and efficacy of CAR-T cells, and simultaneously investigates the cellular kinetic characteristics of CAR-T cells.

CD7 molecules are thought to be associated with disease aggressiveness, drug resistance, and poor prognosis. Intensive chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and other treatment regimens have achieved remarkable results in the treatment of hematologic malignant diseases. Nevertheless, patients with hematologic malignancies may still tolerate acquired therapy during the above treatments, and molecular targeted immunotherapy provides a safe, efficient and specific treatment for such patients The scheme has attracted more and more researchers' attention. The use of CD7 molecules as a new target for molecularly targeted anti-tumor therapy may provide a new research direction for the treatment of CD7 relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies.