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NCT Number: NCT07044050

A First-in-human Study to Assess OT-C001 (Amplified/Activated Allogenic Natural Killer Cells) in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the safety of OT-C001 and decide a good dose in treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients. It will also learn about the preliminary activity of OT-C001.

Participants will:

Receive a short course of chemotherapy before OT-C001 treatment. During the study treatment, participants will recieve weekly dose of OT-C001 for 3 or 6 weeks. During the study period, participants will also receive another two drugs, rituximab and IL-2, to support OT-C001 treatment.

Participants need to visit the clinic or may be hospitalized according to the study plan.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Saint-Eloi Hospital

Montpellier, 34090, France

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Cécile LONONGO (POPKO)

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 4 67 33 24 13

Guillaume Cartron, MD, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ≥18 years of age
  • histologically confirmed diagnosis of R/R DLBCL-NOS without further standard treatment options including those relapsing after or ineligible for CAR T-cell therapy
  • with evaluable disease
  • with adequate biological parameters at baseline
  • ECOG performance status ≤1
  • life expectancy >3 months as assessed by the investigator

Exclusion criteria

  • Receive concomitantly any antitumor-directed drug therapy
  • Any vaccination with live virus vaccines before or during treatment
  • With severe atopic predisposition who need a treatment with monoclonal antibodies, allergen immunotherapy, or long-term systemic corticosteroids
  • Major surgery within 3 weeks
  • With rapidly progressing disease that includes massive uncontrolled pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal effusions, pulmonary lymphangitis, and over 50% liver involvement
  • Ongoing immune-related tocivities or adverse events grade >1 not resolved from previous therapies except vitiligo, stable neuropathy up to grade 2, hair loss, and stable endocrinopathies with substitutive hormone therapy
  • Documented history of active autoimmune disorders requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy within the last 12 months
  • Primary or secondary immune deficiency
  • Active and uncontrolled infections requiring intravenous antibiotic or antiviral treatment
  • Seropositive (except after vaccination or confirmed cure for hepatitis) for HIV, HBV, or HCV
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease including heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, pre-existing arrhythmia, uncontrolled angina pectoris, or myocardial infarction within 12 months
  • Dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit informed consent
  • Other malignancy within the last 3 years except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer, in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix, or myelodysplastic syndromes

Treatment and study plan

allogenic natural killer cells

Biological

OT-C001 will be administered by IV infusion weekly for at least 3 doses.

Other names: OT-C001, NK-001

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events and clinically significant findings on clinical laboratory tests, performance status, vital signs, ECGs, and physical examinations.

    Time frame: All assessments will be conducted from first study treatment administration through the End of Treatment or Early Termination Visit (scheduled within 14 days after the last dose).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Antitumor activity characterized by objective response rate per Lugano criteria.

    Time frame: Tumor will be assessed at the end treatment cycles (3 and 6 weeks after the first dose), and every 12 weeks afterwards for up to of 2 years until progression of disease or starting new anti-cancer treatments.

Other outcomes

  1. Duration of OT-C001 persistence after administering OT-C001.

    Time frame: From baseline (before lymphodepletion) to end of study treatment (within 14 days after the last dose of OT-C001).

  2. Changes in serum cytokine levels

    Time frame: From baseline (before lymphodepletion) to end of study treatment (within 14 days after the last dose of OT-C001)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Bruno Piccolella

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 6 12 97 73 68

Erica Wang

CONTACT

[email protected]

886 921 865 855

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Emercell SAS

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A First-in-human, Open-label, Clinical Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Activity of OT-C001 (Amplified/Activated Allogenic Natural Killer Cells) in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jun 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 29, 2025

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