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NCT Number: NCT07425483

CAR-NK Cells (CL-NK-003) in Pancreatic Cancer

This is a single-center, open-label, first-in-human, fixed-dose study in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

About this study

A fixed-dose study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of CAR-NK cells (CL-NK-003) in patients with locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent pancreatic cancer.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. Aged 18-75 years;2. Locally advanced, metastatic, or recurrent pancreatic cancer, with immunohistochemical detection of eGR1 (membrane positive tumor cell rate >40% and expression intensity ≥2+), who have failed, been intolerant to or reject standard treatment;3. At least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1;4. Have not received anti-tumor treatment for at least 4 weeks;5. ECOG performance status of 0-2;6. Estimated life expectancy more than 12 weeks;7. Hematology: neutrophils ≥ 1.5×10^9/L, lymphocytes ≥ 0.8×10^9/L, hemoglobin ≥ 100 g/L, and platelets ≥ 75 × 10^9/L;8. Blood biochemistry: total bilirubin ≤ 2×ULN, alanine aminotransferase ≤ 3×ULN, aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 3×ULN, and creatinine clearance ≥ LLN (Cockcroft-Gault formula);9. Volunteer to participate in this clinical study and willing to sign written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • 1. Evidence of central nervous system involvement;2. Have received adoptive cell therapy;3. Patients with any uncontrolled active infection, including but not limited to: HBV, HCV, HIV, or treponema pallidum serology positive;4. Vaccinated with a live attenuated vaccine within 3 months;5. History of immunodeficiency;6. Active autoimmune disease;7. Regular use of systemic corticosteroids within 2 weeks prior to screening at a dose exceeding prednisone 10 mg/day (or equivalent) on any day; 8. Have severe conditions, including but not limited to: (1) severe respiratory diseases; (2) severe cardiovascular diseases (previous history of CABG/PCI; myocardial infarction/unstable angina pectoris, congestive heart failure of NYHA III-IV, left ventricular ejection fraction < 50%, or poorly controlled hypertension within 6 months; QTc interval > 480ms, long or short QT syndrome; previous history of ventrical arrhythmia, or ventrical arrhythmia under anti-arrhythmic drugs/ICD); (3) poorly controlled diabetes and other metabolic diseases; (4) severe gastrointestinal diseases (severe gastrointestinal bleeding, severe diarrhea of CTCAE ≥ 2, or severe gastrointestinal obstruction needing intervention);9. Possible severe adverse events, allergy or other contraindications to drugs or its component under study;10. Pregnant or lactating women;11. History of neurological or psychological disorders;12. Not suitable to participate this clinical study judged by the investigator.

Treatment and study plan

CL-NK-003

Biological

Fixed-dose (3 × 10^9 cells)

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Safety

  2. Treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) and treatment-emergent serious adverse event (TESAE)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Safety

  3. Number of participants with abnormal clinical laboratory parameters reported as TEAE

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Safety

  4. Number of participants with abnormal vital signs reported as TEAE

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Safety

  5. Number of participants with change from baseline in QT/QTc interval in electrocardiogram

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Safety

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Efficacy

  2. Disease control rate (DCR)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Efficacy

  3. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Efficacy

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Efficacy

  5. Patient-reported quality of life (QoL)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30)

  6. Patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA)

    Time frame: 42 days of first infusion

    Nutritional status measurement with a medical history section assessed by patients and a physical assessment section assessed by medical staff

Study contacts

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

Xuetao Cao

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-13124828854

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Changhai Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • National Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammation

Registry information

Official study title

A Clinical Study of CAR-NK Cells (CL-NK-003) in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2028
First posted
Feb 23, 2026
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2026

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