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NCT Number: NCT07131085

QH101 Cell Therapy Relapsed/Refractory(R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia(AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes(MDS)

QH101 is an allogeneic TCR-enhanced Vδ2 T cell therapy product engineered to express BTN protein-specific binding elements on the cell surface. This innovative approach harnesses the natural cytotoxic capabilities of Vδ2 T cells while augmenting their ability to recognize BTN proteins, thereby significantly improving tumor cell elimination efficiency. Notably, QH101 is designed without co-stimulatory signal domains or the CD3ζ domain, which prevents T cell exhaustion from overactivation and effectively enhances in vivo persistence.

Patients with R/R AML face particularly poor prognoses, with conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapies achieving suboptimal complete remission rates and long-term survival below 10%. Similarly, R/R MDS patients typically demonstrate median overall survival of less than one year (with TP53-mutated cases showing even poorer outcomes of 3-6 months), making clinical trial participation the most viable therapeutic option.

The development of effective treatments for R/R AML/MDS presents significant challenges due to:1)The paucity of disease-specific molecular targets;2)The slow progress in drug development. Allogeneic γδ T-cell therapy featuring enhanced TCR functionality and multi-mechanism tumoricidal activity represents a promising investigational approach for addressing R/R AMLMDS. This innovative strategy combines the advantages of: 1)Improved target recognition through TCR enhancement; 2)Multi-faceted tumor-killing mechanisms; 3)Potential for better safety and persistence profiles.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

14 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Selection criteria:

  • Age ≥ 14 years, no gender restrictions;
  • Diagnosed with AML according to the standards of the NCCN (2024 V2), ELN (2023), and the Chinese "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of AML (2024 Edition)"; or diagnosed with MDS according to the standards of the NCCN (2024 V2), ELN (2023), and the Chinese "Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of MDS (2024 Edition)"; (1) Meets the criteria for R/R AML, including any of the following:
  • Relapsed: Leukemic cells reappear in the peripheral blood after complete remission, or Leukemic blasts≥5% in the bone marrow (excluding other causes such as bone marrow regeneration after consolidation chemotherapy), or leukemic cell infiltration in extramedullary sites;
  • Refractory: Primary cases that fail to respond to two cycles of standard treatment, or cases that relapse within 12 months after consolidation intensive therapy following complete remission (CR), or cases that relapse after 12 months and fail to respond to conventional chemotherapy, or cases with two or more relapses, or cases with persistent extramedullary leukemia; (2)Meets the criteria for R/R MDS, including any of the following conditions:

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  • Relapsed: Patients who have achieved hematologic improvement or CR but subsequently experience hematologic decline (e.g., hemoglobin <10 g/dL, platelets <50×10⁹/L, neutrophils <1.0×10⁹/L), or an increase in the proportion of blast cells in the bone marrow (≥5%), or the emergence of new cytogenetic abnormalities or molecular progression (e.g., increased TP53 mutation burden);
  • Refractory: No hematologic or bone marrow improvement after ≥4-6 cycles of hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy (e.g., azacitidine or decitabine), or low-risk MDS resistant to erythropoietin or immunomodulatory agents (e.g., lenalidomide).
  • Expected survival time exceeds 3 months;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status is 0-2;
  • Organ function meets the following requirements: 1)Liver function must meet: ALT ≤ 3 × ULN; AST ≤ 3 × ULN; Total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 × ULN. 2)Renal function must meet the following criteria: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); 3)Cardiac function: Echocardiogram showing left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%; 4)Pulmonary function: Normal oxygen saturation without oxygen supplementation.
  • Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants whose partners are of childbearing potential must use medically approved contraceptive measures or abstain from sexual intercourse during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the study treatment period. Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum HCG test within 7 days prior to study enrollment and must not be breastfeeding.
  • No significant genetic disorders;
  • The subject or their legal guardian voluntarily participates in this study, understands the trial information, objectives, and risks described in the informed consent form, and can provide a signed and dated informed consent form;
  • The subject or their legal guardian is willing and able to comply with all trial requirements.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with a history of severe central nervous system disorders, such as uncontrolled epileptic seizures, stroke, severe brain injury with aphasia, paralysis, dementia, Parkinson's disease, or mental disorders;
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure;
  • Undergone coronary angioplasty, coronary stent implantation, or coronary artery bypass surgery; or experienced thrombotic or embolic events (e.g., cerebrovascular events [including transient ischemic attacks, but excluding lacunar cerebral infarction], deep vein thrombosis [excluding deep vein thrombosis caused by PICC catheter placement], pulmonary embolism, etc.);
  • Presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation;
  • Presence of severe autoimmune diseases or immunodeficiency disorders;
  • Presence of active graft-versus-host disease requiring ongoing systemic treatment;
  • Subjects currently receiving systemic steroid or other immunosuppressive therapy prior to screening, and who are determined by the investigator to require long-term use of such therapy after enrollment (excluding inhaled or topical use);
  • Other severe medical conditions deemed inappropriate for enrollment by the investigator (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes, severe renal insufficiency, severe pulmonary dysfunction, etc.);
  • Active HBV or HCV infection (HBV-DNA positive or HCV-RNA positive), HIV-positive, or positive syphilis test results;
  • Other severe or persistent active infections;
  • Adverse events related to systemic immunotherapy (including other investigational drugs or medical device interventions) prior to screening have not yet decreased to Grade 1 severity or returned to baseline status;
  • Discontinuation of immunosuppressive agents for less than 2 weeks;
  • History of allergy to any component of the cellular product;
  • Vaccination or any surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  • Other conditions deemed by the investigator to potentially increase the risk to the subject or interfere with trial results.

Treatment and study plan

Allogeneic TCR-enhanced γδ T cell(QH101)

Drug

dose escalation (3+3) : dose 1 (5×10^8 enTCR γδ cells) , dose 2 (1.5×10^9 enTCR γδ cells), dose 3 (3×10^9 enTCR γδ cells)

Fludarabine (FLU)

Drug

Intravenous fludarabine 20~30 mg/m^2/day on days -5, -4, and -3

Cyclophosphamide (CTX)

Drug

Intravenous cyclophosphamide 300~500 mg/m^2/day on days -5, -4, and -3.

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of AE

    Time frame: 12 months

    AE is defined as any adverse medical event occurring from the date of lymphocyte depletion to 12 months after QH101 infusion. Among these, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are graded according to the standards set by the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT). Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is graded according to the standards defined by the Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium. Other AEs are graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0.

  2. Incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)

    Time frame: Within 28 days post-cell infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics: Persistence of QH101

    Time frame: 12 months

    Persistence of QH101 assessed by number in peripheral blood.

  2. Overall response rate (ORR)

    Time frame: 12 months

    The proportion of subjects achieving CR (complete remission)/CRh (complete remission with partial hematological recovery)/CRi (complete remission with incomplete hematological recovery)/PR (partial remission)

  3. Immunogenicity: Proportion of subjects with anti drug antibody (ADA)

    Time frame: 12 months

  4. Pharmacodynamics: Peak level of cytokines in serum

    Time frame: Up to 28 days after infusion

    The cytokines mainly include interleukin-2 (IL-2 ), IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ(IFN-γ). Peak was defined as the maximum post-baseline level of the cytokine.

Study contacts

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

Guangyu Sun

CONTACT

[email protected]

13956970687

Xiaoyu Zhu

CONTACT

[email protected]

15255456091

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Anhui Provincial Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of QH101 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia(R/R AML) and Relapsed/Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndromes(R/R MDS)

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 20, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 20, 2025

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