Clinical trial · Interventional
Dual-Target Nectin-4/HER2 CAR-NK Cells in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter, Non-Randomized, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Study of Allogeneic Dual-Target Nectin-4/HER2 CAR-NK Cells Following Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Lymphodepletion in Adults With Relapsed/Refractory, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This hypothetical first-in-human study is designed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of an allogeneic dual-target Nectin-4/HER2 CAR-NK cell product in adults with relapsed/refractory locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Based on public urothelial-cancer evidence, Nectin-4 was selected as the lead antigen because it has the strongest disease-specific clinical validation; HER2/ERBB2 was chosen as the secondary co-target to broaden tumor coverage and reduce antigen-escape risk. EpCAM is not selected as a therapeutic co-target in this example because of broader normal epithelial expression and weaker tumor specificity in urothelial carcinoma.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder Cancer | Malignant Bladder Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Locally Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma | Urothelial Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma | Urothelial Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma | Renal Pelvis and Ureter Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Urothelial Carcinoma | Urothelial Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| EB-DT-NK-UC101 | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Fludarabine | Drug | Fludarabine | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dose Escalation
- description
- Participants receive lymphodepletion with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine followed by EB-DT-NK-UC101 IV infusions on Day 1 and Day 8 of a 21-day cycle. Planned dose levels: 1 × 10\^7, 3 × 10\^7, and 1 × 10\^8 CAR-NK cells/kg
- interventionNames
- Biological: EB-DT-NK-UC101
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Fludarabine
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dose Expansion
- description
- Participants receive the RP2D identified in Arm A using the same lymphodepletion backbone and infusion schedule. Expansion enriches for Nectin-4-positive disease and captures HER2 co-expression prospectively.
- interventionNames
- Biological: EB-DT-NK-UC101
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Fludarabine
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-75 years at consent. * Histologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, ureter, renal pelvis, or urethra that is unresectable locally advanced or metastatic. * Disease progression after, intolerance to, or ineligibility for standard therapy, including platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 blockade when appropriate for the patient and region. Prior enfortumab vedotin and prior HER2-directed therapy are allowed, but a fresh biopsy is strongly preferred after the latest systemic regimen. * At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1. * Tumor tissue available for central review demonstrating Nectin-4 positivity (for example, IHC ≥1+ in ≥10% tumor cells) and HER2 status assessed by IHC/ISH. At least one of the selected therapeutic targets must be present; dose expansion preferentially enrolls Nectin-4-positive disease. * ECOG performance status 0-1. * Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, renal, and coagulation function. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential and agreement to use highly effective contraception during study treatment and follow-up as defined in the protocol. * Ability to understand and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Active or untreated central nervous system metastases or leptomeningeal disease. Previously treated CNS disease is allowed if clinically stable and off escalating corticosteroids. * Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, prior solid-organ transplant, or active graft-versus-host disease. * Clinically significant autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppression within the defined washout window. * Uncontrolled infection, including uncontrolled hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, sepsis, or active tuberculosis. * Clinically significant cardiac disease, active myocarditis, unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or clinically meaningful decline in left ventricular ejection fraction that would increase risk from HER2-directed cell therapy. * Clinically significant pulmonary disease (for example, uncontrolled interstitial lung disease or oxygen-dependent respiratory compromise). * Use of systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications above protocol-allowed limits within the washout window. * History of severe hypersensitivity to fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, or cell-product excipients. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Another active malignancy requiring systemic therapy or likely to interfere with protocol assessments, except for protocol-allowed low-risk cancers.
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