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. 2023 Jan 30;22:20. doi: 10.1186/s12943-023-01723-z

Table 3.

Clinical trials of CAR-NK cell therapy in solid tumors (ClinicalTrials.gov)

CAR-NK Product Clinical trial identifier Targeted antigen Disease Cell source Clinical trial phase Status Estimated enrollment (EE)/ Treated patients (TP) Study objectives
ROBO1 CAR-NK cells NCT03940820 ROBO1 Solid tumor Human primary NK cells

Phase 1

Phase 2

Unknown 20 Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness ROBO1 CAR-NK cells to treat solid tumors.
MUC1 CAR-NK cells NCT02839954 MUC1 MUC1 positive relapsed or refractory solid tumor Human primary NK cells

Phase 1

Phase 2

Unknown

10 (EE)

8 (TP)

Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of CAR-pNK cell immunotherapy in patients with MUC1 positive relapsed or refractory solid tumor.
BiCAR-NK cells ROBO1 CAR-NK cells NCT03941457 ROBO1 Pancreatic cancer NK92 cell line

Phase 1

Phase 2

Unknown 9 (EE) Evaluation of the effect of ROBO1-specific BiCAR-NK cells on patients with pancreatic cancer.
Claudin6 CAR-NK cells NCT05410717 Claudin6

Stage IV ovarian cancer

Testis cancer

Refractory endometrial cancer

Human primary NK cells

Phase 1

Phase 2

Recruiting 40 (EE) Evaluation of the safety and preliminary efficacy of CLDN6-CAR-NK in patients with CLDN6-positive advanced solid tumors.
NKG2D-CAR-NK92 cells NCT05528341 NKG2D Relapsed/refractory solid tumors NK92 cell line Phase 1 Recruiting 20 (EE) Clinical investigation of NKG2D-CAR-NK92 cells in the treatment of relapsed/refractory solid tumors.
NKG2DL CAR-NK cells NCT03415100 NKG2D Metastatic solid tumors Autologous or allogeneic NK cells Phase 1 Unknown

30 (EE)

3 (TP)

Study of NKG2D-Ligand CAR-NK cells in patients with metastatic solid tumors.
5 T4 CAR-NK NCT05194709 Advanced solid tumors N/A Early Phase 1 Recruiting 40 (EE) Study of Anti-5 T4 oncofetal trophoblast glycoprotein (5 T4) conjugated antibody redirecting CAR-NK cells in advanced solid tumors.
5 T4 CAR-NK Cells NCT05137275 5 T4 Locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors N/A Early Phase 1 Recruiting 56 (EE) Evaluation of the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Anti-5 T4 CAR-raNK cell therapy in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
Mesothelin CAR NK Cells NCT03692637 Mesothelin Epithelial ovarian cancer Human primary NK cells Early Phase 1 Unknown 30 (EE) Investigation of the safety and efficacy of anti-Mesothelin CAR-NK cells with epithelial ovarian cancer.
PSMA CAR NK Cell NCT03692663 PSMA Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer Human primary NK cells Early Phase 1 Recruiting 9 (EE) Evaluation of the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of TABP EIC in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
HER2-CAR-NK NCT03383978 HER2 Glioblastoma NK92 cell line Phase 1 Recruiting 42 (EE) Study of intracranial injection of NK-92/5.28.z cells in combination with intravenous ezabenlimab in patients with recurrent HER2-positive glioblastoma.
CCCR-NK92 NCT03656705 Non-small cell lung carcinoma NK-92 cell line Phase 1 Enrolling by invitation 5 (EE) Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of CCCR-modified NK92 infusions in previously treated advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).
MUC1 CAR-pNK cells NCT02839954 MUC1

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Non-small cell lung cancer

Pancreatic carcinoma

Triple-negative invasive breast carcinoma

Malignant glioma of the brain

Colorectal carcinoma

Gastric carcinoma

NK92 cell line

Phase 1

Phase 2

Unknown 10 (EE) Evaluate the safety and efficacy of CAR-pNK cell immunotherapy in patients with MUC1 positive relapsed or refractory solid tumor.
MICA/B CAR-NK cells NCT05395052 MICA/B

Non-Small cell lung cancer

Colorectal cancer

Breast cancer

Ovarian cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Head and neck cancer

Gastroesophageal cancer

Allogeneic natural killer Phase 1 Recruiting 322 (EE) Study of FT536 as monotherapy and in combination with monoclonal antibodies in subjects with advanced solid tumors.