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NT-I7

Protein / enzyme biologic

Developed for
COVID-19 · non-small cell lung carcinoma · adenocarcinoma · colorectal cancer · cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma · gliosarcoma · high grade B-cell lymphoma · hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma
+16 more · IDH-wildtype glioblastoma · idiopathic CD4-positive T-lymphocytopenia · Kaposi's sarcoma · large B-cell lymphoma · laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma · lymphopenia · malignant pancreatic neoplasm · melanoma · oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma · oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma · ovarian cancer · plasma cell myeloma · progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy · skin squamous cell carcinoma · small cell lung carcinoma · triple-negative breast carcinoma
Investigated by
NeoImmuneTech · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Washington University School of Medicine · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN)
+14 more · Daniel E Corbin Lymphoma Research Fund · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Genexine, Inc. · Hyunseok Kang, MD · Immune Oncology Network · Mayo Clinic · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) · Roche Pharma AG · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Swim Across America · The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital · University of Nebraska

Trials 16

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT04781309 May 2021 → Nov 2025 progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 110 trials
Phase 1 NCT07200089 Jun 2026 → Mar 2028 expected plasma cell myeloma Washington University School of Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07052305 Mar 2026 → Nov 2027 expected large B-cell lymphoma Washington University School of Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04893018 May 2022 → Dec 2023 HIV infectious disease, Kaposi's sarcoma Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 1 NCT05075603 Aug 2021 → Dec 2024 high grade B-cell lymphoma NeoImmuneTech Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04498325 Jul 2021 → Apr 2022 COVID-19 Washington University School of Medicine Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04588038 Mar 2021 → Feb 2025 hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma Hyunseok Kang, MD Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT04594811 Jan 2021 → May 2023 adenocarcinoma NeoImmuneTech Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 1 NCT04501796 Nov 2020 → Jul 2021 COVID-19 NeoImmuneTech Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT02659800 Oct 2018 → Mar 2022 lymphopenia, malignant glioma Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03478995 Mar 2018 → Mar 2020 — Genexine, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/23 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05600920 Nov 2024 → Nov 2026 expected idiopathic CD4-positive T-lymphocytopenia National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04332653 Jun 2020 → Nov 2024 colorectal cancer, malignant pancreatic neoplasm, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian cancer +2 NeoImmuneTech Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03901573 Dec 2019 → Aug 2023 cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma, melanoma, skin squamous cell carcinoma NeoImmuneTech Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT05465954 Jan 2023 → Sep 2026 overdue IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, gliosarcoma Mayo Clinic Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04984811 Nov 2021 → Aug 2024 non-small cell lung carcinoma NeoImmuneTech Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 60

DateIssuerRelease
2026-09-21 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech Announces Continued Progress in CD19 CAR-T Combination Trial…Safety Confirmed in First Dose Cohort Following Two Doses of NT-I7 neoimmunetech.com ↗
No dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed in the DL1 cohort.
2026-05-22 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech to Present Collaborative Research with Immunocore at ASCO 2026 neoimmunetech.com ↗
In vitro findings showed that IL7 treatment increased stem-like T cells, reduced immune checkpoint receptor expression, enhanced ImmTAC-mediated IFNγ secretion and tumor cell killing, and reduced T cell exhaustion.
2026-03-18 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech Highlights Publication of NT-I7 Study in Genes & Diseases, Demonstrating TLS Formation and Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling neoimmunetech.com ↗
The study demonstrated that NT-I7 induces the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS)—organized immune cell aggregates within tumors—thereby creating an immune-reactive tumor microenvironment.
2026-02-20 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech-Enabled “Expand & Pull” Immunotherapy Strategy for Glioblastoma Published in Nature Communications neoimmunetech.com ↗
As a result, combination therapy significantly improved survival compared with monotherapy in immunotherapy-resistant glioblastoma animal models, with long-term survival observed in a subset of treated animals.
2025-12-17 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech Highlights Potential to Overcome CAR-T Limitations at ASH 2025 NT-I7 Combination Enhances Both CAR-T Expansion and Persistence neoimmunetech.com ↗
Early clinical data indicate that NT-I7 may increase CAR-T expansion; the CD19 CAR-T, NT-I7 combination trial was presented in an oral session
2025-11-25 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech Confirms NT-I7’s New Mechanism in Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling — Renewed Spotlight on Long-Term Potential in Combination Immunotherapy neoimmunetech.com ↗
According to the study, NT-I7 demonstrated the potential to reprogram the tumor immune microenvironment and induce durable anti-tumor immune responses.
2025-11-20 NeoImmuneTech Regulatory NeoImmuneTech Announces FDA IND Clearance for NIT-128, a Combination Trial of NT-I7 with BCMA CAR-T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma neoimmunetech.com ↗
FDA clears IND for investigator-initiated study combining NT-I7 with CARVYKTI® in patients with multiple myeloma
2025-11-06 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech announces new insights into IL-7’s anti-tumor mechanism from Cancer-Immunity Cycle Cell Symposia neoimmunetech.com ↗
The findings, which were presented at the prestigious Cancer–Immunity Cycle Cell Symposia, a global life sciences conference hosted by scientific publisher Cell Press, showed that IL-7 (NT-I7) enhances anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses.
2025-11-04 NeoImmuneTech Results NeoImmuneTech announces two NT-I7-based combination studies with CAR-T therapy have been accepted for presentation at ASH 2025 neoimmunetech.com ↗
The clinical data demonstrate that NT-I7 may enhance immune cell recovery and prolong anti-tumor activity following CAR-T treatment, addressing current challenges in durability of response.
2025-10-31 NeoImmuneTech Regulatory NeoImmuneTech Announces U.S. FDA IND Submission for Combination Trial of NT-I7 with BCMA CAR-T Therapy Led by Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis— Expanding Its CAR-T Combination Strategy neoimmunetech.com ↗
2025-08-12 NeoImmuneTech Regulatory NeoImmuneTech Announces FDA IND Clearance by Investigator for Repeat-Dosing Trial of NT-I7 post CAR-T Therapy neoimmunetech.com ↗
NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (NIT or “NeoImmuneTech”), a T cell-focused immunotherapy company, today announced that the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance for a follow-up clinical trial evaluating the repeat dosing of its T cell amplifier NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) in combination with CAR-T therapy.
2025-07-14 NeoImmuneTech Regulatory NeoImmuneTech Announces FDA IND Submission by Investigator for Repeat-Dosing Trial of NT-I7 post CAR-T Therapy neoimmunetech.com ↗
today announced that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by Investigator for a follow-up clinical trial investigating the combination of its T cell amplifier NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) with CAR-T therapy.

All press releases naming this drug 80 releases

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Evidence & citations 10 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as NT-I7 “A Single-arm, Dose-escalation Trial of Long-acting Recombinant Human IL-7 (NT-I7, Efineptakin Alfa) for Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia” NCT05600920 ↗
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NCT04498325 ↗

NCT04501796 ↗

NCT02659800 ↗

NCT04332653 ↗

NCT04781309 ↗

NCT04594811 ↗

NCT03901573 ↗

NCT07200089 ↗

NCT07052305 ↗

Known as Efineptakin Alfa “GX-I7 (rhIL-7-hyFc, efineptakin alfa) is a hybrid Fc-fused long-acting interleukin-7 (IL-7) with the aim of correcting T-cell deficiency, thereby strengthening the immune...” PMID 40490502 ↗ Jun 2025
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“A Single-arm, Dose-escalation Trial of Long-acting Recombinant Human IL-7 (NT-I7, Efineptakin Alfa) for Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia” NCT05600920 ↗

NCT04893018 ↗

NCT04984811 ↗

NCT04588038 ↗

NCT05075603 ↗

NCT05465954 ↗

Known as Efineptakin-Alpha “Long-Acting Recombinant Human IL-7 (NT-I7, Efineptakin-Alpha)” NCT05600920 ↗
Known as GX-I7 “GX-I7 (rhIL-7-hyFc, efineptakin alfa) is a hybrid Fc-fused long-acting interleukin-7 (IL-7) with the aim of correcting T-cell deficiency, thereby strengthening the immune...” PMID 40490502 ↗ Jun 2025
Known as IL-7 “NT-I7 is a long-acting human interleukin-7 (IL-7) that has been shown to increase absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and CD4+ and CD8+ T cell counts with a well-tolerated safety...” NCT04498325 ↗
Known as interleukin-7 “NT-I7 is a long-acting human interleukin-7 (IL-7) that has been shown to increase absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and CD4+ and CD8+ T cell counts with a well-tolerated safety...” NCT04498325 ↗
Known as rhIL-7-hyFc “GX-I7 (rhIL-7-hyFc, efineptakin alfa) is a hybrid Fc-fused long-acting interleukin-7 (IL-7) with the aim of correcting T-cell deficiency, thereby strengthening the immune...” PMID 40490502 ↗ Jun 2025
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“A Phase I and Pilot Study of the Effect of rhIL-7-hyFc (NT-I7) on CD4 Counts in Patients With High Grade Gliomas and Severe Treatment-related CD4 Lymphopenia After Concurrent...” NCT02659800 ↗

Action Activate “inducing T-cell growth and proliferation in lymphopenic patients” NCT07052305 ↗
Modality Protein / enzyme biologic “GX-I7 (rhIL-7-hyFc, efineptakin alfa) is a hybrid Fc-fused long-acting interleukin-7 (IL-7) with the aim of correcting T-cell deficiency, thereby strengthening the immune...” PMID 40490502 ↗ Jun 2025
Route Intramuscular “single dose of NT-I7 by intramuscular injection” NCT02659800 ↗