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TROCULEUCEL

Cell therapy targets TGFBR2 via inhibition

Developed for
acute myeloid leukemia · non-small cell lung carcinoma · myelodysplastic syndrome · neuroblastoma · colorectal cancer · COVID-19 · leukemia · Alzheimer disease
+55 more · chronic myeloid leukemia · gastric cancer · head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · malignant pancreatic neoplasm · ovarian cancer · plasma cell myeloma · breast cancer · chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma · esophageal cancer · fallopian tube cancer · hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm · hepatocellular carcinoma · metastatic malignant neoplasm · nasopharyngeal carcinoma · acute leukemia · breast neoplasm · cancer · cancer of unknown primary site · carcinoma · carcinoma of esophagus · cervical cancer · cholangiocarcinoma · colorectal adenocarcinoma · colorectal neoplasm · cytomegalovirus infection · digestive system cancer · endometrial cancer · gastric carcinoma · glioblastoma · HER2 positive breast carcinoma · HIV infectious disease · Hodgkins lymphoma · kidney cancer · lupus nephritis · lymphoma · malignant glioma · metastatic melanoma · metastatic neoplasm · neoplasm · pancreatic adenocarcinoma · peritoneal carcinomatosis · peritoneum cancer · primary peritoneal carcinoma · psoriasis · rectal cancer · refractory malignant neoplasm · sarcoma · small cell lung carcinoma · soft tissue sarcoma · systemic lupus erythematosus · systemic sclerosis · triple-negative breast carcinoma · urinary bladder cancer · urothelial carcinoma · renal cell carcinoma
Investigated by
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · NKGen Biotech, Inc. · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · National University Hospital, Singapore · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
+74 more · Nationwide Children's Hospital · Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Shanghai iCELL Biotechnology Co., Ltd · Shenzhen Hank Bioengineering Institute · Southwest Hospital, China · University of Minnesota · Affimed GmbH · Allife Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. · Anhui Provincial Hospital · BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. · Beijing Hospital · Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology · BioAnaLab · Biobizkaia Health Research Institute · Blood and Tissue Bank of Catalonia · CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc. · Cell Medica Ltd · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon · Chongqing Public Health Medical Center · Chongqing Sidemu Biotech · Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra · Commitum AB · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · David Wald · EMAS Pharma · FISABIO Foundation · Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos · First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University · First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · German Cancer Research Center · German Research Foundation · Hangzhou Cancer Hospital · Hebei Yanda Ludaopei Hospital · Henan Medical University · Henan Provincial People's Hospital · Hospital del Mar · Institut Paoli-Calmettes · Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz · Kidney Cancer Association · Miltenyi Biomedicine GmbH · Ministry of Health, Italy · NKMAX Co., Ltd. · National Cancer Institute, France · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center · National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch · National University of Singapore · New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium · Peking University People's Hospital · Puerta de Hierro University Hospital · Shanghai bokang bioengineering co., LTD · Shenzhen Fifth People's Hospital · Shenzhen University General Hospital · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Technical University Dresden · The First Hospital of Jilin University · The First People's Hospital of Yunnan · The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · The University of Science and Technology of China · Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Tufts Medical Center · United Therapeutics · Universidad Autonoma de Madrid · Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche · University of Bologna · Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology · Wellcome Trust · Xuzhou Medical University · Y-mAbs Therapeutics · Zhejiang Qixin Biotech · Zhejiang University · jiuwei cui

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 05 trials
Phase 0 NCT06318871 Aug 2024 → Feb 2027 expected MIT family translocation renal cell carcinoma, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04662788 Jan 2021 → Jan 2024 overdue hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm Zhejiang University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04209712 Jan → Dec 2020 acute myeloid leukemia Shanghai iCELL Biotechnology Co., Ltd Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT03815084 Feb 2019 → Feb 2020 neoplasm Allife Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT03662477 Jan 2018 → Dec 2019 Shenzhen Fifth People's Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 128 trials
Phase 1 NCT07579208 Oct 2026 → Jul 2028 expected glioblastoma M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04254419 Mar 2025 → Dec 2030 expected malignant glioma Nationwide Children's Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05834244 Oct 2023 → Jun 2028 expected acute myeloid leukemia M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05400122 Sep 2022 → Dec 2026 Hodgkins lymphoma, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, chronic myeloid leukemia +5 David Wald Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05385705 May 2022 → Jul 2024 breast neoplasm Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05333705 Jul 2021 → Jul 2024 acute myeloid leukemia First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04678453 Jan 2021 → Aug 2023 Alzheimer disease NKGen Biotech, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04634370 Jan → Mar 2021 COVID-19 Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04221971 Oct 2020 → Apr 2021 acute myeloid leukemia Peking University People's Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04280224 Feb 2020 → Dec 2022 COVID-19 Henan Medical University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/222 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT07551778 May 2026 → Apr 2028 expected colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT07411599 Apr 2026 → Nov 2028 expected colorectal cancer, peritoneal carcinomatosis M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT06434363 Jul 2024 → Dec 2028 expected lupus nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT05319249 Jun 2024 → Jun 2028 expected acute myeloid leukemia German Cancer Research Center Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT06189963 Nov 2023 → Dec 2026 expected Alzheimer disease NKGen Biotech, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04211675 Sep 2022 → Dec 2026 expected neuroblastoma Nationwide Children's Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT05099549 Nov 2021 → Sep 2023 colorectal neoplasm, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic neoplasm, non-small cell lung carcinoma +1 NKGen Biotech, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT05272293 Nov 2021 → Dec 2025 overdue acute myeloid leukemia Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04872634 Jul 2021 → May 2023 non-small cell lung carcinoma NKMAX Co., Ltd. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04464967 Mar 2021 → Aug 2022 HER2 positive breast carcinoma, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer +9 NKGen Biotech, Inc. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 219 trials
Phase 2 NCT07228078 Jun 2025 → Apr 2028 expected Alzheimer disease NKGen Biotech, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06783478 Apr 2025 → Aug 2027 expected acute myeloid leukemia Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07202611 Dec 2022 → Sep 2025 overdue non-small cell lung carcinoma National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04166929 Jan 2020 → Sep 2023 acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03958097 May 2019 → Oct 2020 non-small cell lung carcinoma The First Hospital of Jilin University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03410368 Apr 2018 → Jun 2019 small cell lung carcinoma jiuwei cui Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02725996 Apr 2016 → Apr 2018 hepatocellular carcinoma Southwest Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02734524 Mar 2016 → Mar 2018 non-small cell lung carcinoma Southwest Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02229266 Sep 2015 → Apr 2017 acute myeloid leukemia Technical University Dresden Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01639456 Oct 2013 → Jan 2017 acute myeloid leukemia Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT01077908 Jul 2008 → Sep 2014 cytomegalovirus infection Cell Medica Ltd Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 4 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT07443020 Background May 2026 → Mar 2033 expected malignant mesothelioma, pleural neoplasm Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute) Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06190249 Background Dec 2024 → Jan 2028 melanoma James Isaacs, MD Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02118285 Background Jul 2014 → Nov 2015 fallopian tube carcinoma, ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal carcinoma Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial
Phase 2 NCT00059475 Background Apr 2003 → May 2010 melanoma National Cancer Institute (NCI) Completed No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 2 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2020-04-21 Kite, A Gilead Company Gilead, Kite and oNKo-innate Announce Research Collaboration to Discover Cancer Immunotherapies Focused on Natural Killer (NK) Cells kitepharma.com
2020-04-21 Gilead Sciences Gilead, Kite and oNKo-innate Announce Research Collaboration to Discover Cancer Immunotherapies Focused on Natural Killer (NK) Cells gilead.com

Evidence & citations 23 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 81 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as TROCULEUCEL ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL5314888
Known as Adoptive Cellular Therapy ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01077908
Known as Adoptive Immunotherapy ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02757391
Known as Allogeneic natural killer cells ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00652899
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NCT00625729

Known as Allogenic NK cells Allogenic NK cells will then be adoptively transferred by hepatic intraarterial infusion according to a dose escalation protocol” NCT02845999
Known as Autologous natural killer cells ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL5314888
Known as CD3-CD56+ natural killer cells ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01639456
Known as Cytokine Induced Memory-like Natural Killer (CIML NK) Cells ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06318871
Known as IL-2 NK “prophylactic donor-derived ex vivo IL-2 activated NK cell (IL-2 NK) infusion after allo-HSCT for patients with hematologic malignancies.” PMID 34071607 May 2021
Known as Interleukin-2 (IL-2) ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT07443020
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NCT06190249

NCT00059475

Known as natural killer (NK) cells “We therefore propose this non-randomized, Phase I, dose escalating study designed to evaluate the safety and the anti- tumor effects of escalating doses of adoptively infused...” NCT00720785
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“received highly purified CD56(+)CD3(-) natural killer (NK) cells from haploidentical killer immunoglobulin-like receptor-ligand mismatched donors” PMID 21791425 Jul 2011

“We are trying to achieve a similar result using a less complex and less costly approach, with Natural Killer (NK) cells.” NCT00717184

“The infusion of natural killer (NK) cells will be performed in the Infusion Center at New England Medical Center.” NCT00660166

“the combined therapy using cryosurgery and natural killer (NK) cellsNCT02849366

Natural Killer (NK) CellsNCT03242603

Known as Natural Killer (NK) Lymphocytes ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00328861
Known as natural killer cell (NK) therapy ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00354172
Known as Natural killer cells Natural killer cells are blood cells that are responsible for eliminating cancer cells especially when there are only a few.” NCT00660166
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“infusion of natural killer cells or memory T cells as adoptive therapy in coronavirus pneumonia and/or lymphopenia” NCT04578210

Natural killer cells (NK cells) have MHC-unrestricted killing effect on malignant tumor cells” NCT02399735

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are derived from bone marrow lymphoid stem cells” NCT05143125

NCT04211675

NCT04634370

NCT00303667

NCT05333705

NCT02845999

NCT01106950

NCT01181258

NCT01576692

NCT05400122

NCT01105650

NCT07202611

Known as nature killer(NK) cells “The pancreatic cancer patients will receive nature killer(NK) cells infusions,qd” NCT02718859
Known as NK cells “This study aims to test whether haploidentical NK cells from healthy individuals, expanded and activated in vitro, administered when the disease is nearly eradicated by...” NCT06783478
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NK cells can persist and expand in vivo following adoptive transfer and may have a role in the treatment of late stage malignancies.” NCT03554889

“The NK cells will be collected from the donor's blood and then processed using an experimental device called a CliniMACS device.” NCT00698009

NK cells will be intravenously infused to the patient for 2 days, with following subcutaneously injection of Interleukin-2.” NCT04209712

“Natural killer (NK) cells are one of the main type of immune cells that mediate the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect.” NCT03348033

“The infusion of natural killer (NK) cells will be performed in the Infusion Center at New England Medical Center.” NCT00660166

“Haploidentical Natural Killer (NK) cells can persist and expand in vivo following adoptive transfer” NCT02845999

“Donor NK cells were purified and cultured ex vivo with IL-2 before infusion, at three dose levels.” PMID 34071607 May 2021

“Natural killer cells (NK cells) are derived from bone marrow lymphoid stem cells” NCT05143125

“All patients received both sintilimab 200mg and 3×109 NK cells every 3 weeks.” PMID 36569881 Dec 2022

“Three doses of expanded haploidentical NK cells (30-100 x 10\^6 cells /kg).” NCT05272293

“the combined therapy using cryosurgery and natural killer (NK) cells” NCT02849366

“allogeneic NK cells isolated from a HLA-haploidentical related donor” NCT00526292

NCT02718859

NCT02030561

NCT04280224

NCT02961712

NCT02573896

NCT02399735

NCT03346499

NCT04662788

NCT05319249

NCT03410368

NCT02725996

NCT02229266

NCT07579208

NCT02123836

NCT03619954

NCT00717184

NCT03662477

NCT07411599

NCT04254419

NCT07551778

NCT03242603

NCT01370213

NCT04324996

NCT00720785

NCT02805829

NCT02650648

NCT04221971

NCT04578210

NCT00799799

NCT03815084

NCT05834244

NCT02507154

NCT06434363

NCT02734524

NCT02118285

NCT05385705

NCT04166929

Known as Nk cells, autologous ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL5314888
Known as SNK01 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05099549
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NCT03941262

NCT04872634

NCT04678453

NCT03894579

NCT07228078

NCT04464967

NCT06189963

Known as Super Natural Killer Cells 01 “SNK01 (Super Natural Killer Cells 01)” NCT04872634
Action Deplete “They can recognize and kill abnormal cells in the body” NCT00526292
Modality Cell therapy “autologous natural killer (NK) cells” NCT00328861
Route Intravenous “interleukin-2 (IL-2) is given intravenously (through a small tube placed in a vein)” NCT00059475
Target TGFBR2 TGFBR2 KO” NCT07411599