Clinical Study of U16 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

A Single-arm, Open and Multicenter Phase I/II Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of U16 Injection in the Treatment of Refractory/Recurrent B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (r/r B-NHL)

Clinical Study of U16 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NCT05768529) is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 interventional studying Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, sponsored by Shanghai Unicar-Therapy Bio-medicine Technology Co.,Ltd. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

About This Trial

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 100 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Patients who are willing to sign the willing to sign a consent form form and have good compliance; 2. Aged 18-70 years, male or female; 3. CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with immunohistochemistry(IHC), with the following diagnostic: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or Primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or Follicular lymphoma transformed large B cell lymphoma (TFL) , or High grade B cell lymphoma(HGBCL); 4. Previously received≥2nd-line adequate therapy or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), including: a) Received anthracycline-containing drugs and rituximab or other CD20-targeted drugs (except CD20-negative tumors); b) Definition of line: Stable disease (SD) after receiving a first-line therapy for at least 4 cycles or progressive disease (PD), and SD after a second-line therapy for at least 2 cycles or PD; c) For transformed follicular lymphoma (TFL), patients must be treated adequately against FL, and after transformation, must have received at least once the therapy against TFL, and become relapsed or refractory after the last therapy; 5. In relapsed or refractory status at screening: a) Definition of relapse: Remission (including partial remission (PR) or complete remission (CR)) after treatment with at least the standard therapy regimen, and then PD; b)Definition of refractory: i. Non-response to the last therapy: The best response by the last therapy is SD or PD, and the duration is less than 6 months; ii. Relapse or progression (it must be proved by biopsy) after ASCT, including: Relapse or PD within 12 months after ASCT; if a salvage therapy is received, the patient is non-response (SD or PD) to the last therapy; 6. According to Lugano Criteria (Cheson2014), at least one measurable lesion exists； 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1; ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are willing to sign the informed consent form and have good compliance; 2. Aged 18-70 years, male or female; 3. CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with immunohistochemistry(IHC), with the following diagnostic: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or Primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or Follicular lymphoma transformed large B cell lymphoma (TFL) , or High grade B cell lymphoma(HGBCL); 4. Previously received≥2nd-line adequate therapy or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), including: a) Received anthracycline-containing drugs and rituximab or other CD20-targeted drugs (except CD20-negative tumors); b) Definition of line: Stable disease (SD) after receiving a first-line therapy for at least 4 cycles or progressive disease (PD), and SD after a second-line therapy for at least 2 cycles or PD; c) For transformed follicular lymphoma (TFL), patients must be treated adequately against FL, and after transformation, must have received at least once the therapy against TFL, and become relapsed or refractory after the last therapy; 5. In relapsed or refractory status at screening: a) Definition of relapse: Remission (including partial remission (PR) or complete remission (CR)) after treatment with at least the standard therapy regimen, and then PD; b)Definition of refractory: i. Non-response to the last therapy: The best response by the last therapy is SD or PD, and the duration is less than 6 months; ii. Relapse or progression (it must be proved by biopsy) after ASCT, including: Relapse or PD within 12 months after ASCT; if a salvage therapy is received, the patient is non-response (SD or PD) to the last therapy; 6. According to Lugano Criteria (Cheson2014), at least one measurable lesion exists； 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1; 8. Adequate bone marrow reserve, defined as: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0×10\^9/L; Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 0.3×10\^9/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥50×10\^9/L; 9. Proper organ function, defined as: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 Upper Limit of Normal (ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 ULN(AST and ALT≤5 ULN are required for the patients with hepatic dysfunction due to tumor cell infiltration) ; Total serum bilirubin ≤ 2 ULN, unless there exists concurrent Gilbert syndrome; patients with Gilbert syndrome, with total serum bilirubin ≤ 3 ULN and direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN, may be included; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); Minimum pulmonary reserve, defined as Grade ≤ 1 dyspnea, and blood oxygen saturation \> 91% at non-oxygen inhalation status; 10. Women with child-bearing potential are negative in blood/urine pregnancy tests within 7 d prior to infusion of U16 infusion; any male or female patient with child-bearing potential must agree to adopt effective contraceptive measures throughout the study, and at least one year after administration of the investigational therapy. 11. Qualified T cell function; 12. Vascular conditions for apheresis, and no other contraindications for apheresis; 13. Elution period of CD20 monoclonal antibody at least 3 months before U16 infusion; 14. Life expectancy more than 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with other malignant tumors, except for disease-free survival for more than 3 years or carcinoma in-situ; 2. Patients with lymphoma involved with atrium or ventricle； 3. Used immunosuppressants, hormones or high-dose chemotherapy within 2 weeks before signing the informed consent form, or planned to use immunosuppressants or hormones(specifically referring to systemic therapy) before apheresis, except for local or inhaled corticosteroid therapy; 4. Patients complying with any of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive; hepatitis B e antibody (HBe-Ab) and/or hepatitis B core antibody (HBc-Ab) positive and HBV-DNA copies being more than the lower limit of detection; hepatitis C antibody (HCV-Ab) positive and HBV-RNA copies being more than the lower limit of detection; anti-treponemia pallidum antibody (TP-Ab) positive; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive; EBV-DNA, and CMV-DNA copies being more than the lower limit of detection; 5. Patients with bacteria, fungi, viruses, mycoplasma or other types of infections, and difficult for controlling by researcher's judgment; 6. Patients with active primary or secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (a patient with CNS disease symptoms must receive lumbar puncture to exclude CNS lymphoma)； 7. Patients with existing central nervous system disease or with a history of central nervous system disease, e.g., epileptic seizure, cerebral ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellum disease, or any autoimmune disease involved with central nervous system； 8. Patients with cardiac angioplasty or stent implantation within 12 months before signing the informed consent form, or myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, other clinically significant heart disease history judged by researcher; 9. Patients need urgent clinical emergencies (such as intestinal obstruction or vascular compression, etc.) due to the obstruction or compression of lymphoma judged by researcher; 10. Patients previously received CAR-T cell therapy with CD20 target; 11. Patients with primary immunodeficiency; 12. Patients who are known with a history of hypersensitivity reaction to any ingredient used for the drug product in the trial.; 13. Patients vaccinated with a live vaccine within 6 weeks prior to screening; 14. Pregnant or lactating women; 15. Patients with active autoimmune diseases; 16. Patients with active acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) when signing the informed consent form; 17. Received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 6 months before signing the informed consent form; 18. Participated in any other clinical trial within 30 days before signing the i informed consent form; 19. Patients with other conditions that are not suitable to participate in the clinical trial, as considered by the investigator.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

U16

A conditioning chemotherapy regimen of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide will be administered before U16 treatment.

Locations (2)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT05768529), the sponsor (Shanghai Unicar-Therapy Bio-medicine Technology Co.,Ltd), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT05768529 clinical trial studying?

The study is a Phase I/II, single-arm, open-label clinical trial, and its primary objective of phase I and phase II is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of U16 Injection in the treatment of relapsed or refractory NHL,respectively. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT05768529?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT05768529?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT05768529. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT05768529. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.