Actively Recruiting

Age: 5Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT00571389

A Biospecimen Collection Study of Leukapheresis-Derived Circulating Tumor Cells, Immune Cells, and Progenitor Cells.

Led by BioCytics, Inc. · Updated on 2026-03-18

1500

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

1161 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Primary Objective: This is a study to investigate the feasibility of harvesting, expanding, and selecting T lymphocytes from cancer patients and healthy volunteers. The preliminary objective of this study is aimed at selecting PD-1+ and CTLA4+ T cells and other cellular fractions from peripheral blood of cancer patients and healthy volunteers by using specific conjugated antibodies, evaluating their functional ex vivo anti-tumor cytotoxicity against targeted autologous tumor cells.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

A Biospecimen Collection Study of Leukapheresis-Derived Circulating Tumor Cells, Immune Cells, and Progenitor Cells.

Who Can Participate

Age: 5Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Adults 18 years or older with any type or stage of solid tumor
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 3 and life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Written informed consent provided by participant or legal representative
  • Negative test results for HIV, Hepatitis B surface antigen, and Hepatitis C antibody, or negative PCR test results for these viruses
  • For leukapheresis: ECOG status 0 or 1; certain minimum blood counts and organ function levels; negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
  • Healthy adults 18 years or older, including those with stable autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, and those with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
  • Pediatric healthy volunteers aged 5 to 17 years with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 may participate in minimally invasive sample collections with parental consent and child assent if applicable
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Active infection requiring therapy, including acute or sub-acute COVID-19 infection
  • Medical conditions that may affect safety interpretation as judged by the investigator
  • Positive PCR test for HIV, Hepatitis B Virus, or Hepatitis C Virus

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

1

Carolina BioOncology Institute

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States, 28078

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Research Team

J

John Powderly, MD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

3

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