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NCT04318327 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

BCMA-directed CAR-T Cell Therapy in Adult Patients With Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
96
Enrollment target

NCT04318327: Clinical Trial Phase 1 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

NCT04318327 is a Phase 1 study that was terminated before completion, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 96 participants, above the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (60% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04318327, a Phase 1 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
96 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This was a first-in-human study to evaluate the feasibility, safety and preliminary antitumor efficacy of autologous T cells genetically engineered with a novel B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and manufactured with a new process. CAR-T cells were investigated as a single agent in multiple myeloma

Primary Outcome

Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) during the first 28 days after anti-BCMA CAR-T cell administration

Interventions

  • BIOLOGICAL PHE885

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 96 participants
Start Date 2020-07-23
Est. Completion 2025-04-29
Phase Phase 1
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1,375 total trials

Why NCT04318327 stopped before completion

NCT04318327 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 96 participants, a relatively small participant target, above the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (60% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which PHE885 is the first listed.

NCT04318327 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04318327 about?

NCT04318327 is a clinical study titled "BCMA-directed CAR-T Cell Therapy in Adult Patients With Multiple Myeloma". This was a first-in-human study to evaluate the feasibility, safety and preliminary antitumor efficacy of autologous T cells genetically engineered with a novel B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and manufactured with a new process. CAR-T cells were investigate...

What is the current status of trial NCT04318327?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 96 participants. The study started on 2020-07-23. Estimated completion is 2025-04-29.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04318327?

The interventions under investigation include: PHE885 (BIOLOGICAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04318327?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which has 1,375 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04318327's enrollment target sits among peer trials

96 600th of 2000 higher than 1,391 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04318327, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04318327 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.