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NCT05081479
A Study of N-Acetylcysteine (N-AC) in People Receiving CAR T-cell Therapy for Lymphoma
Phase 1 trial testing N-Acetylcysteine in Lymphoma in 9 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.
21 October 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Status | Active, enrolled |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | sequential |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 9 |
| Start date | 8 December 2021 |
| Primary completion | 21 October 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 21 October 2026 |
| Sites | 7 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- N-Acetylcysteine — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Lymphoma — all drugs for Lymphoma →
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — full company profile →
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Lymphoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of N-AC when given in combination with Yescarta to people with lymphoma. This study will test different doses of N-AC to find the highest dose that causes few or mild side effects in participants.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Ferroptosis in cancer: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.
Zhou Q, Meng Y, Li D, Yao L, et al · · 2024 · cited 439× · PMID 38453898 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-024-01769-5 -
NAC, NAC, Knockin' on Heaven's door: Interpreting the mechanism of action of N-acetylcysteine in tumor and immune cells.
Kalyanaraman B. · · 2022 · cited 72× · PMID 36242913 · DOI 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102497 -
CAR T Cell Locomotion in Solid Tumor Microenvironment.
Nguyen DT, Ogando-Rivas E, Liu R, Wang T, et al · · 2022 · cited 47× · PMID 35741103 · DOI 10.3390/cells11121974 -
Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Tumors.
Di Carlo E, Sorrentino C. · · 2024 · cited 33× · PMID 39334768 · DOI 10.3390/antiox13091109 -
Combination strategies to optimize the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy in haematological malignancies.
Xiao X, Wang Y, Zou Z, Yang Y, et al · · 2022 · cited 20× · PMID 36091028 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.954235 -
Lipotoxicity, lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis: a dilemma in cancer therapy.
Ma C, Hu H, Liu H, Zhong C, et al · · 2025 · cited 17× · PMID 40285867 · DOI 10.1007/s10565-025-10025-7 -
Metabolism and signaling crosstalk in glioblastoma progression and therapy resistance.
Zarzuela L, Durán RV, Tomé M. · · 2025 · cited 9× · PMID 38105543 · DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.13571 -
Dysfunctional mitochondria in ageing T cells: a perspective on mitochondrial quality control mechanisms.
Luo L, Lechuga-Vieco AV, Sattentau C, Borsa M, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 40883510 · DOI 10.1038/s44319-025-00536-z
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05081479 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Last refreshed: 4 November 2025
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