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NCT05237986

Cognitive Aftereffects of Neurotoxicity in Children and Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hematologic Malignancies Who Receive CAR T-cell Therapy

Recruiting now Last updated 16 April 2026
What this trial tests

trial in Lymphoma in 60 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline
23 June 2025
Primary endpoint
30 April 2026
30 April 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
StatusRecruiting now
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment60
Start date23 June 2025
Primary completion30 April 2026
Estimated completion30 April 2027
Sites3 locations across United States

Conditions studied

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Who can join

5 and older, any sex, with Lymphoma or Leukemia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: CAR T-cell therapy is a promising new treatment for blood cancers. During treatment, a person s T-cells are genetically changed to kill cancer cells. Researchers want to learn more about the effects of potential problems that may be associated with this treatment. We are specifically interested in learning if and how this treatment may affect the brain or your thinking skills. Objective: To learn if CAR T-cell therapy can affect how children and adults think, process, and remember things. Eligibility: People aged 5-35 who have blood cancer that has not responded to treatment, or the blood cancer has come back after treatment, and who will receive CAR T-cell therapy. Caregivers are also needed. All participants must be able to speak and read in English or Spanish. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical history. Information from participants medical records will be collected. Participants will take tests at home or at NIH to see how well they think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. The tests will be both computerized and paper/pencil. They will take less than 1 hour to complete. Participants and a parent/adult observer will complete a 5-minute Background Information Form and a checklist of nervous system symptoms. If participants are 5 years or older, they will participate in activities to test their ability to do different thinking tasks, like answer questions, complete puzzle patterns, and remember things. Participants and their caregivers will complete questions to see if they are having specific symptoms related to receiving CAR T-cells. The questions will assess their well-being and needs. The questions will take less than 1 hour to complete. Some tests and questions will be repeated at different time points in the study. Participation will last for up to 3 years....

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in pediatric neurological autoimmune diseases: mechanisms, clinical applications, and future perspectives.
    Ling W, Xu C, Tang J, Lu S, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41960033 · DOI 10.3389/fped.2026.1740566

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