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Intracavitary Administration of 15.GPC3-CAR T Cells for the Treatment of Patients with GPC3-Positive Recurrent Glioblastoma who are Undergoing Repeat Resection, GO-CART Trial

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of 15.GPC3-chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells given in the tumor area (intracavitary administration) in treating patients with glioblastoma (GBM) that is GPC-3 positive and that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) who are undergoing repeat surgical removal (resection). CAR T-cell therapy is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory so they will attack tumor cells. T cells are taken from a patient’s blood. Then the gene for a special receptor that binds to a certain protein on the patient’s tumor cells is added to the T cells in the laboratory. The special receptor is called a CAR. The 15.GPC3-CAR T cells in this study recognize GC33, which is the protein found on GPC-3 positive GBM, and are given via intracavitary administration during the repeat resection. They are made more effective through the addition of a gene that includes interleukin-15, which is a protein that helps CAR T cells grow better and stay in the blood longer so that they may kill tumor cells better. Giving 15.GPC3-CAR T cells via intracavitary administration may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with GPC3-positive recurrent GBM who are undergoing repeat resection.