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Modified Immune Cells (C7R-GD2.CART) for the Treatment of GD2 Positive Relapsed or Refractory Solid Cancers

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase I trial is to find out the best dose, possible benefits and/or side effects of C7R-GD2.CART in treating patients with GD2 positive solid cancer that have come back (relapsed) or do not respond to treatment (refractory). The body has different ways of fighting infection and disease. Antibodies are types of proteins that protect the body from infectious diseases and possibly cancer. T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are special infection-fighting blood cells that can kill other cells, including cells infected with viruses and tumor cells. Both antibodies and T cells have been used to treat patients with cancers. Putting a new gene into T cells may make them recognize cancer cells and kill them. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) was made from an antibody that recognizes GD2, a lipid found on almost all neuroblastoma cells (GD2-CAR). T cells need substances called cytokines to survive and the cells may not get enough cytokines after infusion into the body. Adding the gene C7R, gives the cells a constant supply of cytokine and helps them to survive for a longer period of time.