🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-26

High Dose Therapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Infusion of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Modified T-Cells Directed Against CD19+ B-Cells for Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NCT01840566)

A Phase I Trial of High Dose Therapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Infusion of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Modified T-Cells Directed Against CD19+ B-Cells for Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase1 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of delivering the patients' own immune cells, called T cells, after the high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).

Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Age range: 18 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Karnofsky performance status ≤ 70 (see appendix VI).
  • Patients with other aggressive B-cell malignancies including, but not limited to: Burkitt lymphoma, transformed CLL/SLL and transformed marginal zone lymphoma that are not included in 6.1 inclusion criteria.
  • Patients previously treated with autologous or allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplantation are ineligible.
  • Other past or current malignancy unless in the opinion of the investigator it does not contraindicate participation in the study.
  • Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection.
  • Patients with HIV, active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (7 Sites)

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited protocol activities) — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities) — Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activites) — Rockville Centre, New York

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (800) 525-2225

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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