drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Cellular immunotherapy (CAR γδ T cells)
drug_description
An allogeneic B7‑H3 (CD276) chimeric antigen receptor gamma‑delta T‑cell therapy; donor γδ T cells engineered with a CAR targeting B7‑H3 to induce MHC‑independent cytotoxicity and cytokine release, administered intrathecally/Ommaya for CNS delivery in recurrent/progressive high‑grade glioma/GBM.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C201654
nci_thesaurus_definition
A preparation of a subset of allogeneic T-lymphocytes that express only gamma chain and delta chain T-cell receptors (TCRs) and that are engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting the immunoregulatory protein and tumor-associated antigen (TAA) B7-homologue 3 (B7-H3, CD276), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, allogeneic anti-B7-H3 CAR gamma delta T-cells QH104 target and bind to B7-H3-expressing tumor cells, thereby inducing selective toxicity in B7-H3-expressing tumor cells. Gamma delta T-lymphocytes play a key role in the activation of the immune system and do not require major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mediated antigen presentation to exert their cytotoxic effect. B7-H3, a type I transmembrane protein and a member of the B7 co-stimulatory protein superfamily, is overexpressed on certain tumor cell types and on various immune cells. It is a negative regulator of the T-cell activation and its overexpression plays a key role in tumor cell invasion and metastasis.
drug_mesh_term
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
drug_category
CAR T
drug_class
Cellular Therapy
drug_delivery_route
Intrathecal, Intracerebroventricular
drug_mechanism_of_action
Allogeneic gamma-delta T cells engineered with a CAR targeting B7‑H3 (CD276) bind B7‑H3 on tumor cells and induce MHC‑independent activation, cytotoxic killing (perforin/granzyme) and cytokine release. Administered intrathecally/Ommaya for CNS delivery to treat high‑grade glioma/GBM, with off‑the‑shelf potential and low GVHD risk.
drug_name
QH104
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06018363